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Wild OS Help
The Wild OS desktop, with Files open and a Windows app alongside

How can we help?

Guides and answers for Wild OS, from making a USB stick to running Word in Windows mode. Search at the top, or press Ctrl+K.
Install Wild OSSet up Windows mode

Start here

Section titled “Start here”
Will it run on my PC?What Wild OS and Windows mode need.
Make a USB stickDownload, check and write Wild OS to a stick.
Try it without installingStart from the stick and look around. Your disk isn't touched.
Install alongside WindowsKeep Windows and choose which to start each time.
Section titled “Popular topics”
Your recovery keyWhat it's for, and how to use it if you forget your disk password.
Installing appsThe Store, Flathub and how apps are checked.
Installing a Windows programDouble-click the .exe and Wild OS sends it the right way.
Keyboard shortcutsThe Windows shortcuts you know, and a few new ones.
What Wild OS sends onlineNo account, no telemetry. Here's exactly what does connect.
Updates and restartsSecurity fixes install quietly. Restarts wait for you.

Still stuck?

Section titled “Still stuck?”
Fixing problemsStart-up, install, Windows mode and more.
Report a problemWhat to include so it gets fixed quickly.