Which distribution of #Linux is the most similar to #Windows and works from scratch, without needing to use the command line? Does that even exist?

Context: I have mostly used Windows my whole life, but I'd like to use #win10eol to move some of my computers to Linux. I have tried Linux before (mostly #Ubuntu) and kept having problems, whether big or small, that wasted a lot of my time. I want to try again but do not have time to try dozens of Linux distributions. I know that if it works like Windows (i.e. same keyboard shortcuts, same settings), it will probably work for me. Any suggestions? 🙏

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This is more like what I expected the response to #win10eol to be from the rest of the tech world.

This would be dope on my still Win10 Box, but is a bit of a whuh? popping up on this Linux box.

Currently setting up my father's laptop - previously running Win10 - with ArchLinux and Mate Desktop.

Problem wasn't Win10 shutdown in October, but rather that it became too difficult to use to him: with fading visibility, understanding what happens on screen becomes difficult w/ Win10, windows lack border lines, explorer has too many different views and menus, with too little contrast, start menu is ad-blown and does not just list most important apps etc..

Mate desktop is enough Windows-like so I hope he understands it, but comes with so much more simplicity, consistency - but all necessary features, it seems.

I can have proper remote access with ssh to possibly fix things. And I can prevent severe system "damage" by not allowing system wide config changes, I can even dump and backup Mate's configuration, so I can restore it automatically, if it was modified badly.

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What do you do when you work in IT, in a country where #linux is "unthinkable"? Where everyone desperately clings to pirated software and #Win10EOL because trying anything else would amount to the collapse of civilization.
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Due to the #win10 EOL, I will be happy to switch another family machine to #fedora #linux this afternoon.
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This is more like what I expected the response to #win10eol to be from the rest of the tech world.

This would be dope on my still Win10 Box, but is a bit of a whuh? popping up on this Linux box.