Windows 10 S is not capable of running Linux - [briefly] 05:04 PM EDT - May,19 2017 - post a comment Apparently, there has been some confusion about whether or not Linux distros will run on Windows 10 S computers. Originally, Microsoft had said that 10 S would run anything from the Windows Store. Now that it has announced that Ubuntu, Fedora, and SUSE will be offered in the Store, Redmond felt that some clarification on its previous statement was necessary. According to a post on the Microsoft Developer Blog, Linux distros will not run on Win 10 S.
Windows 10 S is tailored for 'non-technical' users who do not need the command line or access other 'low-level' workings of the operating system such as the registry. These users would rather have a computer that is easy to use, secure, and responsive. This reasoning is what is behind the disabling of programs not downloaded from the Windows Store.
While Linux will be available in the Store, it will not be capable of running on Win 10 S because it requires Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), which it does not have. This feature is intentionally left out of Windows 10 S because Microsoft considers Linux distros to be 'command-line tools' that run outside of the Universal Windows Platform (UWP). |