What is a boot disk and why do I need one? A boot disk is a floppy or a CD that you can use to boot your computer into a state in which you can use it to fix a problem. There will be times that your ...

— -- Are you one of those people who make a morning ritual of turning on your computer before going to make some coffee or tea while it boots up? Would it surprise you to know that you can ...

If one of your PCs fails to boot properly -- or is stuck in an endless boot cycle -- accessing Windows and your files may seem impossible. Troubleshooting and repairing a PC that reboots constantly ...

Download Windows ISO Create a Bootable USB or DVD drive Boot from the media and choose “Repair your computer.” Under Advanced troubleshooting, choose Startup Repair If you cannot boot into Windows ...

Safe Mode is a lightweight version of the Windows operating system that you can use to troubleshoot the computer when the operating system fails to boot. However, if Safe Mode doesn't work, you must ...

UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) is the open, multi-vendor replacement for the aging BIOS standard, which first appeared in IBM computers in 1976. The UEFI standard is extensive, covering ...

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 ...

If your Windows 11/10 PC or Laptop won’t start up or boot or the computer has power but won’t turn on, here are a few possible solutions you may want to try. There are mainly two scenarios. First, ...

Booting from CD is one of those computer functions that everyone seems to assume you know how to do. Watch this video, then read this quick tip, and you too will know. You may be able to just boot ...

Want to check out Windows 11 but don’t have a spare PC? You can install Microsoft's latest operating system on your existing Windows 10 machine and switch between ...

Eradicating Windows and slapping Linux on your computer sure isn’t as easy as it used to be. Modern Windows PCs produced after Windows 8’s release have UEFI firmware with “Secure Boot” enabled. This ...