There is no secret MS Windows is the most popular and most used Operating System in most personal computer in one of its latest flavors Windows 10 and Windows 11. Microsoft has stopped providing support to most Windows releases, but keep supporting those that enrolled to an extended program by registering with a Microsoft account.
Window 11 requires a special piece of software called Trusted Platform Module specification 2.0, (TPM 2.0). Many computers built or assembled before the year 2018 do not have this hardware enable in the BIOS/UEFI or just do not have it, reason for that some users bypass this requirement creating and installer that skips those options at installation time, but this puts on risk many computers of not receiving security updates or support from the official developer, Microsoft.
Since Windows is the most popular it is better to have it installed on a Virtual Machine or use a phisycal computer and bypass the TPM 2.0 requirement with Rufus, a tool used to create bootable media for Windows OS.
Another Operating System that it can be installed or virtualized is Linux. The traditional Linux Distros are Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, SuSE Linux, and many others.
One good thing on Linux is that does not require special hardware unless using it in production as a web server, database server or any other special use of it.
macOS is the Operating System for hardware designed and commercialized by Apple. The latest version is called Tahoe but only for new Apple devices that run Apple Silicon CPUs, M1, M2, M3 and M4. macOS Sequoia is still supported and is running well on personal MacBook.
| OS | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Windows 10 | Obsolete | Can be run with extended updates |
| Windows 11 | TPM 2.0 | |
| Tahoe | Runs only on Apple Silicon CPUs | |
| Sequoia | Apple Devices with Intel CPUs | |
| Linux | Kernel 6.18.9 from Feb. 6, 2026 |