Advice Needed Windows Server 2016 or Linux based solution?

I'm looking to get started intoserver stuff and figured that trialing it may be worth a shot. Before I spend all the time re-imaging my ex-gaming rig for it, I would just like to ask... Is it worth it?

Are there better Linux based solutions that would offer a more wholesome experience than the likes of Windows?

Currently I am running a Windows 10 machine so of course the Windows Server with the GUI would be most familiar, but learning from a command-line may yield a higher understanding of what I am doing.

All in all, not sure, what do you think?