The Raspberry Pi development team has introduced a new boot menu feature that allows users to select their preferred boot device, similar to the functionality found in PCs. This enhancement provides ...

Hi everyone. I'm new to the forums, so bear with me. I have a Samsung 970 EVO 1TB m.2 SSD, which is an SED (Self-Encrypting Drive). I put it in my Lenovo Yoga C930. The SSD firmware is current, as is ...

In cases where you are unable to boot into Windows and cannot access your files, you can create a bootable drive and use the media to boot and repair your OS installation on your device. In this post, ...

Portability is a huge advantage that Linux enjoys over most other desktop operating systems as most major distros work very well when installed to a flash drive. However, there are still machines in ...

In the first article of this series, I explained the fundamentals behind the Libreboot free software BIOS project and why you might want to replace your BIOS with it. I followed up by describing how ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. You've got one of these lying around. Just make it has a 4GB ...

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 ...

There are a bunch of tools that let you load an operating system onto a USB flash drive, allowing you to boot from that drive and either run or install the OS. But most of those tools are only ...

I am trying to (re-) install Windows 10 Preview on my HP Stream 11 laptop, and somehow I am unable to make the machine boot from USB. I have created the Win10 USB stick using both the Microsoft ...

The Acer Aspire V11 is a small, fanless notebook with an Intel Bay Trail processor, a touchscreen display, long battery life, and decent performance. It ships with Windows 8.1, but one of the first ...