>>If I port over to a Linux flavor would I be able to use the touch screen or will it FUBAR? Test with a live usb first https://linuxmint.com/download.php I use cinnamon personally, just because it looks better and my PC has no problem running it How to make a live USB on windows https://youtu.be/RBC72byLDAA?t=20 You boot on that already and you test your touch screen, your sound and wifi (go on youtube typically) without installing anything. Then eventually if you actually successfully made the key, and booted on it, and tested all you need to check, then you can install linux side by side with windows, so you retain both aka "dual boot" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFJEBxg-o54 , or you just override the whole drive to install linux and get rid of windows. Both cases there's graphical interface to do that from the live USB, point and click even grandma can handle it Personally I would install linux side by side with windows for a start, so I still retain a windows just in case, then later you can do it all over again just for fun and get rid of windows What's your toshiba model btw?