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: <b>Warning: Windows may reformat non-Windows partitions with no warning during boot. We recommend keeping strong backups and controlling when Windows Update runs. See [http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/08/windows-10-anniversary-update-delete-partition OMGUbuntu's article] for end user experiences.</b>
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Windows is a ubiquitous desktop environment for home computing, still compromising the majority of the market. The AniNIX hosts a virtualized Windows host to access the tools and software developed for that OS.
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# Etymology
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The Windows host is named for the OS it runs.
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# Capacity and Components
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Windows' components are provided by Microsoft. [[Category:Microsoft]] The Windows host is granted networking, USB assignments, the GTX 760 pair, 2TB of storage, 8 GB RAM, and 4 cores from [[Forge2]].
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# Hosted Services and Entities
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{{Reference|Games}}{{Reference|VirusScan}}
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## Customization
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There is a desktop theme available to skin the Windows desktop environment in the same fashion as [[ShadowArch]], the WebServer and the Wiki. Download it from [https://aninix.net/aninix.deskthemepack this link].
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## Standard Packages
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Available from [https://aninix.net/wolfpack WolfPack's repo]:
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* SeaMonkey Browser
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* Chrome Browser can be used in place of SeaMonkey or in addition to support Chromecasts.
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* PuTTY Terminal Emulator
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* WinSCP File Transfer
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* Launchy to emulate Linux Alt+F2 running
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* VNC viewer
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* Xming X11 server
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* DaemonTools Lite for mounting ISO's.
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## Hypervisor Role
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A Hypervisor should also be deployed.
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* A Windows 10 Pro license offers Hyper-V, which allows enterprise-style VM availability
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* VMWare Workstation or VirtualBox are also alternatives.
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## Work Role Packages
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* WebEx
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* AnyConnect
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* One productivity suite from:
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* LibreOffice
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* Microsoft Office
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* Notepad++
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# Connections
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{{Reference|Forge2}}{{Reference|Shadowfeed}}{{Reference|Infrastructure}}
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# Additional Reference
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Remember the following things when dealing with Windows:
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* Windows updates and upgrades stand a very good chance of being destructive to other systems and itself. Never upgrade without a backup, and everything installed on Windows should have an independent recovery plan. See [[Games#Recovery]] for an example.
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* Windows tries to send data to Microsoft. Check account settings to opt out.
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* Always disable autorun to help slow malware.
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## Unified Credentials
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Install [https://pgina.org/ pGina] for LDAP authentication, including with [[Sora|AniNIX::Sora]].[[Category:LDAP]]
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