There should be an option in the setting to choose the max file size for which to generate the thumbnails.

No linux client and needs a credit card for the free trial. It should be avoided

The BIOS should have a boot order option. You could set you USB as first priority there. Your USB may need to be plugged in to appear in this list.

Don’t you have an option to boot from usb in the BIOS?

Note that accessing the boot menus is not always with F12. Sometimes it’s also ESC, F1, F2 or DEL. You should try those.

I use Linux at work because Windows has too many “annoyances that will curb [my] productivity”. I can understand that it is not for everybody though.