ZDNET's key takeaways Windows 10 support has ended.Some Linux distributions have seen record downloads.It's time to consider ...

Are droves of Windows 10 users heading to Linux? One distro saw 100,000 downloads in just two days after Microsoft ended ...

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Commodore argues its distro, based on Debian, and bundled with a host of free games, is a 'Linux-based sanctuary from tech ...

Look outside the Microsoft ecosystem and consider trying out alternative operating systems – platforms that continue to be ...

Since I started covering Linux and open-source technology in the late 1990s, my goal has been to help make the operating system easier to understand and use. One part of that gig is finding Linux ...

Winux ‘W10EOL’ revives old PCs as Windows 10 support ends, offering a Windows-like Linux OS that mimics Windows 11’s interface.

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 ...

Commodore is attempting to come to the rescue for hundreds of millions of users who are still running Windows 10, which has ...

Zorin OS 18 was the "biggest launch ever", passing over 100k downloads in 2 days, say makers of the Ubuntu-based Linux distro ...

In brief: An estimated 240 million PCs will become obsolete when Windows 10 reaches end-of-life status in October. Microsoft is begging impacted users to buy new devices (preferably Copilot+ PCs) to ...