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Google researcher explains why Windows NT “puts Linux to shame,” and imagines an alternate history where it won

Ex-Microsoft reverse engineer Laurie Kirk says Windows NT's kernel beats Linux on security design, and AI agents are her ...
Phoronix

Microsoft Updates Its WSL2 Linux Kernel With DXGKRNL Improvement, More Features Enabled

Following the Windows Subsystem for Linux 3.0.2 release with support for running WSL2 now on very large servers and also experimental sparse VHD storage support, Microsoft has now released a new ...
techtarget

Comparing the Linux kernel vs. the Windows kernel

Many conversations comparing Linux and Windows OSes focus on market share, software compatibility and cost. While these are certainly valid concerns, it is important to consider the differences ...
ZDNet

Windows Subsystem for Linux gives developers a compelling reason to stick with Microsoft – here’s why

Microsoft takes one more step towards a Linux desktop with the latest update to the open-source Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). At Microsoft Build 2026 in San Francisco, Microsoft introduced WSL ...
How-To Geek

These 6 operating systems inspired Windows and Linux, and one is probably running on your PC right now

Unix and later Linux, inherited some of Multics' features, such as the single directory tree, a kernel that's protected from ...