I've been messing around on PC since the Counterstrike days in highschool. For gaming i never owned a console, was always into custom PC. I always enjoy learning new things regarding research, new hardware.
On GAW I have learned how to archive, meme, scrutinize more strictly and find better primary sources among many other things. I would like to learn more from my brethren here.
I will share a few. Keyboard shortcut basics:
https://prabidhi.info/en/keyboard-computer-shortcut-keys/
Clear cache/cookies manually:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/search?query=clear%20cache
We are all thirsty for knowledge!
I'm not an IT Pro, but I'm very comfortable with computers. Linux is definitely secure but it's not easy to deal with when things go wrong. I've had a couple Linux Mint installations crash to the point of having to erase the whole OS and start over. I was not messing around with anything either, these were just updates that turned out to be catastrophic to my system.
I would not suggest Linux for the average computer user unless you're ok with the OS possibly deciding never to boot again. In other words, it's great for casual surfing and entertainment, but not for anything you absolutely need for making your living, unless you are an IT guy.
Sounds no different than Windows lol
Honestly the last 2 times I did a fresh Windows install, weird random crap went wrong that required more tinkering than my average Linux install.
I think most Linux distros have gotten a lot better, and Windows has gotten a lot worse, such that they have almost met in the middle now.
I've noticed that most people usually don't allow Windows to finish setting up. They would just start using Windows as soon as Windows boots up, interrupting the setup process.
That's one of the common issues that was brought into the shop I worked at and I had to do a system recovery or a clean install of Windows then just let it do its work until I see the "New Account" screen.
But the main reason why I stopped using WIndows about 10 years ago is because I got tired of waiting half a day for Windows to finish installing a single update.