The Windows Media Creation tool is easy to use and lets you keep a USB drive handy so you can install Windows 11 anytime you ...

A tiny multi boot USB setup that holds dozens of ISOs for live tools and installers, ready to revive any PC.

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 ...

Years ago, I finally made the decision to stop buying an optical drive when building a new PC, because I can’t remember the last time I actually needed to put a disc into my computer. Yes, I’ll ...

A bootable installer allows users to install older or newer macOS versions from an external drive. To create a bootable installer, users need an external drive (preferably a USB Flash Drive or a ...

Most computers today are sold without installation media. Instead, the manufacturers provide files on the computer's hard disk, usually in a special recovery partition. It's up to you to create a ...

It's easy to make boot disks on old Macs for older hardware, but as the years have gone on, it's gotten a little more difficult. Here's how to make classic Mac OS 9 and early Mac OS X boot media on ...

For reasons more archival than practical, I've decided it's time to make a one-time backup of all my old floppies. While I may not ever need to use them again, I'd like to make .iso copies of my ...