If you’re planning to abandon Windows 10 when Microsoft ends support, the sensible advice is not just “pick a Linux distro” — it’s “pick the right one for your skills, hardware, and use case,” because some distributions are effectively designed to be a learning project rather than a drop-in...
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Microsoft pushed Windows 10 cumulative update KB5065429 to 22H2 machines this week, a mandatory security rollup that arrives as the platform approaches its October 14, 2025 end‑of‑support deadline — and it’s tightly linked to Microsoft’s consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) enrollment path...
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When the average person hears the phrase "open-source operating system," the immediate association is almost always with Linux. Linux, after all, dominates the FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) landscape—powering everything from IoT devices to cloud infrastructure. Yet a dive just beneath the...
