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You can take out "to dual-boot with Windows 10" out of the equation, they'll all do that just fine especially if you stick with the bigger distros. They're all assuming that people will do that at first when trying out Linux.
My usual recommendation is to try out a few in a VM first, get acquainted with it, get a feel of whether you like it or not before you install it on your real hardware. Then simply enjoy and welcome to Linux!