Linux might be the better choice after all.

With the release of the Windows 10 Insider Build 18917, Microsoft has made the Windows Subsystem for Linux version 2 (WSL 2) available for testing. Now insiders can convert their existing WSL 1 ...

I'm done with dual-booting.

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At its recent Build conference Microsoft introduced the second version of its Windows Subsystem for Linux. It’s a major reworking of the original WSL concept, moving away from translating Linux system ...

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Hell has not frozen over and last I checked, there are no pigs flying overhead. However, the latest test build of Windows 10 (18917) does include a full Linux kernel, which brings about a key change ...

RHEL will be an official distribution in the Windows subsystem for Linux. Administrators can create individualized Linux systems without Windows code. Red Hat Enterprise Linux will be released as an ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Windows initially teased WSL support for users of its servers in May 2022, however it was only ...

Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2) is being released soon with the May 2020 Update (Windows 10 2004) and comes with new features and performance improvements. The Windows Subsystem for Linux feature ...