Failed to boot Linux Mint Cinnamon Edge from USB - Lenovo Yoga i9

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I am a first time user of linux attempting to run Linux Mint Cinnamon Edge. I validated the integrity and authenticity of the files I downloaded as according to this https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtop...?f=42&t=291093 tutorial. I have my installation on a hard drive using rufus. When I try to boot through advanced startup I get the message in the attached image and have to just boot back into windows 11. Please help with troubleshooting this issue.

Your image shows Secure Boot enabled. Try disabling it in the BIOS firmware although that should not be necessary.

The link to the Linux Mint forums explains how to verify downloaded files in windows and shows nothing about installing Mint nor does it show any step to enter an entry in the windows bootloader. I don't think that will work, particularly if you have an EFI system. Under the Finally section on that page, there is a link explaining how to create a bootable iso. Did you also go through that process? That page specifically states to use Etcher.

There is other software designed specifically for creating a bootable usb for a Linux iso while using windows and you can do that with Rufus also. The image you post shows some references to an ntfs partition. If you have a Linux iso file on an ntfs partition, you can boot it from Grub2 but I don't know how you would boot it from windows. Are you supposed to somehow boot with Rufus. Why not just write it to a usb?

Try installing the image onto a USB thumb drive rather than a hard disk. This link indicates you may later run into issues, but the install itself should work.