The free version of Zorin OS comes with four desktop layouts, and the Pro version adds six more. Of those 19 layouts, four are Windows-like (Windows Classic, Windows, Windows List, and Windows 11).

But if you want to browse the internet, stream, or use most productivity software or office suites, you’ll find a capable ...

This Windows-inspired Linux distro will let you enjoy Windows 11 without meeting Microsoft's stringent hardware requirements.

I told you Microsoft might be building its own Linux distro. They're not there yet but this new Microsoft Linux kernel for Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 is a big step in that direction.

Microsoft is following the customers and the ecosystem, but pragmatic investment in Linux doesn't diminish the company's commitment to Windows.

Windows and Linux are like the sides of a coin; the differences between both are stark. Microsoft Windows is a proprietary operating system created by Microsoft and is the widely used operating system ...

Microsoft has transformed the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) into an app that you can simply download and install from the Microsoft Store on Windows 11. A preview version of the app is ...

Microsoft executives' comments about open source being a "cancer"--as well as the latest statistics on new licenses for Linux vs. Microsoft Windows--should be viewed with skepticism.

And when we asked Microsoft to discuss the situation, it declined---multiple times. But Microsoft's embrace of Linux isn't everything it might seem. It's not, for instance, an indictment of Windows.

On Microsoft's official support page, the Windows company now explains how users can install Linux for free.

A Microsoft engineer says that use the popular open source Linux operating system has now overtaken Windows on its own Microsoft Azure cloud platform.

Microsoft wanted to keep its anti-Linux campaign factual, but somewhere along the line the real facts may have become too expensive to buy.