For a long time, Microsoft didn’t sell Windows install media in the form of bootable USB flash drives. Instead, it prefered to stick to old-school DVD media, despite the fact that many notebooks today ...

Learn how to boot into Safe Mode on Windows 8 with our easy-to-follow guide. Safe Mode is a diagnostic startup mode that allows you to troubleshoot and fix various issues with your Windows 8 system.

Photo: Microsoft One of the many notable new features in Windows 8 is how quickly it boots–it can start up in under 7 seconds, in fact. With such a short booting time, what will you get instead of a ...

Glennr4466 found a flaw in my advice about booting into Windows 8 Safe Mode. Because it requires a reboot, it doesn’t work if Windows refuses to boot at all. If Windows 8 won’t boot normally, it ...

Company details how the new secure boot process will work, attempting to respond to those wondering if they'll still be able to dual-boot Linux. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and ...

Many things can be done while Windows boots. Some are trivial: toe nails clipped, coffee made, restroom runs ran. Other things I'm sure we couldn't talk about here. Let's just say plenty of cribs and ...

When it comes to Windows sources, Paul Thurrott is about as solid as they get. On his SuperSite for Windows, Thurrott has just confirmed that the next big update to Windows 8 — known as Windows 8.1 or ...

A dual boot, or multiboot, setup enables you to access applications or devices that are compatible with only certain platforms, but installing a second operating system to a computer can interfere ...

That's good advice, and I'm happy to follow it. If all we do is sit around and moan about dual-booting Linux on UEFI systems, it really is likely to discourage some people from trying it, and the ...

Microsoft, and its original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partners, are planning to update Secure Boot on Windows Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) PCs, starting this year, per a Tuesday ...

Creating a bootable Windows USB drive used to be a chore, but today, one solution can pretty-well suit most people. However, there are times when a flash drive has some quirk that prevents it from ...