Linux Mint (of which I prefer Debian Edition) is pretty good. It uses the Cinnamon DE and that's really familiar to Windows users. It's not Windows, but it looks similar.
https://www.linuxmint.com/download_lmde.php
Write it to a USB with Balena Etcher.
Start the laptop and press F12 (normally) to access a one-time boot menu. Select the USB device (that you inserted before booting) and then let it do its thing.
As it's loading it into memory (RAM) it'll take a minute. Then, the desktop will appear.
Make sure the hardware works and, if it does, make sure he likes it. If he likes it, then go ahead and use it.
I will try that and see what he thinks of it, thanks!
Let me know...
So long as he just updates after it's set up how he wants, it should run without any problems.
If he starts fucking with stuff, that's when it starts to break. So long as you don't fuck with it, it should just work.
But, make sure the hardware all works first. If you have any questions, I'll be here off-and-on today.
I just asked him and he said, I dont like linux, and i asked him why, and he said he tried it before, and i asked him which version, and he says I don't know, so I told him there's thousands of different versions, let me out it on a flash drive and you can check it out and i talked him into checking it out at least LoL
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