N.B.: Some laptops allow you to set the boot devices using a Windows application. Toshiba, for example, does this with some of their laptops. The application is either a standalone application or an ...

If your computer won’t start you might be pulling out your hair at the prospect of losing all your precious data. But all isn ...

October security patch leaves users unable to fix their PCs Updated Microsoft has confirmed a bug that disables USB mice and ...

Booting up your PC using USB drives is useful. It allows you to reinstall your Windows, deal with easy system restores, and more. But what if bootable USB is not detected in Windows 11/10? This can be ...

This solution requires you to open the computer and disconnect and reconnect the hardware inside. Proceed only if you know what you are doing or take the computer to a hardware technician to perform ...

What is flashing the BIOS? Flashing is another way of saying updating with a new program. You need to be very careful doing this as if you have any problems during the process, you could be left with ...

Connecting an external hard drive to a computer before turning on the system can confuse the device when loading the operating system. When a computer hangs after the BIOS splash screen while being ...

Windows computers that support advanced startup options in the BIOS can be set to start automatically on a schedule. Mac computers running Mac OS X Mountain Lion can also be set to start up ...

With an old laptop, I cloned the OS HD to an SSD with Macrium Reflect, both harddrives are mounted inside the laptop. When I enter the BIOS, I wanted to select the SSD as the first boot choice. But it ...