As Windows 10 signs off, ReactOS devs are exploring a long-awaited feature in WDDM support — investigation could pave the way for newer GPU hardware compatibility

In a bit of irony, the developers behind Windows-alternative ReactOS are finally working on introducing the Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) to the Windows OS alternative as Windows 10 reaches end-of-life. ReactOS dev The_DarkFire_ posted a lengthy blog post, discussing the complications of starting the development of implementing WDDM into ReactOS.

The_DarkFire_ reveals that implementing WDDM into ReactOS has been difficult, due to a lack of video driver documentation for both XDDM and WDDM….