If you’d rather have a Windows 7-like interface on your old computer, try installing Linux Mint.

They argue that it's better to keep an old PC and speed it up by replacing Windows with Linux, which has more modest system requirements.

Install Linux Mint It's not as scary as you may think How do you stop a computer from losing its operating system support? Easy; change its operating system.

So, here are five more Linux distributions that are lean, resource-efficient, and ready to unlock the untapped potential of your old Windows PC. Each of these distros offers something unique and ...

My recent column about discarding rather than upgrading a 5-year-old Windows PC brought a protest from some fans of Linux, the alternative PC operating system. They argue that it's better to keep ...

A Windows XP PC could be 10 or 15 years old, but you could still use it for something other than a fishbowl.

Using Steam's In-Home Streaming, you can now play almost any Windows PC game on aging laptops -- even devices running Mac OS X and Linux. Here's how!

If you're considering a migration from the soon sunsetting Windows 10 to Linux and you're looking for a way to test the open-source operating system, here are four options.

Linux is a great operating system, but it can be hard to completely switch over. For this reason, many people prefer to dual-boot Linux with Windows.

My recent column about discarding rather than upgrading a 5-year-old Windows PC brought a protest from some fans of Linux, the alternative PC operating system. They argue that it's better to keep ...