S.no LINUX WINDOWS
1. Free of cost and open source Commercial and comes with a price
2. Completely customizable user cannot access any system files
3. Highly secure Quite prone to viruses
4. Complex for users who are not from a programming background Even a layman can operate
5. Can be booted from a logical or primary partition Has to be booted from primary partition only
6. Consumes more running space Uses microkernel that takes lesser space
7. File names are case sensitive File names are not case-sensitive
BY Best Interview Question ON 20 Apr 2019