1. Imaging using Win32DiskImager
    2. Re-imaging using Rufus
    3. Appending GRUB settings' "Linux" line with "nouveau.modeset=0" (resulted in blank screen)
    4. Appending GRUB settings' "Linux" line with "nomodeset" (resulted in blank screen)
    5. Changing BIOS boot order so that the kali USB is before internal HDD
    6. Attempting to enable some sort of legacy or CSM boot option (could not find it without my BIOS)
    7. Attempted to boot from a different laptop (specs below), which worked without having to edit any settings.

Windows 10
    GTX 1060 6gb
    i7 7700HQ 2.80ghz
    16gb RAM

Windows 7
    Intel HD Graphics 520
    i5 6300U 2.4ghz
    8gb RAM