"After 43 years, this is the first day that we are announcing — and will be distributing — a custom Linux kernel," said Brad Smith, Microsoft's president.

Would you believe Microsoft has announced a new Linux distribution service for its Azure cloud service? You should. For many years, the most popular operating system on Azure has not been Windows ...

In recent years, Microsoft has warmed up to Linux, which it used to see as a rival. Now, there's more use of Linux than Windows on Microsoft Azure.

Last month, Microsoft released a modern remake of its classic MS-DOS Editor, bringing back a piece of computing history that first appeared in MS-DOS 5.0 back in 1991. The new open source tool, built ...

It took Microsoft long enough, but the company has finally open-sourced its Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) code. The announcement was made at the Build 2025 developer conference, closing a nearly ...

Anduin Xue, the main developer behind AnduinOS, has announced the availability of three new versions of the Windows-like Linux operating system. Today’s announcement from the Chinese Microsoft ...

I’ve been a PC gamer for over 30 years, and during that time, Microsoft’s operating systems (first MS-DOS, then various shades of Windows) have essentially been the default choice when building or ...

Universal Blue could change how you view Linux and make it more accessible to everyone. Here's why it's so great.

Huawei launches laptops with HarmonyOS as U.S. restricts tech New operating system for computers takes on Microsoft, Apple BEIJING, May 19 (Reuters) - Huawei launched two new laptop models on Monday, ...