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title: "Is Windows 11 Linux Based?"  
description: "Is Windows 11 Linux Based?"  
author: "Kalin"  
published: 2022-04-05  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96722/is-windows-11-linux-based  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["troubleshooting", "windows-11", "operating systems"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Is Windows 11 Linux Based?

Is Windows 11 [Linux](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/11489/linux-os) Based?

## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

![Is Windows 11 Linux Based?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/914250cc-e2f3-42c0-9e54-1f6a2935c312/images/d39bef2f-5553-43b4-8b9b-87e257b43497.png)\

- The Linux kernel underpins **[Windows](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95055/which-are-the-best-ways-to-get-the-most-out-of-windows-11) 11.** It would be significantly more surprising news than Richard Stallman making a lecture at Microsoft headquarters, rather than Microsoft's Windows NT kernel.
- Linux is a free and open source operating system based on Unix standards that includes both a programming and user interface interface. It also includes a number of independently produced elements that are free of proprietary code.
- Linux is an open source operating system, whereas Windows is a proprietary operating system. Linux has access to the source code and can change it to suit the needs of the user, but Windows does not.

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