I told you Microsoft might be building its own Linux distro. They're not there yet but this new Microsoft Linux kernel for Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 is a big step in that direction.

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

On Windows 11, you can use Ollama either natively or through WSL, with the latter being potentially important for developers.

Microsoft also wants its DirectX-based Linux GPU kernel driver upstreamed to the Linux kernel, but there's resistance.

A Microsoft engineer says that use the popular open source Linux operating system has now overtaken Windows on its own Microsoft Azure cloud platform.

Those in the Windows Insider program will be able to get their hands on this new feature by the end of June, Microsoft said. Microsoft released its own version of Linux last year when it launched ...

Soon you'll be able to run Linux apps on Windows thanks to a partnership between Microsoft and Canonical, the company behind the popular Ubuntu version of Linux. This summer, Microsoft will ...

Microsoft has transformed the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) into an app that you can simply download and install from the Microsoft Store on Windows 11. A preview version of the app is ...

And when we asked Microsoft to discuss the situation, it declined---multiple times. But Microsoft's embrace of Linux isn't everything it might seem. It's not, for instance, an indictment of Windows.

Microsoft executives' comments about open source being a "cancer"--as well as the latest statistics on new licenses for Linux vs. Microsoft Windows--should be viewed with skepticism.

Microsoft is starting to allow Windows 10 testers to access Linux GUI apps. The first preview of support for GUI applications is available today for Windows Insiders, allowing developers to run ...