There's a surprising amount of code running before the OS even loads.

These days, bootstrapping a computer is a pretty straight forward process, at least as far as the user is concerned. But in ...

The boot drive is the most fundamental of all the drives your PC may use, as it contains the operating system. Whether it's a hard disk drive (HDD) or solid-state drive (SSD), it has everything your ...

Microsoft has made Windows 11 available for all users. Windows 10 users can upgrade their computers to Windows 11 for free, provided their computers meet the hardware ...

As our reliance on technology grows, so does the need for robust security measures that protect systems from unauthorized access and malicious attacks. One critical area of focus is the system's boot ...

Operating system maintainers, computer manufacturers, security and virtualization software vendors have worked together over the past few months to coordinate a unified response to a vulnerability ...

I'm planning on installing a second hard drive on a friend's computer the currently boots XP Home. I'm planning on installing SuSe 8.0 on the new hard drive but I've never done the dual boot thing.

Why don't computers turn on almost instantly like cell phones, MP3 players and other electronic things? It would be nice if there was less wasted time through the long "boot" - or start-up process - ...

Lenovo has fixed two high-severity vulnerabilities impacting various ThinkBook, IdeaPad, and Yoga laptop models that could allow an attacker to deactivate UEFI Secure Boot. UEFI Secure Boot is a ...