Least intrusive VM for trying out distros on Windows 10 machine

Okay, I tried searching to see if this had already been answered and did not have any luck. I am looking to use my work computer (Windows 10) to test out some different distros and figure out which one would work best for me. I am looking to setup a VM on the computer in order to do this and am looking to find the "least intrusive" VM so that it doesn't change too much on my work laptop. Do VMs have varying degrees of changes that are made to the system hosting it? I have used Ubuntu in the past and all I really know is that I want to try out more distros this time around and safely test them on a work computer that needs to remain running Windows 10. Thank you for your time and any feedback will also be greatly appreciated!!