5 Linux desktop environments that make ditching Windows 10 easy - including my top pick

If you're looking to migrate from Windows 10 or 11 and Linux is in your sights, you might want to try one of these desktop environments to ease the transition.

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• There's a Linux desktop environment for everyone.
• Windows users will feel right at home with several DEs.
• All of these desktop environments are free.

Have you found yourself itching to walk away from Windows and make your way to a more reliable, secure, and flexible environment?

If so, Linux is what you want.

However, if you're one who doesn't exactly enjoy change, you might be concerned about learning something completely different. That's understandable, given how many desktop environments are available for Linux, and how many of them are so radically different than what most are ...