If you have any issues with Linux you can email me, grumpskennel@gmail.com I have been using Linux since 1992 and not had windows on my personal PC since the advent of winXP when they shifted from a proper DOS system to NTFS.
Daft init? I was employed by a well known computer company as their "so called" Linux guru they gave me a Windoze PC to use and I only ever dealt with Windoze inquiries. Loving retirement though, I have written my own Linux operating system, the whole thing including all my programs fits on 2GB micro SD card which I carry in my wallet for use anywhere.
Boot from it bypass windows passwords decrypt the HDD and repair the faulty system, simples init?