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    [–] EvolvedTurtle 34 points 7 months ago (5 children)

    This is like the Linux equivalent of deleting system32

    [–] SirQuackTheDuck 53 points 7 months ago (1 children)

    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] 13 points 7 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] 35 points 7 months ago (1 children)

    I don’t think you’ll get a cli if you delete system32.

    [–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

    I think we sound test that.

    For skyense.

    [–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 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.

    [–] lightnegative 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

    Is it system32 or SySWow64 these days?

    [–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

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

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 7 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.