ZDNET's key takeaways Both Linux Mint and Zorin OS are great operating systems.You'll find ease of use and a wide range of ...

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 ...

What we know so far: Whether LockBit 5.0 achieves broad deployment remains to be seen, but its design signals that ransomware ecosystems are evolving beyond traditional Windows-only targets. Security ...

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 ...

Abstract: There are several approaches for the joint (simultaneous) operation of several different operating systems on the same computer. These are load managers, virtual machines, emulation systems.

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 ...

The current naming of the project as "WSL - Windows Subsystem for Linux" suggests that Linux is a subsystem of Windows, which leads to confusion and is conceptually misleading for some users. In ...

Microsoft has officially open-sourced the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), marking a significant milestone in the evolution of Windows as a developer-friendly platform. This move allows developers ...

At the ongoing Build 2025 event, Microsoft announced that Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is now open source. This comes as the company also showed off big changes to Microsoft Edge and unveiled a ...