When installing a fresh copy of Windows 10, you typically use a USB flash drive to launch the "Windows Setup" wizard to continue with the installation process. However, on a device that has a Unified ...

First off, a little context. I'm a 30+ year Mac user and I just bought my first PC in decades. I'm no stranger to Windows and Linux, but haven't used them as a desktop OS for about 15 years. My ...

My recent series of posts concerning UEFI and Secure Boot technology has drawn several comments and questions about the possibility of installing only Linux on such a system. I have just had to ...

UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) is the open, multi-vendor replacement for the aging BIOS standard, which first appeared in IBM computers in 1976. The UEFI standard is extensive, covering ...

I downloaded the Windows download of "Image for creating a bootable USB drive" from the memtest86.com website at this URL: http://www.memtest86.com/download.htm (the ...

Rufus is a free, portable utility that creates bootable USB flash drives from ISO files. As of 2026, the latest version is Rufus 4.13 — and it’s faster and more capable than ever, with built-in ...

The final release of Linux Mint 17 (Qiana) was made available over the weekend. The release announcements (Cinnamon/MATE) give a brief overview of the release. Two particularly important bits of ...

Keep an eye on your PC when you’ve just switched it on. Usually, a screen flashes by before Windows (or Linux, for that ...