What are some things that Linux can do but Windows cannot?

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  • sshfs-win

    SSHFS For Windows

  • Sorry.

  • darwin-xnu

    Discontinued Legacy mirror of Darwin Kernel. Replaced by https://github.com/apple-oss-distributions/xnu

  • InfluxDB

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  • Scoop

    A command-line installer for Windows.

  • personally, i like scoop when i must use windows, but its a little slow and light on packages

  • Microsoft-Activation-Scripts

    Discontinued A collection of scripts for activating Microsoft products using HWID / KMS38 / Online KMS activation methods with a focus on open-source code, less antivirus detection and user-friendliness.

  • And yes, you need the Pro version, that in theory is more expensive but in my laptop it came free and in my desktop it sorta came free

NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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