• mx27-preview ce3e2cdbac

    Mizu MX 27 Preview Pre-release

    koiayame released this 2026-09-26 15:35:27 +00:00 | 0 commits to main since this release

    The first preview of Mizu MX 27: a desktop operating system that boots on real UEFI PCs from a USB stick.

    📥 Which file do I need?

    File For
    mizu-mx27-preview.img.zip A USB stick (real computer) or QEMU
    mizu-mx27-preview.vdi.zip VirtualBox

    Unzip first.

    🚀 Run it from a USB stick

    1. Unzip mizu-mx27-preview.img.zip.
    2. Write mizu-mx27-preview.img to a stick with Rufus (pick DD image mode) or balenaEtcher. Everything on the stick is erased.
    3. In the firmware settings, turn off Secure Boot. UEFI boot must be on.
    4. Boot from the stick (F12, F11, F8 or Esc at power on, depends on the computer).
    5. Mizu Setup opens: choose a language, check the clock, type your name. Then the desktop starts.

    Everything is saved on the stick. Installing onto a hard disk comes with the next installer.

    🖥️ VirtualBox

    1. Unzip mizu-mx27-preview.vdi.zip.
    2. New machine: type Other, version Other/Unknown (64-bit), 2 GB RAM.
    3. System: tick Enable EFI.
    4. Storage: attach mizu-mx27-preview.vdi to the SATA controller.

    ✨ What's in it

    • Desktop with overlapping windows, taskbar, Start menu, tray and desktop icons
    • Apps: Files, NoteEdit, Paint, Picture, Player (MP3, WAV), Nami Explorer (web browser), Command Prompt, kUBIK
    • Task Manager, Registry Editor, Control Panel, recycle bin, startup programs
    • Colour schemes, wallpapers, live resolution change (Intel HD 2000/3000, QEMU)
    • English, Russian, Ukrainian and Greek
    • Wired Intel network and USB phone tethering, HTTP and HTTPS
    • Extras on the stick: seven games, dosfetch

    🚫 Known limits

    • Runs from the stick only (no hard disk installer yet)
    • Online updates are not set up yet
    • No Wi-Fi, no Secure Boot, no BIOS-only PCs
    • FAT32 only
    • 3D graphics only on Intel HD 2000/3000 and QEMU

    🔒 SHA-256 (unzipped)

    202b78844d1598887d7a3c95069e686c9b9ff8a51bd036e21fd7b18f46f07b2e  mizu-mx27-preview.img
    43c2d025ac0fdd7d54de86262fbf5106c79481fae0b78013ba7d98136dd2a62a  mizu-mx27-preview.vdi
    

    Found a problem? Open Command Prompt, type log KOI.LOG, and attach that file to an issue.

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