Dual booting Linux and Windows is simple, and in this guide, we'll walk you through how to do it on your PC step-by-step.

There are multiple ways to try any Linux distribution on Windows 11 or Windows 10 computers. However, Hyper-V is the native virtual machine app that you can use to install Linux Ubuntu on your PC.

Do you need to use Linux? Here are two solutions for Windows 11 users.

If you’d rather have a Windows 7-like interface on your old computer, try installing Linux Mint.

Everything you need to switch successfully from Windows to Linux—including hardware, software, and Windows license management.

You can access Windows Subsystem for Linux files using Explorer on Windows 11/10. Open Explorer from WSL Terminal or launch the root from Explorer.

Using the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), you can launch Linux applications directly in a Windows 10 command prompt or PowerShell prompt.