Game developer Mason predicts Microsoft will abandon Windows for a Linux distribution within 15 years as gaming barriers fall ...

To the chagrin of purists, the complaint most often aired by Unix users (by that I mean Unix, Linux, and BSD) is Unix’s inability to run Windows applications. There are several approaches to counter ...

Hoping to entice enterprise customers who are replacing costly Unix systems with alternatives, Microsoft Corp. has updated its set of tools designed to give Unix users a hand in moving to its Windows ...

Microsoft Corp. on Thursday plans to release a new version of its Windows Services for Unix, a set of tools designed to make Windows and Unix work together and help users migrate from Unix to Windows.

If you were asked to pick the most annoying of the various Microsoft Windows interfaces that have appeared over the years, ...

In a deal that brings together companies that Linux backers consider bogeymen, The SCO Group Inc. announced today that it has signed a licensing agreement with Microsoft Corp. over SCO’s Unix ...

Developers will be able to download the WSL code and build it from source to help with fixes or features. Developers will be able to download the WSL code and build it from source to help with fixes ...

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 has open-sourced the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), making its source code available on GitHub, except for a few components that are part of Windows. This marks a milestone for a project ...

Windows 10 support has ended, making Linux a possible alternative. It's a good time to consider switching from Windows to Linux. Switching to Linux can extend your computer's life and performance. I ...

Microsoft’s Windows Subsystem for Linux has become an important tool for developers and power users since it was introduced in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update back in 2016, giving them access to a ...

Microsoft says that recent Windows 11 security updates are causing VPN networking failures for enterprise users running Windows Subsystem for Linux. This known issue affects users who installed the ...