780,000 Windows users downloaded one Linux distro in a single month, and Microsoft has no answer. The Windows 10 end-of-life deadline just created the largest documented migration to Linux in desktop history. Here’s what the numbers actually say. Microsoft killed Windows 10 support on October 14, 2025, stranding hundreds of millions of PCs that can’t meet Windows 11’s TPM 2.0 hardware requirement. On that exact date, Zorin OS 18 launched and hit one million downloads in a month, 78% from Windows machines. Meanwhile, Linux desktop market share crossed 5% in the U.S. for the first time ever and hit an all-time high on Steam. This video breaks down the real numbers, explains why the gaming gap is closing faster than anyone predicted, and walks you through how to test Linux without touching your Windows install. If you’re running a PC that Microsoft just abandoned, this affects you directly. Subscribe for tech news that respects your intelligence, no PR spin, no corporate cheerleading, just honest analysis you can actually use. Have you tried Linux? What distro did you land on, and what was the one thing that surprised you most? If you’re staying on Windows, tell me why, I want both sides of this. This video covers the Windows 10 end-of-life migration to Linux, Zorin OS 18 download numbers, Linux desktop market share growth in 2025, and how to switch from Windows to Linux without buying new hardware.