Q&A for How to Move from Windows to Linux

Yes, you can save them with no problems on an ubuntu formatted drive, just like any other file. In ubuntu you can open these files with LibreOffice, which operated mostly like the equivalent Windows applications.

If you install Linux and Windows side-by-side as the article explains, then you can just choose during booting which operating system you want to start.

You can have Linux and Windows on the same computer, or you could save the files you want to keep onto external storage, or you could just have multiple computers.

Because 32bit will run on either 32bit or 64bit machines it's a safe bet to start. Also, 64bit only really becomes useful if you have more than 4gb of RAM. If you are already running windows on your machine you can open 'system information' (just type it in the search box if you're not sure how to find it otherwise). Beside 'system type' it will either say x64 or x86 based system. x64 is 64bit and x86 is 32bit.

Google might not do something bad to your computer, but you can always switch to other search engines, e.g. DuckDuckGo, StartPage, etc.

It depends on what kind of operating system you have (Windows or Mac).

You can choose to format the drive when installing the Linux distribution. Save files you want to keep on the other drive first.

In order to change completely to Ubuntu, just select the "Erase Disk and install Ubuntu" option in the Installation Type menu.

You will change to the Libreoffice Program, which is compatible with all Microsoft Office files.