NOTE. Zorin is free but the full version cost a few bucks and imho is worth it for a newbie. Linuxmint is completely free and also newbie friendly. Another “beginner” distro to look at is Elementry Linux.
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sktn77a has a good point. What processor does your HP desktop have? If it is only one or two generations older than the 8th gen. Intel or like-age AMD CPUs, you should be able to do a simple registry hack and then do an upgrade to Win11 without losing your apps and files. I got my 6th gen. Surface tablet on Win11. Google “install windows 11 on unsupported computer” as he said. Worth investigating.
Any Linux system, I use Linux Mint with Surfshark and is fully compatible.
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