Thanks to the flexibility of Linux, it's possible to run the OS straight from a USB drive, but is that the right way to go? Let's take a look at the pros and cons.

By my count, Linux has over 11% of the desktop market. Here's how I got that number - and why people are making the leap.

Windows is using a faster drive: In my configuration, I have Windows 11 on an NVMe drive, and since the tower I'm using has only has one NVMe slot, Linux is on a SATA SSD with much lower read/write ...

ZDNET's key takeaways RAM is a crucial component for a smooth PC experience.Linux doesn't require as much RAM as Windows.More ...

FEX-Emu is an x86 and x86-64 userspace emulator built specifically for ARM64 Linux. This means it helps programs designed for Intel or AMD chips run successfully on hardware using ARM chips.

With Wine 10.19, support for these reparse point mechanisms has been implemented in key filesystem APIs: for example ...

Microsoft is moving forward with its plans to turn Windows 11 into a full-fledged “AI” operating system amidst Copilot ...

A new Windows 365 option aims to give enterprises an isolated space for agentic workloads, while ‘AI-enabled Cloud PCs’ offer ...

This time I'm really going to do it. I am going to put Linux on my gaming PC. Calling it now. 2026 is the year of Linux on ...

Out of the box, your Windows 11 computer does not have the capability to install and run Android apps and games. Even though Microsoft once offered the Windows Subsystem for Android as an official way ...

vDos is one of the DOS emulators for Windows that lets you run DOS programs on your Windows device. You can download it from softpedia.com for free. After downloading ...

PC users can remove Linux from the navigation pane of File Explorer without having to uninstall WSL. Since this is a registry operation, it is recommended that you back up the registry or create a ...