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We always have WindowsFX ¬¬
How is this the first time I'm hearing of this distro? It is kind of unusual that they don't seem to specify on their website what this distro is based on though
Yes they do
See
https://www.windowsfx.org/index.php/home/about-windowsfx
and
https://www.windowsfx.org/index.php/release-news/software-licenses
It is essentially a skinned and modified Ubuntu LTS for compatibility withr EXE and MSI files, although with limitations. That is, it will be valid for normal use and not to scare too much users unaccustomed to Linux, but it has similar compatibility problems with MS like other distros using Wine.
For a Linux novice I would recommend before using Q4OS (Debian based), which with different skins can also be very similar in appearance and handling to Windows.
Anyway, WindowsFX is still better than this ReactOS, which has been trying to fork Windows XP for more than a decade (still in beta) and which serves as an insider joke for MS devs.