This beta version of Windows 10 is the forerunner of the next major Windows 10 update: Windows 10 Redstone 1 (a k a Anniversary Update). This release, AKA Windows 10 SP1, will be out this summer. In ...

Installing Linux distributions using WSL is simple enough. The official Microsoft Store has plenty of distros to choose from, ...

If you have a PC running Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise, Microsoft recently made it much easier to run Ubuntu Linux. In September, they added a customized Hyper-V image for Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS, the Long ...

Canonical is partnering with Microsoft to bring Ubuntu to Windows 10, at least that is the rumor reported by ZDNet’s Canonical sources. Back in October we were sent a tip that suggested that Microsoft ...

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Windows 10: How to add Ubuntu Bash to the Start menu Your email has been sent A recent upgrade to early versions of Windows 10 added the ability for the OS to easily ...

Earlier this week, we reported on a sleek, low-end tablet running Ubuntu Linux — a world first according to Canonical. But while that was definitely exciting news in the Linux world, today’s ...

Microsoft and Canonical partner to bring Ubuntu to Windows 10 According to sources at Canonical, Ubuntu Linux's parent company, and Microsoft, you'll soon be able to run Ubuntu on Windows 10. This ...

In their first Windows LTS release in two years, Canonical has released Ubuntu 20.04 for the Windows 10 Subsystem for Linux on the Microsoft Store. The last release of Ubuntu was almost two years ago ...

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