--- title: ReactOS Gets An Upgrade | daily.dev description: ReactOS 0.4.16 has been released, bringing a new graphical installer that removes the need for separate live and install ISOs, along with video bug fixes,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/reactos-gets-an-upgrade-nklqfoi0v twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: ReactOS Gets An Upgrade | daily.dev og:description: ReactOS 0.4.16 has been released, bringing a new graphical installer that removes the need for separate live and install ISOs, along with video bug fixes,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/reactos-gets-an-upgrade-nklqfoi0v og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/nKLqfoI0V.png og:image:alt: ReactOS Gets An Upgrade og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # ReactOS Gets An Upgrade **[Hackaday](https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary ReactOS 0.4.16 has been released, bringing a new graphical installer that removes the need for separate live and install ISOs, along with video bug fixes, improved high-definition audio drivers and subsystems, and a new headless server install option. The project is also working on version-syncing with dependencies like WINE so upstream improvements filter down more easily. ReactOS remains an open source clone of 32-bit Windows aimed at running legacy early-2000s era software and hardware. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What's new in the ReactOS 0.4.16 release? ReactOS 0.4.16 introduces a new graphical installer that eliminates the need for separate live and install ISOs, plus fixes for video bugs and improvements to high-definition audio drivers and subsystems. It also adds a headless server install option that suppresses the GUI, and the project is working on version-syncing dependencies like WINE to pull in upstream fixes more reliably. _Track open source OS milestones like this ReactOS release as they land on daily.dev._ ### Does ReactOS support a headless server installation without a GUI? Yes, ReactOS 0.4.16 added a headless server install mode in which the graphical interface is suppressed, alongside its existing 32-bit Windows-compatible desktop installation option. _Follow daily.dev for updates on niche open source operating system projects like ReactOS._ --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#windows](https://daily.dev/tags/windows) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/reactos-gets-an-upgrade-nklqfoi0v) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"ReactOS Gets An Upgrade","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/reactos-gets-an-upgrade-nklqfoi0v","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/reactos-gets-an-upgrade-nklqfoi0v"},"datePublished":"2026-09-01T02:30:26.252Z","dateModified":"2026-09-01T02:48:46.822Z","description":"ReactOS 0.4.16 has been released, bringing a new graphical installer that removes the need for separate live and install ISOs, along with video bug fixes,...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/fc1ef538a3abdf818892ca6851f3b57c?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/fc1ef538a3abdf818892ca6851f3b57c?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Hackaday","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Hackaday","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--JhDfhy70--/f_auto,q_auto/v1767541814/logos/hackaday","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/reactos-gets-an-upgrade-nklqfoi0v","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"open-source,windows","timeRequired":"PT1M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Hackaday","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"ReactOS Gets An Upgrade"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/reactos-gets-an-upgrade-nklqfoi0v#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What's new in the ReactOS 0.4.16 release?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"ReactOS 0.4.16 introduces a new graphical installer that eliminates the need for separate live and install ISOs, plus fixes for video bugs and improvements to high-definition audio drivers and subsystems. 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