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I still need to try this.
I downloaded and started seeding it when there was a post about it a few weeks back but haven't had time to try it.
I assume the ISO live boots from a USB so I can poke around without installing? Surely.
I've got an old laptop that I kept windows on for the once every few years I had to use windows but I don't think it's supported anymore and I'd actually use it occasionally if I put Linux on it ;)
You can run Windows in vms on Linux if you don't need screaming performance. I think you can directly install from iso with Incus as well. I haven't find this yet, i used Qemu instead.
I haven't truly needed to use windows in probably 4 years. And those few needs were specific to helping someone who was on windows figure out some windows tomfuckery. I don't think I care anymore... I can just give them a Linux ISO and call it good now.
Good to know though. Just in case.