Honestly with the way chips are these days I would virtualized it and sandbox the fuck out of it. Use what I absolutely cannot do on Linux and start moving over permanently.

It’ll take time, but you’ll eventually shed your reliance on the MS mothership and just enjoy computing for what it should be, not a gateway to ad revenue and invasive surveillance.

Grab a live CD, toss it on a USB stick and take Ubuntu for a spin. It’s insanely impressive even in RAM lol.