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I do all my Linux work inside Windows now, and I genuinely can't tell if Microsoft won or lost

I used to need two partitions, one for Windows activities and another for Linux work. My Windows partition handled browsing, games, and all of the software that didn't have a port for running anywhere ...
How-To Geek on MSN

This Linux experiment convinced me to stop dual-booting Windows

A Windows VM ran my Windows-only apps well enough that dual-booting is no longer necessary.
Hackaday

WSL9x: Add A Linux Subsystem To Your Windows 9x

Considering that Windows NT has the concept of so-called ‘subsystems’ whereby you can run different systems side-by-side, starting with the POSIX subsystem and later the Windows Subsystem for Linux ...
techtimes

WSL 3 at Build 2026: Near-Native GPU and NPU Passthrough Brings Local AI to Windows

Microsoft previewed Windows Subsystem for Linux 3 at its Build 2026 keynote in San Francisco on Tuesday, delivering the architectural overhaul that AI-focused developers on Windows have been waiting ...
XDA Developers

I do all my Linux work inside Windows now, and I genuinely can't tell if Microsoft won or lost

Korbin is a Linux system administrator who spends most of his time in a terminal figuring out how things actually work. Over the last decade he's written hundreds of articles about Linux configuration ...