How about GPU acceleration, for e.g. Affinity?
Probably works the same as any other container that needs such acceleration (plex, CUDA) just pass the device over and the CAPs. There are guides online. Whether or not the windows in a container will use it idk.
WinApps: Run Windows apps as if they were a part of the native Linux OS
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#23This popped into my head before I had a second to do a double take.
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#24> Icon in the Public Domain. You can't re-create an icon to circumvent trademark law. Using icon to refer to an application is fair use. I am not sure what's the point of having a public domain icon.
Even more humorous is the fact they decided to repeat this blunder under every single icon instead of neatly below the table.
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#25This system works by launching an official Windows image in Docker and then making an RDP connection to it. There are a couple of others too now like WinBoat What all of them avoid mentioning is that the images were intended by Microsoft for test and development purposes on Windows and the license clearly states you need a valid Windows license to use them: https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/windows#license I wonder…
Most laptops have included Windows 10 or 11 licenses, which are valid for this use
That could have changed by now.
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#26I now use a dedicated windows laptop in RDP and it is such a better experience better than a VM.
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#29I tried this method for my wife. So she could use ms office in Linux. This isn’t an elegant solution. She’s back to windows 11. We tried…
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#30I would be looking for a solution to run Minecraft official launcher in Linux. It is heavily integrated with Windows extras such as the Microsoft Store. This is the last holdout to get my children on Linux.