i have a project where i need to use a windows machine to mess with a luckfox lyra. it seems the tools are only on windows. ive gotten in the weeds too many times trying to configure a vm or wine in the past, so im hesitant to take that approach. i just decomissioned my old nas (old dell) so im thinking ill just load it up with a windows and just use that.

i know there’s things like reactOs, but im wondering if there’s some kind of “de-microsofted windows” build that exist. or if i should try to use something ancient like win7 or something.

im new to hardware tinkering, so maybe there’s just a good guide i cant find that explains how to use wine for this purpose. otherwise i just want to find a debloated windows if it exists.

thanks