Linux basically comes with all the drivers for almost everything already in the kernel. Most distributions precompile basically literally every driver etc you could possibly need. Only in ie Gentoo might you be asked which drivers you want to compile in. Which basically you just go down the list and choose them all when it comes to filesystem and network card support etc.
Also most linux distributions come with a packaging system so if you ie need extra wireless support etc, it's just a one liner command and it auto brings down and installing all the dependencies etc.
At this point linux is most likely easily easier to set things up and get things running than windows these days.
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