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I have Mint (Xfce) on one machine, but haven’t used it for awhile - my main distro is Xubuntu.

Do the other flavors of Mint (Cinnamon/MATE) have the panel (”tray” to the Windows users) at top by default? I know when I’ve tried diff distros sometimes it’s at the top by default. That might tend to be pesky for some people used to Windows.

Also, for burning a Mint/other Linux distros to USB - I’ve found these programs to be very good -
Universal USB Installer -
https://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3

Rufus -
https://rufus.ie

There are more than a few Linux distros designed for people coming from Windows - tho, personally, I’d stay in the Mint/Ubuntu family tree.

There is a large variety of Linux distros, in general, to choose from, the overwhelming majority are free.

If someone’s is interested in giving one a test ride, they can narrow down what they might be looking for using the search page at DistroWatch.
https://distrowatch.com/search.php

This video may also be of interest -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI7QQqnV1P8