I have an Acer Aspire E5-774 with an Intel i5 core processor, 8GB RAM and Intel HD graphics. I want to be able to create a bootable USB flash drive for Linux Mint so that when I turn my PC on, the flash drive kicks in and my Linux OS boots up. That way, I'll always have my PC with me.
I have the latest iso file and the usual utilities have resulted in my laptop booting directly to Windows.
I have also tried disabling secure boot and disabling fast boot in Windows 10. The USB HDD option is the first in the list of boot systems in the BIOS.
When I tried booting from a Linux Live CD, I had to use the compatibility option, and tried to create a bootable USB drive from there, but couldn't figure it out.
If anyone could offer any advice or better yet an "Idiots Guide" I would be appreciative.
I have the latest iso file and the usual utilities have resulted in my laptop booting directly to Windows.
I have also tried disabling secure boot and disabling fast boot in Windows 10. The USB HDD option is the first in the list of boot systems in the BIOS.
When I tried booting from a Linux Live CD, I had to use the compatibility option, and tried to create a bootable USB drive from there, but couldn't figure it out.
If anyone could offer any advice or better yet an "Idiots Guide" I would be appreciative.