Published Oct 31, 2026, 1:30 PM EDT

João has been covering the tech world for over 7 years, with a heavy focus on laptops and the Windows ecosystem. I also love all things tech and videogames, especially Nintendo, which he's always happy to talk about.

Prior to joining XDA in 2021, he worked at Neowin: https://www.neowin.net/news/poster/jo%C3%A3o-carrasqueira/

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Being able to replace Windows with Linux has been the dream of many, including myself, for a long time. But software compatibility has always been the biggest hurdle. The Wine compatibility layer is great, but it won't make the latest version of Photoshop or Microsoft Office run on your PC, and virtualization without GPU passthrough just isn't suitable for demanding apps like Photoshop.

That's changing now thanks to LSW — a project developed by a close friend of mine.…