October 22, 2014 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Make Tech Easier shows us how to get up and running with VirtualBox from a bootable USB drive. To do this, ...

Every Windows PC usually starts from the built-in hard drive, as the term “Windows PC” implies. This is because the Microsoft operating system is not anchored in or with the hardware, but is installed ...

Can’t boot Windows using a USB drive? If yes, you have come to the correct page. In this post, we will help you find a working fix for boot issues with USB. To boot Windows using USB, you first need ...

Back when the Windows 8 Consumer Preview hit the Web, we offered a basic guide on configuring a virtual machine. With Windows 8's Release Preview available and the final version inching toward ...

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 ...

First off, a little context. I'm a 30+ year Mac user and I just bought my first PC in decades. I'm no stranger to Windows and Linux, but haven't used them as a desktop OS for about 15 years. My ...

I clone my boot drive fairly regularly. I'm often building a PC for the PC Gamer Magazine or testing a new system for review, and my options are clone my existing test bench drive with all the games, ...

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 ...

With a simple USB drive and Tails, you can turn any PC into a secure, Tor-encrypted workstation in seconds.

my friends computer, on an msi x470 gaming plus pro, stopped working. im trying to take the first step towards fixing it by booting from USB. booting from a windows USB will give me a waiting screen ...