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Not sure exactly how the Linux multiple desktops work but windows is able to do this also, unless I'm confusing it for something else
You are. What you're talking about are virtual desktops or virtual workspaces.
I said "desktop environments", which is a specific thing in Linux. It's the GUI and suite of tools that come with it. They all tend to have a usecase in mind and different philosophy. There's Gnome, KDE Plasma, xfce, lxde, Budgie, Cinnamon, Sway, and a whole bunch more that I can't remember.
KDE Plasma exist also for Windows and even MacOS. https://docs.kde.org/stable5/en/khelpcenter/fundamentals/install.html
Well now, that's certainly something I didn't expect!
Although the site for the Windows installer doesn't work
So it's basically themes and preset packs of apps?
No, nothing like that. It can seem that way from a quick glance, but there's so much more under the surface.
It's such a large change under the surface that sometimes the exact same system, but with a different DE is considered its own distro, but usually they're called spins.