Looking for persistent distro

I like to have a live system on a usb-stick that can remember my 
keyboard layout and that automatically boots into the system instead of 
waiting until I select this or that option to boot.

MX Linux used to be perfect for this, but this distro is becoming more 
annoying with every update. The most recent update (Wildflower) does no 
longer want to remember my keyboard layout; instead it wants me to 
choose my keyboard *every* time it boots up. So exit MX for me.

Can anyone recommend another "persistent" distro that's less annoying 
than MX?

Thanks,