You also control Mint through a similar menu, which is found behind where Windows used to keep the Start button—it even reacts to your keyboard’s Windows key, if you have one, which on Linux ...

Like Ubuntu LTS, Linux Mint will be provided with updates for five years.In the case of version 21.3, this means support until April 2027, as this is counted from the first release of Ubuntu 22.04 ...

Linux Mint's "about" page describes it as "a modern, elegant and comfortable operating system which is both powerful and easy to use." ... Linux Mint is probably the best place to start.