Windows is a great operating system, but over time, the system requirements and the size of the operating system (OS) balloon out, till it isn’t feasible to run it on your five-year-old computer. Rather than buying a new one, you can try reinstalling the OS, but if you want a more permanent solution, you may need to look beyond Windows and explore Linux.

Linux is no longer restricted to nerds trying to one-up each other. Instead, several distributions (distros) of Linux cater to people without experience using the OS. Here are some of the best Linux distros to try out right now. You don’t have to uninstall Windows to try out any of them. Just load them to a pen drive and boot your computer via the USB.