My older rig is not W11 compatible and I am unimpressed by both W11's functionality (or lack of it in many cases) and MS continual faffing with the UX and it's data grab.
I've worked with Linux before and maybe more importantly I quite enjoy using Linux vs MS.
I picked PoP!_OS as a distro that was flagged as being particularly good with steam and the GeForce card in the box.
Installation was easy..until it wasn't. It didn't detect the GeForce card properly or pull down drivers. I had to work with a GPT to work out how to get the right driver installed then that process caused a complete failure to initialise the desktop. Turned out the driver install had corrupted the user profile and I had to drop to a recovery mode to create a new profile and delete the old, then hey presto all was well.
But that process it utterly beyond most non-IT folk. The description of that to them will casue them to run out and buy a new W11 laptop and thrown the old kit straight into the trash.
Unless the OS is preinstalled I don't know how to get round that, even a one button conversion is likely to induce too much fear.
what is sad is that after all that I like the Pop!_OS and think most windows/mac/phone users would be very comfortable with it. There is a shop/app store of stuff which handles your apt-get needs, updates are automatic. The UX to me is very pleasent I like it a lot.
My Mrs is a charity trustee and they are going through some trauma after MS just withdrew the 365 licenses they were using to force them onto basic with web apps only. I described how I could give the charity some free computers by putting Linux with Libra Office onto some older kit, how it was easy to use, free for life, very reliable......nope not interested. Got be windows or they'll run away.
Until Linux is a brand of sorts its got no chance. MS knows this so it's quite happy to do the bait and switch on charities for an extra few coppers knowing they'll likely cough up.