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I love this for you. I'd love to learn how to do Linux someday but I just haven't had the time
Whenever you are ready I'd recommend you to start with a Debian based distro like Linux Mint, do a dual boot. It is great for beginners who are used to Windows, Linux has become far more user friendly than 10 years ago, now you can have a functional partition running with the most important apps in 30 minutes, no hassles at all. It only gets complicated if you want to dwell into nerdy stuff or run some very specific apps that are not native to the OS (there is always a way, though!). And Desktop Environments like Cinnamon, KDE or GNOME provide cool Graphic User Interfaces to allow a high degree of customization, just a few clicks and your desktop is looking beautiful, fast and comfortable. :)
I'm sorta slowly learning how to Linux by using my steam deck. It's been a very gentle introduction