Perhaps, I will try a Linux operating system.

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I installed it on an old laptop - it's amazing.

Instally software can be a pain.
And if you want to use it for games then it's not so good.
But for all other work, I love it. Comes with many free default programs which are like suped up windows software.
GIMP (photoshop), kpaint, and many more. Even has a few little games.

There is literally no easier way to install software, that's why we have Linux. Clicking through install 'wizards' is the most pointlessly time consuming thing about mainstream OSes.

A quick laptop running Red Hat can install 5000+ programs in less than an hour.

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Alright, well I might keep this in mind for some point down the road. I mean after all my laptop does work pretty good with windows 10 so there's not really a good reason to mess with it.

I do still have my previous laptop and it turns on but I think the hard-drive may need to be replaced before I'd be able to put an Operating System on it. Or maybe it just needs an OS...not sure, I suppose I'd have to pull it out of storage and see.

But yeah I think somehow upgrading to windows 10 from windows 7 on that machine was too much for it...so it just screwed the whole system up. To be fair it was sort of on its last leg anyways, I had it for around 5 years, so it probably was not the smartest choice trying to upgrade to windows 10.

Modern laptop drives are pretty tough usually, I'd give the old one a shot. That looks more like a memory issue, Linux in general should be lots smoother than either such Windows version.

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"Standing on a well-chilled cinder, we see the fading of the suns, and try to recall the vanished brilliance of the origin of the worlds."
-Georges Lemaitre
"I fly through hyperspace, in my green computer interface"
-Gem Tos

Microsoft is now in the Linux foundation anyway.

Sooner or later we'll see Windows releases with the functionality on by default.

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"Standing on a well-chilled cinder, we see the fading of the suns, and try to recall the vanished brilliance of the origin of the worlds."
-Georges Lemaitre
"I fly through hyperspace, in my green computer interface"
-Gem Tos

Just discovered this thread, there's some interesting stuff here. I've played around with Linux distros quite a bit over the last couple of years, and while I'd agree that Ubuntu and Mint are the 'safe' big-name choices, there are a handful of smaller, little-known 'gems' that you might like to try out. These are MX Linux, LXLE and Peppermint: the last two in particular are just about as user-friendly and reliable as Linux systems can be, while MX is packed with features while being a little more complex.

If you do opt for Ubuntu, bear in mind that many users can never get comfortable with the 'Unity' desktop interface (I was one such person). Mint is far more conventional and tractable in that department, IMO.

I would not advise a beginner to get involved with the likes of Arch, Fedora, Open Suse and a good few others....

Although I personally always start out with Lubuntu and change it from there, I think what KDE are providing with their Plasma desktop ("Neon") is similar enough to Windows that a newbie won't be overwhelmed. I'm a bit particular about how my computer enviroment works (as I guess most Linux users are), so I've only ever played with it and not used it on a day-in day-out basis. But if I were forced to use one stock distro, it would be Neon or Mint.