Published Jun 16, 2026, 5:31 PM EDT Abhishek is an author at XDA who covers computing.  He has loved computers since he got the Lenovo G570 in 2012. Abhishek holds a master's degree in computer applications and began his writing career in 2018. He loves writing how-to articles, listicles, and informational posts on popular operating systems and web services. He closely follows the Windows Insider program and tests new Insider builds to discover upcoming experimental features and upgrades. His past work includes long-term collaborations with reputed publications like Tom's Hardware , and  Windows Latest . When not writing anything, he is busy watching new episodes of One Piece or searching for something binge-worthy. Running Linux on a Windows machine means two things. You either need to create a virtual machine that can share the system resources and run a Linux distribution inside it. Or, you can avoid Type 2 hypervisors and dual-boot Linux alongside Windows .…