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Depends on your needs. If you use any proprietary production tools like Photoshop, you may still need to keep Windows on the side. As for myself, unless the user really gets used to Linux, gains some experience, I do not advise to switch to Linux fully. I've seen so many people who did this and returned back to Windows.
i am getting rid of softawre that do not work on linux soon, and most of the apps and games i use work on linux.
That's a good. You may still keep Windows on the side to use just in case. And you may use Linux all the time until you get really used to it. Then you may totally remove it sometime. I advise you to keep it until you're really sure.
Whats the point of keeping windows if 1. Windows 10 is ending support next year 2. If I get rid of all the non linux software it will be useless
Windows 10 ending support just means that you won't get updates. Your Windows 10 installation won't vanish instantly. Keeping Windows is when you change your mind or have a problem with your Linux installation, to have a backup system.
Yh ik I cannot live without updates