swap_horiz Windows 10 Alternatives

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Windows 7

Windows 7 was a widely adopted desktop operating system released by Microsoft in 2009, featuring a redesigned user inter...

Legacy Microsoft General Purpose Desktop

9.2 Excellent

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Red Hat Enterprise Linux is a stable, subscription-based Linux distribution widely used for servers and virtualization,...

Server Enterprise Commercial Linux

9.2 Excellent

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z/OS

z/OS is IBM’s flagship mainframe operating system, renowned for its robust transaction processing capabilities, extensiv...

Enterprise Ibm Mainframe Proprietary

9.2 Excellent

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Windows XP

Windows XP was a widely used graphical operating system released by Microsoft in 2001, featuring a redesigned interface...

Legacy Microsoft General Purpose Desktop

9.1 Excellent

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FreeBSD

FreeBSD is a Unix-like, open-source operating system known for its stability and modular design, frequently utilized in...

Server Open Source General Purpose Unix

8.9 Great

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Android

Android is a mobile operating system based on a modified version of the Linux kernel, primarily developed by Google and...

Google Mobile Smartphone Open Source

8.7 Great

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is a commercially supported Linux distribution built upon open-source components, offering...

Server Enterprise Commercial Linux

8.7 Great

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OpenBSD

OpenBSD is a Unix-like, free and open-source operating system renowned for its stringent security focus, achieved throug...

Server Open Source Security Focused Unix

8.7 Great

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IBM AIX

IBM AIX is a proprietary Unix operating system developed by IBM for enterprise computing. It has been used primarily on...

Server Enterprise Unix Ibm

8.7 Great

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Fedora Linux

Fedora Linux is a community-developed, free and open-source operating system primarily focused on providing the latest s...

Server Community Linux Desktop

8.6 Great

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Alpine Linux

Alpine Linux is a security-oriented, lightweight distribution based on musl libc and BusyBox, commonly used for containe...

Lightweight Server Security Focused Linux

8.6 Great

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openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed is a rolling release Linux distribution that continuously integrates the latest software packages an...

Community Linux Desktop Opensuse

8.5 Great

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Raspberry Pi OS

Raspberry Pi OS is the official operating system for the Raspberry Pi family of single-board computers, built upon a Deb...

Linux Desktop Single Board Raspberry Pi

8.5 Great

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Kali Linux

Kali Linux is a Debian-based, free and open-source operating system designed primarily for digital forensics, penetratio...

Security Linux Desktop Penetration Testing

8.1 Great

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ChromeOS

ChromeOS is a lightweight, cloud-based operating system developed by Google primarily for Chromebooks, utilizing the Chr...

Google Chromebook Linux Desktop

7.8 Good

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Windows 11

Windows 11 is Microsoft’s latest desktop operating system featuring a redesigned interface with centered taskbar, update...

Modern Microsoft General Purpose Desktop

7.4 Good

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FreeDOS

FreeDOS is a free and open-source DOS-compatible operating system designed for use on PCs, offering a straightforward en...

Legacy Open Source Desktop X86

7.1 Good

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Haiku

Haiku is a lightweight, real-time operating system primarily used in embedded systems due to its minimal footprint, effi...

Lightweight Community Open Source Desktop

6.9 Fair

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Windows 8.1

Windows 8.1 was released in October 2013 as an update to Windows 8, introducing features like the Charms bar and improve...

Legacy Microsoft Desktop Proprietary

5.8 Mediocre

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ReactOS

ReactOS is an open-source, six-step microkernel operating system aiming to be binary compatible with Windows NT, allowin...

Community Open Source Desktop Experimental

4.4 Poor