# ReactOS 0.4.5 Released

DevFeed: [ReactOS 0.4.5 Released](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/reactos-0-4-5-released-33199.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://reactos.org/project-news/reactos-045-released/>)

Published: 2017-05-18T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Front Page on ReactOS Website](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/front-page-on-reactos-website.md>)

Topics: [ReactOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/reactos.md>), [version](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/version.md>), [Font](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/font.md>), [User Experience](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/user-experience.md>)

Tags: [bug-fixes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bug-fixes.md>), [drivers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/drivers.md>), [fonts](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fonts.md>), [free](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/free.md>), [kernel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kernel.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [os](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/os.md>), [react](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/react.md>), [reactos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reactos.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [user-experience](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/user-experience.md>), [version](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/version.md>), [win32](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/win32.md>), [winapi](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/winapi.md>)

## AI overview

The ReactOS Project released version 0.4.5 on May 18, 2017. The release includes bug fixes, dependency synchronizations, graphical subsystem improvements for fonts and font metrics, a smoother themed user interface, support for running Microsoft Office 2010, and fixes to the kernel and drivers intended to improve stability.

## Source excerpt

The ReactOS Project is pleased to release version 0.4.5 as a continuation of its three month cadence. Beyond the usual range of bug fixes and syncs with external dependencies, a fair amount of effort has gone into the graphical subsystem. Thanks to the work of Katayama Hirofumi and Mark Jansen, ReactOS now better serves requests for fonts and font metrics, leading to an improved rendering of applications and a more pleasant user experience.