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There are multiple ways to try any Linux distribution on Windows 11 or Windows 10 computers. However, Hyper-V is the native virtual machine app that you can use to install Linux Ubuntu on your PC.

Before replacing Windows 10, make sure to deactivate your license. This usually frees up the product key, so you can use it on another PC later—or buy a cheaper PC without an OS.

If you're considering leaving the soon-to-sunsetted Windows 10 for Linux, you'll want to know how to manage networks with the open-source operating system.

In that case, you might be interested in KDE’s latest campaign that encourages Windows 10 holdouts to try switching to Linux with the user-friendly Plasma Desktop (spotted by Windows Latest).

This is not Windows, so you won't be able to download .exe files and install them at will. For that process, you'd have to take the extra step of installing Wine.

This post provides guidance on how PC users can easily Add or Remove Linux from File Explorer Navigation Pane in Windows 11/10.

Before replacing Windows 10, make sure to deactivate your license. This usually frees up the product key, so you can use it on another PC later—or buy a cheaper PC without an OS.