Linux Mint 22 "Wilma" debuted late last week and holds onto the crown as the most sensible choice if you're looking to move from Windows.
Linux Mint 22 Cinnamon Review – New Ubuntu base, same mint
Cinnamon 6.2 on its native X11 is the best attempt to make modern GNOME back to a traditional desktop in town – click to enlarge
Version 22 is based on Ubuntu 24.04, which appeared in late April. The Ubuntu Noble beta was delayed, and correspondingly, the Mint blog said in June that "there are many bugs in this BETA", followed by a summary in the July post:
The BETA phase was very productive. We went through a total of 203 bug reports, it was intense 🙂