Until operating systems start fast and sleep soundly, Linux-based "pre-boot" operating environments are good solutions. Too bad nobody uses them. Rafe Needleman reviews mobile apps and products for ...

Raspberry Pi and other SBCs can boot an operating system from SD cards and USB devices. I own multiple SD cards and am a fan of swapping them to instantly switch to a different OS, such as RetroPie, ...

Secure Boot has relied on the same security certificates to verify bootloaders since 2011, during the development cycle for Windows 8. But those original certificates are set to expire in June and ...

Firmware, encryption, and filesystem traps that break dual boot.

While this ability to install use multiple operating systems on Macs is convenient, in some instances problems with a non-Mac OS X system installation can prevent users from being able to boot back ...

Press [OK] to run the next boot device, or enter directly to BIOS Setup if there are no other boot devices installed. Go to BIOS Setup > Advanced > Boot and change ...

The news sounds ominous for open-source aficionados: Windows 10 PCs are going to be locked down even tighter than ever before. Manufacturers will be able enable UEFI Secure Boot without giving you a ...

Microsoft unveiled new information about Windows 10 at its WinHEC conference in China today, and the news is deeply concerning to anyone who values the ability to run non-Microsoft operating systems ...

Richard T. Wagner wants to remove Windows 7 from a dual-boot PC, and keep Windows 10. His version of Windows 7 doesn’t even work. Running multiple versions of Windows on one PC gives you more options, ...

Does your Mac also boot into Windows? Mine does, and it’s a pretty great perk of owning a Mac since 2006. But modern Intel-based Macs aren’t the only ones that can dual boot operating systems. Proof?

Microsoft is reminding users that the Secure Boot ecosystem will soon require a mandatory check-up. The Redmond-backed security protocol, part of the UEFI specification and primarily ...