Linux can be more than just an OS you tinker with—it can replace Windows and become your daily device for everything.

You want a Linux device that's never broken? Make sure this tool is set up and running regularly.

Huxley Dunsay of Retro Roadshow joins us in the PCWorld studio to show off the BeBox, a 90s dual-CPU PC with a custom operating system.

For the longest time, Linux was considered to be geared specifically for developers and computer scientists. Modern distributions are far more general purpose now -- but that does ...

Microsoft's decision to end user support for the previous OS version not only unnecessarily raises the cost of equipment and ...

Windows install floppies and discs have gone the way of the dodo, but it still pays to keep a copy of the OS on a USB drive. Here's how to make your own.

As attacks on the operating system grow more serious, the company is teasing a plan to bring “verifiable integrity” to Linux.

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Modern Linux distributions are powerful operating systems that can fully replace Windows or macOS for many users. But there are still some Windows-only applications that may not be available for Linux ...

It took careful work to recover the UNIX V4 operating system from the 9-track magnetic tape. The software is foundational for most devices used today, including iPhones. Storage room 3495 at his ...

With Microsoft ending free security upgrades for its Windows 10 operating system on Tuesday, a free event is being held in Madison on Saturday to help people install Linux or ChromeOS on their ...