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Linux Mint is the answer for every newbie coming from Windows. You install the faenza-icon-theme from the repo which is not flat, you turn off the autohiding of the scrollbars (they have a gui for it), you turn off tap-n-drag which can wreck havoc (via dconf), do a few other quality of life changes (like the new cinnamon theme), and she should be happy with it. Just make sure you install a newer kernel (from the update app, there's a menu item for it), so this newer laptop is better supported.
I personally also install Cinnamenu instead of the default menu, and configure it to be super simple like this: https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/391/944/352/704/129/original/7e2ced150dbc8932.png It's so much more usable than the default cinnamon menu that has small icons.