Running Linux is a bad idea.
I have used Linux (openSuse) for years, and I'm not really scared of the shell, and the commands, but here's why I have stopped using Linux:
1>Lack of polish: At first, the desktop will look amazing. The desktop effects are stunning. "Wobbly Windows", "Shatter" etc are NOT available on Windows. But after you use it for a while, you'll find out it lacks polish. It doesn't look professional. It looks like a cheap copy of the Windows /Mac interface with added graphics effects. It's crude.
2>Lack of quality applications: Almost everything you can do in Windows, can be done in a Linux system. But then again, the applications in Linux look like beta versions. You'll run into problems. The applications will not be as functional as Windows equivalents. MS office is way better than LibreOffice. Adobe Photoshop is WAYYY better than the Gimp. And for some applications (like Adobe AfterEffects, Adobe InDesign, Adobe PremierePro etc) I've not found a Linux counterpart that comes anywhere close to Windows. You can do almost everything, but you can do those things better in Windows.
3>Difficult to install applications: 98% of the times, installing something will require an internet connection in Linux. When you want to install something, you'll use apt-get or zypper or something, or install it from the YaST2 or some other graphical front-end. But you WILL need an active internet connection. Windows applications are 99% self-contained. You can download the application installer into a pen drive, and carry it to any other Windows computer, the target computer does not need to have an internet connection, all the dependencies and DLLs needed by your application are built-in into the application itself. In Linux, you cannot do this. If you download an RPM or a DEB, save it to a flash drive, and carry it to a different computer running the exact same version of Linux, the target computer will still need an active internet connection. The installer is NOT self contained in case of Linux. Extra dependencies need to be downloaded.
4>Repository conflicts: Often you'll find different repositories offering the same software. Over time, this WILL create problems, dependencies will get mixed up causing unpredictable behavior.
5>Difficult to set power options. In Windows you can select the power saver power profile just by a few mouse clicks, in Linux, you'll need to use the command line to turn down the CPU frequency. Linux fans will tell you the power saver option in Windows has no effect on battery life, but they are wrong. From experience, I can confirm that a Linux computer will drain your battery faster (unless you do the cpufreqd from a command line) than a Windows computer running in the power saver mode.
6>Lack of vendor-provided drivers. And even if there is a Vendor provided driver, it will not work properly in every distro. Your only option is to keep using the drivers that came bundled with Linux. And they are crap. You will lose functionality. My "HP QuickWeb" doesn't work in openSuse. I cannot lock my touchpad by double-tapping on the top right corner. There's an option to disable the touchpad in openSuse, but when I use that, the "Touch lock" indicator light doesn't turn up.
I could go on and on, but I'm done.
Virus in Windows is a myth nowadays. If you're not an absolute idiot (you don't understand the difference between a .mp3 and a .exe), you'll never get your Windows infected. Modern Windows infections are MOSTLY caused by user's ignorance, not by attackers exploiting vulnerabilities in the OS.
If you have a spare computer and you want to experiment, try Linux. If you just have one computer and you depend on it, use Windows.