I've watched many videos, read many articles, regarding the subject above. Everyone seemed extremely happy with their first dip int the Linux world. They recommended Linux Mint the most because it's saving grace is that it comes with everything you might need as a new user.

They also recommended  Zorin OS because it looks like Windows on the surface.

I recommend OpenSuSE Leap because it is designed to have at least three ways to do almost anything on it. Two GUI ways, and one command line way. This makes it attractive to EVERYBODY, the new user, the creative user, the developer, the expert, the scientist. EVERYBODY!

All three recommendations are stable - hardly any problems, easy to learn, compatible with 64 bit computers, though OpenSuSE has 32 bit versions for the time being.

There are about 275 live distributions to choose from, but I narrowed it down to the three best suited for the new user. The most important thing I recommend a new user to research is dual-booting Windows and Linux. There is a way to keep Windows while you try Linux. The easiest way to Set Up Dual-Boot is by adding a hard drive to your desktop for which Linux can be installed without touching the Windows hard drive.