Tech News
← Back to articles

The top 2 Linux distros Windows 10 users are fleeing to right now - and why

read original related products more articles

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.

ZDNET key results

With Windows 10 no longer supported, Linux is on the rise.

Two distributions have greatly benefited from the demise of Windows 10.

Each of these distros serves a different purpose, but they're both Linux.

October 14 marked the end of Windows 10.

At the time, that was one of the most widely used operating systems on the planet. Typically, an OS upgrade is fairly straightforward, but this time around, Microsoft had other plans. The hardware requirements for Windows 11 were too much for a majority of those Windows 10 machines, which meant users would be forced to purchase a new PC.

That did not go over well.

Also: My 10 favorite Linux distributions of all time, ranked

... continue reading