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Why does the Nobara benchmark report as Windows 10 pro?
Wine always reports itself as some version of Windows. Mostly, it doesn't really matter.
probably from the wine trick it uses or something, no?
I wouldn't know personally. I don't use linux for games except on my steam deck, so I don't have any knowledge on the subject. That does make some sense though if WINE relies on tricking software into thinking it's Windows.
Wine simulates a Windows environment to some degree, Steam is the only platform that fixed the reporting issue and that wasn't always the case ether because the system tells the game it's Windows.
Because translating a game in real-time doesn't negate the fact that it's a windows game. As such, wine will report as being Windows 10 by default.
@JigglySackles @cron wine self reports itself as windows 10 for compatibility
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