I definitely agree with those who recommend the dual boot option.
That's how I transitioned from Windows XP. That way, you can try doing stuff on Linux, task by task, and program by program, with no pressure, since you CAN access Windows.
Some things transitioned easily, some not so easily.
I use a computer mostly for the Internet (Firefox) and for recording music (Audacity).
I had already started to use Firefox and Audacity on Windows, so using them on Linux Mint is a piece of cake.
I found myself going to the Windows partition less and less.
Nevertheless, for a few years, there were two things I could do on Windows XP that took me a long time to figure out how to do with Linux Mint.
One was playing and slowing down mp3s for learning purposes (I'm a musician).
The other was a computer invoice in MS Works spreadsheet format that I used once a month for billing a client.
Fortunately I made a good guess at exporting to another format that worked with the LibreOffice spreadsheet months before the Windows computer died.
And a few months ago I discovered VLC media player that has a slow down function.
So now there is officially no reason in my mind where I wish I had access to Windows. I have a third computer that has an old Windows 7 partition on it from the people that gave it to me... it's got a password on it, so I can't access it directly, but I'm sure I could find someone to make it accessible... but there really isn't any motivation to do so.
Really, when you consider how insecure Windows is, NO ONE should be accessing the internet with it- PERIOD. EVERYBODY should have a dual boot system, with Linux the one used for the internet. Linux is the BEST Windows antivirus program!
Windows would be useful if you have some specialized program for which there is no full-blown Linux equivalent, but for general purpose computing, there is very little missing from the Linux software toolkit.