Any hopes of installing a Linux-based distro? Depending on the software you need, there may be several viable alternative option you can use. For example, LibreOffice supports saving documents in the *.docx format, so less risk of compatibility issues. If you do need any features specific to MS Word, you can always use the online version and download the files afterwards. If you’re looking for an IDE similar to Visual Studio, you can download VS Code from the official Microsoft source for Linux (or the Flatpak but it can get buggy at times) and you can add various extensions that will transform it into a powerful IDE.
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