Since you already got answers, I’ll just elaborate on the virtual machine part. There are tools such as VirtualBox or VMWare Workstation Player that allow you to essentially set aside part of your system’s resources to simulate another machine that you can install and run an OS on as if it were an actual, physical computer. This way you can try out Linux inside Windows and see if it’s fit for your needs without having to replace your already existing OS and if you don’t like it you can just delete the VM and move on.
This is a video showing how it works, it was released two months ago so there probably weren’t any UI changes to the tools in the meantime that could throw you off, and you can just follow it if you feel like giving it a try: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7XO1RXiOLs
Also this if you prefer a written format, but it’s two years old and might be outdated: https://itsfoss.com/install-linux-mint-in-virtualbox/
Since you already got answers, I’ll just elaborate on the virtual machine part. There are tools such as VirtualBox or VMWare Workstation Player that allow you to essentially set aside part of your system’s resources to simulate another machine that you can install and run an OS on as if it were an actual, physical computer. This way you can try out Linux inside Windows and see if it’s fit for your needs without having to replace your already existing OS and if you don’t like it you can just delete the VM and move on.
This is a video showing how it works, it was released two months ago so there probably weren’t any UI changes to the tools in the meantime that could throw you off, and you can just follow it if you feel like giving it a try: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7XO1RXiOLs Also this if you prefer a written format, but it’s two years old and might be outdated: https://itsfoss.com/install-linux-mint-in-virtualbox/
Give me a good guide to setting it up and that’s fine.