The BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) on your PC controls fundamental operations, such as guiding the computer on how to boot up and managing communication between the operating system and hardware. On ...

Safe Mode starts your Windows 10 or 11 computer with most features disabled. Boot in Safe Mode when you're troubleshooting an issue, or if Windows won't start normally. To exit Safe Mode, ensure it's ...

Fast startup is a feature in Windows 11 that helps your computer boot up faster after being shut down. It's a useful ...

But with the advent of the tiny, lightweight, and portable USB key drive, system builders now have a new tool. I believe the USB key drive could alter—even usurp—our old rescue and ...

There are a few ways you can resolve the Boot BCD error 0xc0000242 and it requires you to use Windows in-built Recovery Tools or a Windows Installation Media. Use the ...

Disable Secure Boot through UEFI, but only if you really need to This article explains how to disable Secure Boot on your computer. This security feature, enabled by default and included in Unified ...

I'm a bit in a bind here. My trusty workstation (dual Pentium III '99 vintage) "suddenly" decided, to fail on me. It didn't bother me much at first, but now I'd like to recover some browser stored ...