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Zorin OS’s recent ascent has forced a re-think of a long‑standing recommendation: for many Windows users seeking a drop‑in replacement, Linux Mint is no longer the obvious first pick — and the reasons are as much about design and onboarding as they are about raw technical compatibility...

Linux desktop momentum that felt incremental in 2024 and 2025 has gone mainstream — and the six distributions a ZDNET veteran singled out as likely to “rule 2026” are worth more than a casual look for anyone planning a migration from Windows or evaluating a modern desktop OS in 2026. Background...

Two well‑known Ubuntu‑based desktops—Zorin OS and Linux Mint—have become front‑line options for Windows users deciding what to do after Windows 10’s support ended. Both promise a low‑friction path away from an unsupported Windows install, but they take different routes: Linux Mint trades on...

Windows‑to‑Linux migration is no longer a DIY weekend experiment — it’s a practical, well‑supported path for millions of users facing Windows 10’s end of mainstream support, and after hands‑on testing across modern ultrabooks and older desktops the two names you’ll see most in migration...

When you boil this down to the practical decision every Windows user must make today — "Do I keep fighting with an unsupported Windows 10 install, upgrade to Windows 11, or move to Linux?" — two Ubuntu‑based desktop contenders stand out for mainstream switchers: Linux Mint and Zorin OS. The...

Zorin OS’s surge to two million downloads in under three months has turned a calendar event into a tangible migration story for desktop computing: the timing — coinciding with Microsoft’s decision to end mainstream support for Windows 10 — coupled with Zorin’s Windows‑friendly design, has driven...

Zorin OS 18 has quietly become a headline-making alternative to Windows after crossing the 2 million-download mark in under three months — and, crucially, the Zorin team says more than three-quarters of those downloads came from Windows machines. That timing — with Zorin OS 18’s launch...

Zorin OS 18’s launch has become the clearest and most quantifiable signal so far that a large number of Windows users are actively testing — and in many cases replacing — Windows installations after Microsoft’s decision to end mainstream support for Windows 10. Within roughly five weeks of its...

Zorin OS 18 has crossed a rare milestone for the Linux desktop: the project reports more than 1,000,000 downloads in just over a month, and the Zorin team says roughly 78% of those downloads were initiated from Windows systems, a directional signal that many Windows 10 users actively tested...

Zorin OS 18 has crossed the seven-figure mark: the distro’s developers say the new release has been downloaded more than one million times in just over a month, and that a striking majority of those downloads—over 78%—originated from Windows computers, a metric the project is using to argue that...

Zorin OS 18 rocketed to a million downloads in just over a month — and according to the project, roughly 78% of those downloads were initiated from Windows machines, a clear signal that a large number of Windows 10 users are actively testing Linux as a practical alternative. Background...

The end of free support for Windows 10 has produced one of the clearest, most visible waves of Windows-to-Linux curiosity in years: Zorin OS 18, timed to the October 14, 2025 cutoff, registered a rapid, headline-grabbing surge in downloads — a milestone Zorin itself framed as evidence that...

Zorin OS’s headline-grabbing surge to a million downloads and AnduinOS’s rapid rise as a Windows‑11‑style Ubuntu remix have put two very different “Windows‑like” Linux desktops in the same conversation — but they’re solving different problems for different people, and choosing between them...

The end of free, mainstream support for Windows 10 has produced one of the clearest and most measurable jolts the desktop market has seen in years: mainstream switchers are testing alternatives in unprecedented numbers, and two Linux distributions — Zorin OS and Bazzite — have emerged as the...

Zorin OS 18 arrived at the worst possible moment for Microsoft’s desktop ambitions — and for a sizable slice of Windows users that moment became an opportunity to walk away from built‑in AI “helpers,” telemetry anxiety, and forced hardware upgrades. Background / Overview Zorin OS 18 is a...

When Microsoft quietly closed the books on Windows 10 support on October 14, 2025, a predictable cascade of enterprise planning and consumer anxiety followed — and, unexpectedly, a measurable migration toward desktop Linux erupted in its wake. In the five weeks after Zorin Group launched Zorin...

Microsoft’s formal end‑of‑support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 has already produced one of the clearest, most measurable desktop‑market ripples of the decade: Zorin OS 18 — a migration‑focused Linux distribution — surpassed one million downloads in just over a month, and the Zorin team...

Storage Sense is the quiet Windows 11 background tool that will automatically clean up temporary files, empty your Recycle Bin, remove stale downloads when asked, and even convert locally cached OneDrive files to online‑only — and enabling it correctly can keep a busy PC feeling responsive...

Zorin OS 18’s launch has turned a calendar event into a visible migration moment: within roughly a month of its release the Zorin Group reports the distribution was downloaded one million times, and the project says roughly 78% of those downloads originated from Windows machines — a striking...

In the weeks after Microsoft ended free mainstream security updates for Windows 10, an unexpected winner emerged: Zorin OS 18, a Linux distribution designed to feel familiar to Windows users, has recorded more than one million downloads — a surge the project says was driven overwhelmingly by...