Is COSMIC the future of Linux desktops?

Did you know that you can now use Windows Update to reinstall your current Windows 11 version without losing data? Yes, this new feature lets you reinstall your current Windows 11 version using ...

You can now install Azure Linux on your own server. Azure Linux may prove a competitor to mainstream enterprise Linux distros. Is Windows Server long for this world ...

Windows 11 can now build, run, and manage Linux containers on its own, without Docker Desktop in the background. Microsoft calls this WSL Containers, and after installing the preview and running a few ...

Now not only can you run Linux from within Windows without third-party tools, but can do so within containers. Microsoft has continued the trend of the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) being one of ...

Twenty-five years ago, Microsoft’s CEO, Steve Ballmer, called “Linux a cancer that attaches itself in an intellectual property sense to everything it touches.” At Build 2026 in June, the same company ...

A minimal Linux distro from Microsoft? Anything is possible.

While laptops and other PCs are typically used with a single display, Windows 11 supports multiple displays. In these configurations, the built-in laptop display or first external display connected to ...

Oracle’s VirtualBox virtualization software, which lets you run other operating systems inside Windows, generally runs smoothly, especially on PCs with a fast CPU and sufficient RAM. However, virtual ...

WinBoat is currently in beta, so expect to occasionally run into hiccups and bugs. You should be comfortable with some level of troubleshooting if you decide to try it, however we encourage you to ...