When trying to reinstall the Windows 11/10 operating system on a computer, or boot from an installation media, some users have seen an error – System doesn’t have ...

Connecting an external hard drive to a computer before turning on the system can confuse the device when loading the operating system. When a computer hangs after the BIOS splash screen while being ...

N.B.: Some laptops allow you to set the boot devices using a Windows application. Toshiba, for example, does this with some of their laptops. The application is either a standalone application or an ...

CSM or Compatibility Support Mode is a part of UEFI Firmware and is used to make an operating system and other connected devices compatible with the UEFI. It is only used by devices when the ...

I have a new PE R210 II with no OS. I want to put on plain vanilla Windows 7 Pro (this will be used just for hosting Sage software, no other use). The big issue is that I can't figure out how to get ...

With an old laptop, I cloned the OS HD to an SSD with Macrium Reflect, both harddrives are mounted inside the laptop. When I enter the BIOS, I wanted to select the SSD as the first boot choice. But it ...

When you’re troubleshooting your computer or installing a new operating system, you may need to “boot from a disc” or USB device (like an external hard drive or flash drive). Here’s what that ...

Rufus is an open-source program that creates bootable USB sticks for Windows installation and more. Compared to Microsoft’s Media Creation Tool, Rufus offers many more options for configuration setup.

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 ...

John O’Brien’s PC can’t boot from a USB drive. Every PC needs a way to boot into something other than the installed operating system. Removable boot media allows you to repair your Windows ...