Just wanted to say - spare a thought for the *BSDs - like Ghost BSD & NomadBSD. For someone transitioning from Windows it may matter little whether they switch to linux or BSD - and GhostBSD may tick all boxes.
Keen to hear about issues with Mint as that’s the distro I reach for first (except for a Macintosh).
Boyd - if you haven’t - take a look at balenaEtcher as an alternative to Rufus. It’s likely to be easier to use for anyone not used working with ISOs - or at least - less daunting.