Until operating systems start fast and sleep soundly, Linux-based "pre-boot" operating environments are good solutions. Too bad nobody uses them. Rafe Needleman reviews mobile apps and products for ...

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 ...

For some time now I have gotten a slow but steady volume of requests that I write about UEFI firmware and EFI boot relative to installing and maintaining Linux. As a result of a casual comment I made ...

This article highlights the issues that older computer systems will encounter when the Secure Boot Certificate expires ...

Apple has gone forward and has not looked back ever since, with the macOS 11 Big Sur containing all the new features and functions that Mac computers give the public. That includes everything that is ...

No need to reboot your computer just to switch operating systems.

You can have your new Microsoft operating system and keep your old one, too—here's how. I've been testing PC and mobile software for more than 20 years ...