linux migration

Five months on Linux convinced a longtime Windows user that the desktop operating system they thought they needed was more of a habit than a hard requirement — the experiment that began with Linux Mint and settled into Fedora KDE Plasma revealed that most everyday workflows, many popular apps...

Microsoft’s decade-long desktop era with Windows 10 reached a formal end this week, sending ripples through consumers, schools, small businesses and the Linux ecosystem — and the timing couldn’t have been more dramatic: Zorin OS 18 arrived the same day Microsoft cut mainstream support, while...

Windows 10’s official support end is a hard deadline — but for organizations wrestling with legacy, mission‑critical applications, the moment is not a verdict of doom; it’s a call to action with practical, fast, and defensible options to keep apps running securely while you plan longer‑term...

Commodore’s revival team is out in full force, pitching Commodore OS Vision 3.0 as a refuge for Windows 10 holdouts and disgruntled Windows users — a retro‑futuristic, Debian‑based desktop that promises nostalgia, gaming, built‑in BASIC, and a privacy‑first alternative at no cost. The...

Windows 10 has reached its official end-of-support milestone, and for millions of users faced with the prospect of upgrading to Windows 11 or paying for a limited Extended Security Update (ESU) bridge, switching to a mainstream Linux distribution is a realistic, cost-free, and often practical...

If you’re tired of the hardware policing, interface changes, and forced upgrades that come with Windows 11, Zorin OS 18 offers a practical — and in many cases immediate — path off the Microsoft treadmill: a modern, supported, Windows‑friendly Linux distribution designed to run on the machines...

Microsoft has formally closed the chapter on Windows 10: as of October 14, 2025, Microsoft will no longer provide routine, free security updates, feature patches, or standard technical support for mainstream Windows 10 editions, and users are being urged to either upgrade to Windows 11, enroll...

Microsoft’s rival laying out “10 compelling reasons” to try Linux isn’t idle chest‑beating — it lands against a real deadline and a set of market shifts that make 2025 a uniquely plausible turning point for desktop Linux adoption. Windows 10’s official end‑of‑support on October 14, 2025 is the...

If you’ve been on the fence about leaving Windows, now is the moment to at least try Linux — and not just because it’s trendy. Microsoft’s official end-of-support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, combined with increasingly aggressive account and hardware requirements in Windows 11, has pushed...

Microsoft officially stopped providing free security updates and technical support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, leaving millions of PCs exposed to new vulnerabilities; for many households, schools, and small offices that cannot upgrade to Windows 11 because of strict hardware checks (TPM...

Microsoft will stop issuing security updates and technical support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, a hard deadline that turns a decade‑old, once‑ubiquitous operating system into an unsupported platform overnight unless users act — by upgrading, enrolling in Microsoft’s time‑limited Extended...

Zorin OS 18 arrives as a direct, deliberate answer to the Windows 10 end‑of‑support problem—and for many users it represents the most realistic path to keep older PCs secure, productive, and out of landfill without buying new hardware. Background / Overview Microsoft’s support calendar for...

Microsoft’s decision to stop routine security updates and standard technical support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 is a hard calendar moment with real security, operational and economic consequences for millions of home users, small businesses and large enterprises worldwide. The company...

A fresh telemetry snapshot from remote‑support sessions underscores a stark reality: as Microsoft’s Windows 10 support deadline approaches, a large share of real‑world endpoints remain on an OS that will soon stop receiving routine security patches—creating an urgent migration and...

Windows 10 reaches its official end of support on October 14, 2025 — after that date Microsoft will stop shipping regular OS security updates, quality fixes, and standard technical support for mainstream Windows 10 editions unless a device is covered by an approved extension program. Background...

Microsoft’s deadline is now unavoidable: Windows 10 will stop receiving regular security updates on October 14, 2025, and the immediate fallout in India—where millions of machines still run Windows 10—has forced consumers, small businesses, and large organisations into a compressed set of...

If your Windows 10 PC is approaching the end-of-support cliff, moving to Linux is a realistic and often smart choice — but it requires honest trade-offs, careful testing, and a migration plan that protects what you can’t afford to lose. Background / Overview Microsoft will stop shipping security...

Most people who try Linux for the first time are surprised by how small changes — a lighter update schedule, a different package manager, a new desktop environment — can feel like reclaiming control over their PC. Background / Overview The argument to "move to Linux instead of Windows 11" is no...

Microsoft’s decision to end routine security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 has catalyzed a market response that is equal parts consumer-rights campaign, environmental argument, and opportunistic product offering — and Back Market’s new “Obsolete Computer” initiative is now at the...

As the October 14, 2025 deadline for Windows 10 support approaches, the Zorin Team has pushed a high‑profile bet on migration: the public Zorin OS 18 Beta is positioned explicitly as a familiar, low‑friction alternative for the millions of Windows 10 users who either can’t—or don’t want to—move...