If your Chromebook does not boot into the operating system anymore, you can create a recovery USB flash drive and use it to reinstall a copy of Chrome OS on your computer. Google provides a tool ...

If you get the “Couldn’t find a bootable operating system” error while turning on your Surface laptop, use these fixes to resolve this error. Check if your SSD ...

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 ...

Aside from their highly customizable nature and lack of privacy-intrusive services, live boot is one of the best features of Linux distributions. After all, the ability to boot into a random distro ...

With the USB drive configured and Windows 11 installed, simply turn off your PC, insert the USB drive into one of your ...

Before you start, ensure your system meets the basic requirements for running Rufus. Rufus is a lightweight tool that does not require installation, making it easy to ...

We all need to start from scratch sometimes and if you're building a new PC, chances are you'll need to learn how to make a bootable USB drive. This will enable you to boot your PC directly from a USB ...

A secure operating system that can be carried around on a flash drive will be unveiled at the Infosecurity conference in London later this month. Trusted Client is an encrypted operating system that ...

One of the most frustrating parts of troubleshooting any PC is that it's often the only device you have, making it tricky to recover data or reinstall the OS. I've long had a collection of USB drives, ...

First off, a little context. I'm a 30+ year Mac user and I just bought my first PC in decades. I'm no stranger to Windows and Linux, but haven't used them as a desktop OS for about 15 years. My ...

As someone who extensively writes about all things Windows, I find myself installing the Windows operating system quite often. Most of the time, these installations are geared toward setting up ...

Starting your Surface from a USB drive can be useful if you want to change firmware settings or Windows startup settings or if your Surface device does not turn on, start, boot, or wake from sleep.