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Reverse defenestration is a term used to describe the process of throwing Windows out of computers. This is generally in order to install Linux or some other non-Microsoft operating system instead. In partial reverse defenestration, a Windows | Reverse defenestration is a term used to describe the process of throwing Windows out of computers. This is generally in order to install Linux or some other non-Microsoft operating system instead. In partial reverse defenestration, a Windows installation may remain in a dual-boot configuration or as a [[Glossary:Virtual Machine|virtual machine]] but this is not admitted as true reverse defenestration by purists, who prefer radical reverse defenestration, leaving behind no vestiges of Windows. | ||
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Reverse defenestration is a term used to describe the process of throwing Windows out of computers. This is generally in order to install Linux or some other non-Microsoft operating system instead. In partial reverse defenestration, a Windows installation may remain in a dual-boot configuration or as a virtual machine but this is not admitted as true reverse defenestration by purists, who prefer radical reverse defenestration, leaving behind no vestiges of Windows.