Microsoft’s Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 was released nearly 3 years ago. This brought the ability to run the Bash shell and run Linux binary executables that you’d be able to run on Ubuntu Linux.

Microsoft is making a change to how it bundles the Linux kernel within its Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) in Windows 10. Starting with the Windows 10 version 2004 update (20H1) that will soon be ...

For those who are looking to replace Windows 10, you might be wondering just how different Windows and Linux are. Beyond the usual concerns for the user interface, there's also security to take into ...

The Windows Subsystem for Linux is bridging the divide between Windows and Linux by letting you run Windows 10 programs directly within a Linux shell. One of the strengths of the Windows Subsystem for ...

The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), one of the best reasons to run Windows 11, is now available to Windows 10 users, in the latest version and with all its features. WSL dropped its “preview” label ...

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If you've ever suffered through a painful Windows update or watched in disbelief as your MacBook decided to slow to a crawl and switch its fan into jumbo-jet-at-takeoff mode, you know that there's one ...

There are gentle migration strategies that can delay the move away from Windows 10, which Microsoft will stop supporting in October 2025. Technically (and maybe even psychologically), the easiest step ...

Windows 10 preview builds can now run Linux apps directly on the Windows 10 desktop using the new Windows Subsystem for Linux GUI. In this article, we go hands on with the new WSLg feature to ...

ZDNET's key takeaways If you're looking to move from Windows, you have options.Zorin OS and AnduinOS both have the look and ...