It really depends on your hardware, on the specific Linux distribution you choose, and what kind of programs you plan to use. I think at this point, if you have decently-supported hardware and you just need typical programs like a browser, image editor, office programs, then any beginner-friendly distro can do this without much fuss or opening conf files.
I'd also suggest working past the fear of editing a configuration file. It won't hurt you, especially if you just wiped your machine to try out Linux. Just back up the old version, try a change, and reverse it if it doesn't work. But many distros like Fedora, Mint, Ubuntu etc are possible to use without needing advanced technical knowledge.

Ha, then I misread your first comment thinking you were writing from the perspective of a beginner, sorry for that. I stand by that it might be possible at this point to install and operate some Linux distros fully with a GUI, but I may have just forgotten some terminal steps that were necessary along the way.