Windows 10 end-of-life (October 2025) - Zorin Linux had a million downloads last month [View all]

Windows 10 reached official end-of-life in October - no more support, no more security updates, etc.

With over 1 million downloads last month, a lot of folks who cannot or do not want to "upgrade" to Windows 11 are taking a look at Zorin 18 Linux as a replacement. Zorin is geared specifically as an easy free transition from Windows.

https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Zorin-OS-18-Hits-over-a-Million-Downloads

I actually moved full-time from Windows to Linux years ago when my older notebook failed to update from Windows 7 to 10.

Since I am not a Linux newbie, I prefer the KDE flavor of Linux instead of Zorin's Ubuntu/Gnome path.

Two new (KDE flavor) Linux distributions, MX 25 KDE (Debian) and Ultramarine 43 KDE (Fedora) you might try:

images from video https://1-DOT.com/poplinks/KDE-2026