The handful of Linux distributions that take advantage of this should boot with no problems and no further configuration on a PC with Secure Boot enabled. There is one catch here.

It's simple to get Linux Mint up and running on a Windows PC. Here's how you do it.

Linux Mint is a popular Linux distro not offered through the Microsoft Store, so here's how to install it on WSL.

Why switch to Linux? More security, more privacy, and freedom from vendor lock-in. And these distributions are as simple to install and use as MacOS or Windows.

This post provides guidance on how to set Linux Distribution version to WSL1 or WSL2 in Windows 11/10. You can make WSL 1 or WSL 2 the default architecture to be used.

If you're happy with your Linux distribution and it works well on your PC, you can choose to install it. The Linux distribution will be installed on an internal system drive, just like Windows.

There are multiple ways to try any Linux distribution on Windows 11 or Windows 10 computers. However, Hyper-V is the native virtual machine app that you can use to install Linux Ubuntu on your PC.

Creating a Linux Install USB Our Linux distro is typically downloaded as an ISO image (ISO originally being used to reference CD / DVD sized images) of a live Linux OS that we can test on our machine.

On Microsoft's official support page, the Windows company now explains how users can install Linux for free.

Tsurugi Linux is a digital forensics and incident response open-source project based on Ubuntu Linux. Find out how to use this distribution as a virtual machine sitting on your operating system.