@shansterable @PurpleJillybeans

You will hear alot of people pushing you toward Linux Mint or Ubuntu. I myself use Linux Mint and consider it the most Windows-like experience. I have used Windows 3.1 to 11 and Linux for the past 20+ years.

I say all this to say, you should avoid Ubuntu. I recently created a Ubuntu Live drive to access files on a locked Windows machine. It took me awhile to find the file manager.

Linux Mint running the Cinnamon desktop is the one to go with.