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Russian computer failure on ISS is nothing to worry about – they're just going to turn it off and on again

Dave 126 Silver badge

Re: Which computers is this?

The computer which failed is a part of the ISS, and not a laptop.

The laptops interfacing with the ISS systems are Linux based, both the American and Russian ones. Then there are some European and Japanese laptops. The rest are running Windows:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2013/12/05/how-are-laptops-used-on-the-international-space-station/#41ef24317e5d

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