Hardware changes: Updated motherboard, ASRock 960GC-GS FX, updated CPU AMD FX-4300, 4GB DDR3. Had to do repairs of both XP's, Windows 10 OK. Symptoms: I tested the XP systems after the repair, they ...

I have been struggling for quite some time now to set up multi-boot support on a new HP Pavilion dm1-4310ez sub-notebook that came preloaded with Windows 8, UEFI, and gpt disk partitioning. During ...

Microsoft has published the hardware requirements that manufacturers must follow if they want to slap a “Designed for Windows 8” sticker onto their systems. In among many innocuous ...

One thing you might have noticed about Windows 8 is its new boot loader (i.e. the screen that appears shortly after you start your PC). It has a graphical interface, which is nice, but it’s not great ...

Ubuntu and other Linux distributions make dual booting easy, once certain configuration issues are addressed. Dual booting requires that space be made on the hard ...

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued a call to action to beef up security of a little-known but important piece of software that can be found in every computer. Called ...

It’s an absolute nightmare: You’re on your way to a client meeting, only to find out that your PC won’t boot. Windows just died. Maybe the boot loader shows you ...

Booting up a computer is one complex process. Hundreds of files get loaded and executed while the operating system is loaded. If you have arrived on this page, then ...

A new ransomware variant prevents infected computers from loading Windows by replacing their master boot record (MBR) and displays a message asking users for money, according to security researchers ...