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The simplest and the most windows like in looks distro would be Linux mint, it's probably better than trying Ubuntu or other distros for your first experience with Linux.
If you want a challenge then go for it but just letting you know it's better start off with a few wins under your belt then getting freaked out by complex systems like fedora made for advanced users.
tbh I like mint, but for people that want to learn linux I think ubuntu is better.
There's more people using it, so you get better support, and there's other flavpurs available so things like kde and xfce are supported well right out the box
In that case you'd be better off installing and learning Debian. It's what Linux Mint and Ubuntu are based on, as well as many other distros such as Knoppix, Raspberry Pi OS, Kali, and many more. What you learn about Debian will be transferable to many other systems.
I don't think debian is good for first time users because: