If you’re thinking about leaving Windows 10 behind, KDE Plasma is the gentlest, most familiar-looking way to land — and for a growing number of Windows escapees it’s the practical, sensible first step into Linux. The desktop environment recreates the Start menu + taskbar workflow most Windows...
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The landscape of PC operating systems is on the cusp of a dramatic shift as Microsoft’s support for Windows 10 winds down, leaving legions of users facing an uncertain digital future. For many, the prospect of upgrading to Windows 11 remains tantalizingly out of reach—older hardware and strict...
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As the end of Windows 10 support approaches, many users are exploring alternatives to avoid upgrading to Windows 11, especially those with hardware that doesn't meet the new system requirements. One promising solution is Operese, a migration tool designed to facilitate the transition from...
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As the October 2025 end-of-support date for Windows 10 approaches, millions of users are confronted with the challenge of transitioning to a new operating system. For those whose hardware doesn't meet Windows 11's stringent requirements, the prospect of purchasing new equipment or facing...
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With Microsoft officially sunsetting support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, millions of PC users are suddenly at a crossroads. Fewer than one in three existing devices worldwide meet the requirements for Windows 11, thanks to technical mandates like TPM 2.0 and modern CPUs. For the...
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As Microsoft winds down support for Windows 10, a sense of urgency and uncertainty sweeps across a vast population of PC users—nearly a billion, based on recent Windows 10 usage statistics. With only four months remaining before official updates cease, individuals, businesses, and schools are...
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The allure of extending the useful life of aging hardware has motivated countless enthusiasts and professionals to seek alternatives to simply upgrading devices or consigning them to e-waste. Nowhere is this urge more pronounced than with premium but aging laptops, such as Microsoft’s Surface...
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Tech enthusiasts, brace yourselves for a weird one: the arrival of Wubuntu, a Linux distro that fancies itself as a Windows 11 clone. What happens when you take Kubuntu, a beloved Linux distribution, strip it down, slap on a fresh coat of Windows-colored paint, and sprinkle in some...
Hello, I have a PC with Windows 10 and Kubuntu Linux dual boot.
The machine is connected to my DSL router via LAN cable. No Wifi hardware installed.
I like Windows to have no internet connection at all. Linux should be able to connect without any restrictions.
How can I prevent Windows from...
Hey windows forums long time no see! Anywho on a few other tech forums with a linux section I go to I try to manke a anual list of Linux distros for windows users to try on the side and with Linus covering Linux recently I actually have a list of linux distros to try.
1: Linux Mint 19.1...
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I have a laptop that originally had windows 8.1. I installed Kubuntu since I am a Unix and Linux user, But I discovered I also need Windows. My optical drive doesn't work and bios doesn't givr the option to boot from a usb optical drive. I tried it any any way but it didnl work. Booting...
I have a dual-boot system between Windows 7 and Kubuntu. When I forgot that Windows 7 is the default operating system, I left my computer running at the boot menu to go get a drink of water. When I got back, I realized my mistake and also realized that CHKDSK was running at a horrifically slow...
When I attempt to boot to the drive containing Kubuntu 13.04, I get a black screen that only says Error: No such partition, Grub Rescue>. I attempted to boot from the disc that I installed Kubuntu with, but for some reason, only got the same black screen message.
The partitions are still...
Hello Forum,
It's not a hardware issue, so I'm posting it here.
Seems I'm not the first one but it seems to be a recurring issue which is slightly different for everyone.
I cannot access external HDDs connected via USB.
The Device Manager shows a device. Under "Properties, Volume, polulate"...
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Hy. I have pre installation of windows 7 on my C: drive than i installed windows Xp. than there was a conflict that windows xp loaded automatically but it was recovered by using recovery tool but when i used easybcd it didn't detect my windows xp on D: drive. but it's ok than i installed Kubuntu...
Hi, I just bought a new Asus G73JW laptop. I also picked up two new SSD's (Kingston SNVP325-128G), removed the two 500Gb OEM drives from the G73JW and tried to do a clean install on these new drives. I'm having some problems recognizing the second drive and I hope there is help for me.
On...
Almost 40 vulnerabilities have been found in the Linux Ubuntu 10.04 Long Term Support (LTS) kernel.
"The holes also apply to corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu and Xubuntu," writes ZDNet's Darren Pauli.
"The vulnerabilities include an issue with the way the Common Internet...
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hi!
i recently installed kubuntu 10.10 version on my system giving it 10 GB of space which i think, it took from the default C drive (62 GB) on which my windows7 was installed.But then i removed kubuntu and deleted its 10 GB partition so as to free that space.
But now when i have deleted...
I have been experimenting with my Netbook for a week. I have been trying out 5 different brands of Linux installed alongside my Windows 7. Ubuntu Netbook,Kubuntu Netbook,Xubuntu,Linux Mint and jolicoud. As I could not install Ubuntu,Kubuntu and Xubuntu with Wubi installer,I installed them on...
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