Over half a million Windows users are switching to Linux - here's why

With the end of support for Windows 10 finally here, many have (perhaps surprisingly) opted instead to jump to Linux instead ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Why PC gamers are jumping to Linux and how Microsoft plans a return

PC gaming is in the middle of a quiet platform revolt. Frustration with Windows 11’s direction is colliding with a once‑niche ...

Microsoft: Recent Windows updates break VPN access for WSL users

Microsoft says that recent Windows 11 security updates are causing VPN networking failures for enterprise users running ...

A Microsoft engineer says that the use of Linux has overtaken Windows on its own Microsoft Azure cloud

In recent years, Microsoft has warmed up to Linux, which it used to see as a rival. Now, there's more use of Linux than Windows on Microsoft Azure.
ZDNet

Microsoft makes Windows Subsystem for Linux for Windows 11 a separate app in the Microsoft Store

Microsoft is making available today, October 11, a preview version of the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) for Windows 11 in the Microsoft Store. This isn't a new version of WSL; Microsoft is just ...
ZDNet

German state ditches Microsoft for Linux and LibreOffice

Thanks to hardware vendors working hand-in-glove with Microsoft, many people never realize there are alternatives to Windows and Office. But that's not the case in the European Union (EU) and China, ...
SlashGear

5 Reasons You Should Move To Linux Instead Of Windows 11

You've likely heard people talking about Linux as a more stable, secure, and customizable operating system than Windows 11. That might be hard to believe, but in some cases, it's true. If you're tired ...
PC World

Microsoft tells Windows users how to install Linux

In recent years, Microsoft has changed its attitude towards the open source operating system Linux. A slimmed-down version can be found, for example, in the Windows subsystem for Linux. This ...

Microsoft Confirms Windows Security Update Breaks VPN Connections

Here we go again: another Microsoft Windows update, another feature broken as a result. This time it’s VPN access. Here’s ...
CNET

Microsoft: Linux threat is rising

More companies are using the threat of Linux when negotiating deals with Microsoft, one of the company's senior executives has admitted. A year after a letter from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to his ...
Engadget

Microsoft's Edge browser is now 'stable' on Linux

Yes, you read that correctly: Microsoft has officially released a web browser for Linux. Ars Technica reports the software behemoth has finally released its first stable version of Edge for Linux. The ...
InfoWorld

XenSource Announced XenEnterprise for Windows and Linux

XenSource, Inc., the leader in infrastructure virtualization solutions based on the open source Xen hypervisor, today announced XenEnterprise for Windows and Linux, the market's first ...