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 ...

The USB flash drive has replaced the floppy disk drive as the best storage medium for transferring files, but it also has its uses as a replacement for CDs and DVDs. USB drives tend to be higher in ...

The “BootHole” bug could allow cyberattackers to load malware, steal information and move laterally into corporate, OT, IoT and home networks. Billions of Windows and Linux devices are vulnerable to ...

A boot sequence describes the initial set of operations performed by a device at the start of the boot process. During this stage, available resources reside in some form of local, nonvolatile storage ...

Microsoft accidentally leaked the "golden keys" that will allow hackers to unlock Windows-powered devices that are protected by Secure Boot, and the company is now scrambling to fix the blunder. The ...

For a long time, Microsoft didn’t sell Windows install media in the form of bootable USB flash drives. Instead, it prefered to stick to old-school DVD media, despite the fact that many notebooks today ...

When Windows won’t boot up, it can be a disturbing experience. But that moment passes quickly, and you must decide how to get past this (hopefully) temporary hiccup. Fortunately, there are plenty of ...

My system has had frequent random lockups for some time, so my last resort was reinstalling Win2k. Before I installed anything on it, it locked up and has locked up with the same frequency ever since.

Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to MacFixIt since the spring of 2008. One of his passions is troubleshooting Mac problems and making the best use of Macs ...