In the old days, people commonly booted their computer from CDs and even floppy disks, but those days are long gone. Now, if you need to troubleshoot your PC, boot from a different version of the ...

We all need to start from scratch sometimes and if you're building a new PC, chances are you'll need to learn how to make a bootable USB drive. This will enable you to boot your PC directly from a USB ...

Why I never go anywhere without an emergency rescue flash drive ...

If your Chromebook does not boot into the operating system anymore, you can create a recovery USB flash drive and use it to reinstall a copy of Chrome OS on your computer. Google provides a tool ...

Apple only sells OS X Mountain Lion as a digital download in the Mac App Store. The installer weighs in at a hefty 4.05GB, but the good news is that you can install your copy of Mountain Lion on all ...

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 ...

I've tested many portable Linux distros, but PorteuX is the one I keep on my USB drive ...

Your new Mac doesn’t include an installation media. With the help of a GUI, Jack Wallen shows you how to create a handy flash drive for macOS. You bought that shiny ...

Google and Back Market’s $3 ChromeOS Flex USB Kit helps older PCs avoid e-waste, but availability remains limited after early ...

The USB flash drive has replaced the floppy disk drive as the best storage medium for transferring files, but it also has its uses as a replacement for CDs and DVDs. USB drives tend to be higher in ...