Old computers still have a lot of life in them.
Linux is a light weight operating system that can act like Windows without all the problems. You can still use all your online accounts, use an open source word or spreadsheet program and convert you existing ones.
There are many households that can't afford a new computer, but could get by with Linux. In converting a system to Linux the hard drive is totally wiped out. Linux is also virus resistant. What I mean by that is that your chances of getting a virus is greatly reduced. It doesn't annoy you with automatic updates (you do them, or not, when you want to).
There are many great YouTube videos on how to do it (or I can help).
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