Microsoft included a new Terminal app with the 2022 update of Windows 11, and it quickly became one of my go-to apps. Before ...

Installing Linux distributions using WSL is simple enough. The official Microsoft Store has plenty of distros to choose from, ...

Microsoft released security patches on November 12, 2025, addressing 63 vulnerabilities in its software. These include one actively exploited zero-day flaw. Of the vulnerabilities, four are rated ...

The Qilin ransomware operation was spotted executing Linux encryptors in Windows using Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) to evade detection by traditional security tools. The ransomware first launched ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. In the decades that I've been using Linux, I have not needed a single Windows app because Linux has all the software I require. However, I ...

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) has gradually become one of Microsoft’s key bridges for developers, data scientists, and power users who need Linux compatibility without leaving the Windows ...

I’d love to request a native Linux GUI client for ZimaOS that matches the design and functionality of the macOS and Windows versions. Right now, Linux users are left out of the full experience. The ...

Tired of choosing between the flexibility of Linux and the familiarity of Windows? You no longer have to! Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) on Windows 11 offers a game-changing solution, allowing you ...

There are gentle migration strategies that can delay the move away from Windows 10, which Microsoft will stop supporting in October 2025. Technically (and maybe even psychologically), the easiest step ...

It took Microsoft long enough, but the company has finally open-sourced its Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) code. The announcement was made at the Build 2025 developer conference, closing a nearly ...

Microsoft took a landmark step at its Build 2025 conference, announcing the open-sourcing of its Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). The bulk of WSL’s source code is now accessible on GitHub, a ...