Windows 10 Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to Windows 10 for Windows and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is Debian, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Windows 10 and 16 are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Windows 10 are ReactOS, Kali Linux, Windows 11 and Revision (ReviOS).

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Windows 10 alternatives are mainly Operating Systems, but if you're looking for Linux Distros or Penetration Testing Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Windows + Free. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Windows 10.
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Windows 10 alternatives page was last updated Jun 9, 2025
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  1. Tiny10 icon
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    Tiny10 is a lightweight version of Windows 10 developed by NTDEV, optimised for older or low-resource hardware, with improved performance and reduced system requirements.

    19 Tiny10 alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • RO flagRomania
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Custom-ROM

    Tiny10 VS Windows 10

     
  2. illumos icon
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    illumos is a free and open-source Unix operating system. It derives from OpenSolaris, which in turn derives from SVR4 UNIX and Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD). illumos comprises a kernel, device drivers, system libraries, and utility software for system administration.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Rolling Release
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Ad-free

    illumos VS Windows 10

     
  3. MINIX 3 icon
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    MINIX is a POSIX-compliant Unix-like operating system based on a tiny microkernel running in kernel mode with the rest of the operating system running as a number of isolated, protected, processes in user mode.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Educational

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Unix-like
    3.  Microkernel
    4.  Embeddable
    5.  ARM support

    MINIX 3 VS Windows 10

     
  4. Storm-OS icon
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    Storm OS is a Linux distribution based on Arch, and LFS (Linux from Scratch)! developed by Ben Fitzpatrick with the contributions by silent robot, seeker, rayzer1981, yugiohmaster88, and more. FEATURES = XFCE and KDE desktops (Arch edition only!

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • KDE
    • Arch Linux
    • Xfce

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Based on Arch Linux
    4.  Linux-based
    5.  Simple installation

    Storm-OS VS Windows 10

     
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    Titan Linux is an all new distro built on the Debian Stable branch. It's a fully functional yet minimal KDE Plasma desktop experience.

    13 Titan Linux alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Debian

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  KDE
    4. KDE Plasma icon  KDE Plasma integration
    5.  Kde support
    6.  Based on Debian
    7.  Linux-based

    Titan Linux VS Windows 10

     
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    Based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, BlackBerry QNX has provided foundational software for many of the world’s mission-critical embedded systems since 1982. From nuclear power plants, surgical robots and class III life-critical medical devices to autonomous vehicles and brands like...

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted

    BlackBerry QNX Features

    1.  Embeddable
    2.  ARM support

    BlackBerry QNX VS Windows 10

     
  7. ZealOS icon
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    The Zeal Operating System is a modernized, professional fork of the 64-bit Temple Operating System. Guiding principles of development include transparency, full user control, and adherence to public-domain/open-source implementations.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    ZealOS VS Windows 10

     
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