Note down every tool you use in windows and use alternativeto.net to find linux alternatives for them. Thats what I did, saved me what you are going through. Everytime I tried to switch usinf a sifferent method I just ended up using Windows to not deal with the “pain point” of switching
Pirating a software still shows a company that there is interest in it. They will only know they are screwed when people stop buying and stop pirating