With the May 2020 Update, Windows 10 comes with a complete Linux kernel inside, with WSL 2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux). Mostly of interest to builders, the Linux help nonetheless would not allow you to set up graphical user interfaces like that of Ubuntu, however is command-line based mostly, and now fully suitable. You can install Linux distros (without the GUIs) from the Microsoft Store. The new version of WSL is considerably faster than its predecessor, and it additionally supports GPU processing. Windows Defender Application Guard protection is available to Windows 10 Pro customers; this could stave off even subtle, focused attacks.
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Microsoft releases security patches via its Windows Update service roughly once a month (normally the second Tuesday of the month), though crucial updates are made available at shorter intervals when needed. In variations of Windows after and including Windows 2000 SP3 and Windows XP, updates can …