Kali is a pig at times and so is Pop, You could try any distribution, my personal favourites are Mint LMDE, Parrot Home edition, Debian with additional driver pack, and MX. having said that I do not recommend distributions, I only suggest, the choice at the end of the day is yours and yours alone.
Why Linux fails to load/install , common reasons
1] Corrupt download [check SHA sum]
2] bad burn to installation medium [try again] [if you used Rufus then try Balina-etcher]
3] Wind 8.2 and higher quick start/fast boot or secure boot not disabled [doesn't normally apply to older versions]
4] defective pen-drive/dvd
5] hardware fault,
5A] If old style HDD run integrity check
5B]if SATA SSD check for hidden partition at the beginning of drive [this will stop Grub from loading] and delete it before re-installing Linux
If M2.NVMe check, your system is NVMe compatible [not all older kit is]