Wine 2.2 Sets Default Windows Version to Windows 7 for Newly Created Prefixes

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  • Post Updated: April 3, 2024

Two weeks after announcing the availability of the Wine 2.1 development release, the Wine team published today the second development version after the popular open-source application hit the major 2.0 milestone in January.

Prominent features of the Wine 2.2 development release include support for setting the default Window version for all newly created Wine prefixes to Windows 7, more work for the upcoming Direct3D command stream, the implementation of additional Shader Model 5 instructions, as well as initial support for double-buffered theme painting.

A total of 35 issues reported by users since Wine 2.1 or previous releases of the application have been addressed in Wine 2.2, and according to the changelog (also attached at th… (read more)

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