It's how you run Linux with direct integration into Windows. I got the Store version of WSL running on my Windows 10 desktop, but only after five restarts and quite a bit of support forum wandering.

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.

Free10 is a repacking of the Q40S Linux distribution and it makes an outstanding option for anyone looking to migrate from Windows to Linux.

Microsoft has open-sourced the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), making its source code available on GitHub, except for a few components that are part of Windows.

Rocky Linux is an open-source Linux distribution based on RHEL or Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It offers binary compatibility and robust security, but the best part is that it is community-driven. In ...