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 ...

When installing Windows 8 in Apple's Boot Camp environment, you may run into a problem in which the installer claims it cannot create a new partition or locate an existing one. Topher, an avid Mac ...

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 ...

One of the greatest things about owning a Macbook is that you’ll get the best of all worlds. You will not only be able to use the Mac OS X, but also install Windows ...

One thing you might have noticed about Windows 8 is its new boot loader (i.e. the screen that appears shortly after you start your PC). It has a graphical interface, which is nice, but it’s not great ...

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 ...

Microsoft has a surprise for users tired of waiting forever while their computers boot up. It will take less than 10 seconds for a Windows 8 PC to go from powered down to the start screen, according ...

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 ...

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 ...