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 ...

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 - ...

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 ...

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 requirements. One of these ...

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.

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 ...

A vulnerability in trusted system recovery programs could allow privileged attackers to inject malware directly into the system startup process in Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) devices.