me88 :
is there a way to run windows programs and files in linux or is wine the only option? I hear wine will make your linux system acceptable to windows issues and viruses
WINE will work with some, not all Windows applications.
A couple of other not so good options:
https://www.howtogeek.com/133515/4-ways-to-run-windows-software-on-linux/
Other than that, no.
What Windows things are you wanting to run?