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 ...

When installing a fresh copy of Windows 10, you typically use a USB flash drive to launch the "Windows Setup" wizard to continue with the installation process. However, on a device that has a Unified ...

Hi everyone. I'm new to the forums, so bear with me. I have a Samsung 970 EVO 1TB m.2 SSD, which is an SED (Self-Encrypting Drive). I put it in my Lenovo Yoga C930. The SSD firmware is current, as is ...

The following are the highlights — and lowlights — of my adventures over the past 36 hours or so with the new Compaq 15 laptop which I picked up recently, Windows 8.1 and UEFI BIOS/boot. I started ...

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

UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) is the open, multi-vendor replacement for the aging BIOS standard, which first appeared in IBM computers in 1976. The UEFI standard is extensive, covering ...

When you turn on your PC, a lot goes behind the scene, starting with the detection of connected hardware. When you have multiple external drives or USB HDD connected to a PC, the UEFI or BIOS will ...

Following my recent posts concerning my experiences with Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) and secure booting, here's a Q&A with Mark Doran, the UEFI forum president. In general I agree ...

Generally speaking, motherboard manufacturers try to release BIOS/UEFIs that are stable and have all the features you’ll ever need for the motherboard on day one however, this rarely happens as bugs ...