Best advice you can give to less technical friends is to just use a ChromeBook / Windows 10S device / or iPad.
General purpose computers are no longer necessary for a significant chunk of consumers.
General purpose computers are no longer necessary for a significant chunk of consumers.
"Hey sumitgt, how do I get $software to work? I bought it for $79 on sale but it won't open."
> iPad
"Hey sumitgt, can you help me get $university's site to work? I need to turn in my homework before midnight, but the page says something about Internet Explorer and Adobe Flash."
Microsoft has been pushing the office online suite a lot in universities and businesses.
Also went to university a number of years ago and they used simple HTML file upload stuff for turnins of coursework.