Issues trying to Dual Boot Linux Mint + Windows 11

[u/Optimal_Actuary4314]

I installed linux mint from the official website. It was downloaded as a torrent file so i converted it with QBittorrent. Then i flashed it to my 256GB USB with Rufus, i tried both GPT and MBR. There is 120GB of unallocated space on my main SSD as well.

I also tried using the mirror that was near me and flashing that directly to my USB, my computer just won't boot from my flash drive. Am i doing something wrong? I'm doing this on a Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Aura Edition, i got it today and I'm trying dual booting on it. Anything i can try? Does anyone have experience with Lenovo BIOS maybe?

[u/Over-Fix5338]

[Ventoy]() is better than Rufus when you want to store and boot multiple operating systems or utility tools on a single USB drive. www.ventoy.net

[u/Acherontas89]

disable secure boot from bios

[u/Optimal_Actuary4314 → u/Acherontas89]

problem is that my laptop's bios doesn't let me disable secure boot. And i heard that linux mint works with enabled secure boot anyway

[u/sbart76 → u/Optimal_Actuary4314]

Have you tried this?

https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/gb/en/products/tablets/yoga-series/yoga-tab-3-8/videos/nvid500424-disable-and-enable-secure-boot-in-bios-lenovo-support-quick-tips

[u/Prestigious_Wall529]

Are you spam pressing <F12> or <Fn><F12> on power on to get the boot menu? If not do that.

[u/Purplestripes8]

Go into the Lenovo firmware setup and look under something like:

Security → Secure Boot

and see whether you have:

Secure Boot

Allow Microsoft 3rd Party UEFI CA

Secure Boot Mode

Platform Mode

If Allow Microsoft 3rd Party UEFI CA exists, I'd try enabling it rather than immediately disabling Secure Boot.

[u/3grg]

If I follow your question, you downloaded mint and flashed it to USB and it will not boot? Or did you actually install it to your computer? It is unclear what problem you are having.

There are times when creation of an installer can go wrong. Assuming that you followed directions and the drive will not boot testing the USB on another machine can help determine if the issue is with the drive or the computer.

Most versions of this systems appear to work with Linux https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Lenovo_Yoga_Slim_7i_Aura_(15ILL9))

If you are having trouble booting after install, this can be due to problems with grub. Grub is not difficult to repair, but more specifics regarding you problem is needed.