You may have read our tutorials on how to install Windows on your computer and how to install Windows OS on VirtualBox. But if you want to install Windows 11 side-by ...

Windows 8 has the ability to create a bootable USB flash recovery drive that can be used to troubleshoot a Windows 8 computer that is unable to start. A recovery drive is the same as a startup repair ...

Nobody likes waiting forever for their PC to start up, and these tricks can help speed up that process and improve your PC.

The Windows 8 developer preview is out for all to try, but installing it over your main Windows setup is a scary (and unrealistic) prospect. Here's how to dual boot Windows 8 with your current Windows ...

Windows 7 and Ubuntu, despite their opposing missions, can get along like best pals on a single computer. Here's how to set up a dual boot system that lets you enjoy the best of both worlds in perfect ...

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 ...

There are multiple stages associated with a new PC build where things can go wrong — you might buy the wrong components, inadvertently break some of them and cost yourself hundreds of dollars, or end ...

The Advanced startup options menu allows you to specify various options for how you would like Windows 8 to start or to provide access to repair and diagnostic tools in the event that Windows is ...

In this tutorial, we will show you how to change Boot Menu Timeout in Windows 11/10. If the default boot menu timeout (which is 30 seconds) or wait time to display operating systems installed on your ...

Safe Mode for Windows is an alternate way to access your system in order to fix problems or remove malware from the computer. This tutorial will introduce you to the feature and show you how to boot ...

A variety of factors can affect Mac OS X startup time, though there are a few not directly tied to the speed and resources available on your Mac. If you think you are experiencing inordinately boot ...