External hard disks have become a very convenient way to not only expand the storage capabilities of a system, but also expand options for booting, cloning, and performing various diagnostics. As a ...

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

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 ...

But this Windows security feature provides a vital protection against dangerous malware—one some PCs have just lost. So what ...

Millions of PCs running Windows face a ticking clock as certificates that anchor the Secure Boot trust chain are set to ...

Back in the old days of 2010, I used to walk into my home office in the morning, hit the power button on my production system, and then head back upstairs to have breakfast. By the time I returned to ...

Windows 10 isn’t the only (kind of) free operating system you can install on your computer. Linux can run from just a USB drive without modifying your existing system, but you’ll want to install it on ...

Let's start by clearly stating what this post is, and what it isn't. It is a description of how I set up multi-boot for Linux systems, sometimes including Windows, using the GRUB bootloader. It is not ...

Some users have complained about this problem that when they start their computer, it doesn’t boot. Instead, a Default Boot Device Missing or Boot Failed blue ...