Microsoft confirmed Friday that it will ship Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 in the upcoming Windows 10 20H1 (2004) release, though updates will be handled though Windows Update, and not the app. As we ...

In the latest Windows 10 Insider build, Microsoft has started to test the distribution of Windows Subsystem for Linux version 2 kernels via Windows Update. When Microsoft announced WSL2, they ...

Microsoft has announced that the upcoming Windows 10 2004 release will also include Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL 2) whose Linux kernel will be kept updated via Windows Update. When Microsoft ...

Linux driver issues tend to be rarer today, but can also be harder to untangle when they do happen. Problems can be tied to specific kernels, desktop environments, or distro-specific patches. Two ...

Microsoft has done a few custom Linux projects over the years. There was a Linux-based OS for datacenter network switches and a Linux-based microcontroller OS that it built for its Azure Sphere secure ...

Celebrated open-source software advocate and author Eric Raymond, who's long argued Linux will rule the desktop, reckons it won't be long before Windows 10 becomes an emulation layer over a Linux ...

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Bazzite’s steady growth highlights a growing appetite for simpler, console-like PC gaming experiences built around Steam.

Much of modern operating system functionality happens in and around the kernel. That’s a problem when you’re implementing monitoring and observability tools or adding low-level security tools because ...

Earlier today, we wrote that Microsoft was going to add some big new features to the Windows Subsystem for Linux, including native support for Docker containers. It turns out that that ain’t the half ...

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Decisions made years ago about which operating system to roll out can affect corporate security today. Of the big three in widespread use, one can credibly be called the most secure. Enterprises ...