I did the same and Win 10 killed it. But, it was an old ACER laptop with a single core AMD processor and 32 bit data path. It was a useful machine for traveling when all I wanted to do was check email, or type in an airport.
32 bit machines don’t do the Win 10 thing very well, or so I have been told and experienced.
But yeah, a 62 bit machine would probably run it just fine
But, here is the kicker.
Win 10 = $139.00 downloaded from Micro-Fascist.
Unbutu = Free, or whatever you donate.
On a 11 year old machine, the Win 10 might be worth more than the machine depending on what he’s got. And you’d have to carefully backup everything before reloading windows.
You can get a reconditioned, used machine, that is 7 years old, or less, with probably way more storage, and better video, for $149.88 on Ebay.
https://tinyurl.com/4c7n2c5d
So, 10 bucks more for probably better machine, pre-loaded with Win 10, or a free Linux OS, and swap everything out.
Just my thoughts
Do you have an item #? That link just took me to a generic eBay page. Just asking because it can be very tedious to find a good seller that will communicate with you, maybe throw in an extra for a few $$ more, not load pirated software, etc.
Actually, what I really need right now is a cheap netbook / small laptop for my Mom so she can do Zoom meetings & watch online church services while in rehab. (NO visitors allowed, except visits through an outside window. Like that’s fun in windy 17 deg. temps in February!) I have a Lenovo I use myself — nice machine and got it on eBay for $100, but it took two trips back to Lenovo to get the darn thing straightened out, including getting the camera working.