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***Proud to have made the top spot on [r/linux](https://www.reddit.com/r/linux) on launch day.***
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## How it works and why WinApps exists
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Back in April, Hayden Barnes [tweeted](https://twitter.com/unixterminal/status/1255919797692440578?lang=en) what appeared to be native Windows apps in a container or VM inside Ubuntu. However, no details have emerged on how this was accomplished, though it is likely a similar method to this but with an insider build Windows Container.
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Rather than wait around for this, WinApps was created as an easy, one command way to include apps running inside a VM (or on any RDP server) directly into GNOME as if they were native applications. WinApps works by:
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## How it works
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WinApps was created as an easy, one command way to include apps running inside a VM (or on any RDP server) directly into GNOME as if they were native applications. WinApps works by:
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- Running a Windows RDP server in a background VM container
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- Checking the RDP server for installed applications such as Microsoft Office
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- If those programs are installed, it creates shortcuts leveraging FreeRDP for both the CLI and the GNOME tray
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