Lots of folks like to think of the Mac as just another product in Apple’s precious walled garden, but many don’t know that you can actually run virtually any operating system on a Mac with a little ...

The first step in running Windows 10 as a virtual machine on your Mac is to get your hands on a virtualization product. Luckily that part doesn’t have to cost you anything! VirtualBox is a free ...

How to run Windows 10 on a Mac using Parallels Desktop Your email has been sent Apple's upcoming ARM-based silicon Macs apparently won't support Boot Camp, so you'll have to use a third-party ...

Google’s Chrome OS is here to stay. In fact, Chromebooks have been dominating the education segment in the US, to the point that it accounts for 51% of its market share. And now, to capitalize on the ...

Atlas OS is an open-source project that provides an equal gaming experience reduces latency, and lag, and protects user privacy. It is a modification of Windows designed for gamers, removes ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. You’ve probably heard of Ubuntu, one of the most popular Linux ...

Whether you're team PC, Mac, or even ChromeOS, it's not always easy to figure out exactly which version of your operating system is running at any given time. Operating systems are updated both in ...

Managing Editor Alison DeNisco Rayome joined CNET in 2019, and is a member of the Home team. She is a co-lead of the CNET Tips and We Do the Math series, and manages the Home Tips series, testing out ...

Until recently if you wanted to upgrade (or downgrade) old Mac to Mac OS X Lion (from 2011) or Mountain Lion (from 2012) you needed to pay Apple and the company would send you a special download code ...

Microsoft ending support for Windows 10 in October 2025 led to an increase in global PC shipments in Q3 2025, and one of the ...

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, I can confidently say that an Ubuntu-based Linux OS called “LinuxFx” really admires the appearance of Microsoft’s Windows 10. In fact, this distribution ...

In this article, we're going to take a comprehensive look at the differences between these platforms for desktop use. Before we get started, let's establish a few ground rules and recognize a few ...