• @EvolvedTurtle
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    342 months ago

    This is like the Linux equivalent of deleting system32

    • @SirQuackTheDuck
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      522 months ago

      Nah, more like deleting explorer.exe.

      There’s isn’t really a Windows equivalent for this, as Windows doesn’t give you control on this level.

      It’d be as if you could delete services.msc but also the runner behind it.

      • @[email protected]
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        132 months ago

        I did delete explorer.exe on an earlier iteration of Windows (possibly 98SE). I’ve just restored it with Windows Commander (now TCMD).

    • @[email protected]
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      2 months ago

      But system32 contains the NT kernel as well, so that’s worse. Uninstalling your init system on a Linux distro still leaves you with single user mode. You could probably reinstall an init system from there.

      • @[email protected]
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        72 months ago

        System32 holds the 64-bit stuff and SysWOW64 holds the 32-bit stuff. This makes complete and total sense.

    • @[email protected]
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      12 months ago

      On Debian you can actually change init systems. Don’t know how hard it is and you are probably meant to install a new one after removing systemd, but it is possible at least.