It has the best wiki I've ever seen https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners%27_guide You'll learn a lot about Linux and basically build your own distribution from scratch and have a complete control over your OS. Although if I were you, I'd first install Arch on VM or second computer/partition and do it when I'd have at least 2 days of free time, because first steps are hard, but well worth it in my opinion.
I've never had any problems with Visual Studio or LaTeX editor... All the stories about Windows 10 not working are like myths to me, like "what the hell people, are we talking about the same thing, because I've had totally different experiences than you".