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		noisem4ker 14 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: WinApps: Run Windows apps as if they were a part o... The container runs a virtual machine using the host kernel's KVM device. Windows is then automatically installed inside said virtual machine. https://github.com/dockur/windows

xg15 14 days ago [–]

Ah, that makes more sense (and learned about KVM today, thank you.)

So more accurately, it's Windows in a VM, and the VM host running in a container.

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