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Why a Windows registry editor on Flathub
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this post was submitted on 19 Oct 2026
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But why would anyone do that? The application has native support for Windows too.
Sometimes you need to take a look at a hive from a Linux machine.
I don't understand that message. Why would anyone run a Linux app through WSL on a machine where the application is available native on Windows?
I do that kind of dumb crap all the time because restoring a workbench machine is a pain in the ass and I’d prefer to not surface a foreign hive to it.