You try can Linux out without installing it(via live USB)? Check this guide but use Kubuntu instead of Ubuntu. You can also try it out via virtual machine.
Also try to switch to cross platform open source programs like these so you'll be able to use the same programs when you switch to Linux
oh, for sure, didn't mean to detract from the point, sorry
for the people in the back: microsoft will screw you over every step of the way, pirating microsoft isn't putting a dent into anything, it's making microsoft software be the universal platform which is what they want; they would prefer everyone pirate windows and word to do their work than you install linux and use libre office because at the end of the day, they're the platform holders and you play the same role freemium players do in online MMOs