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 ...

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 ...

Slower performance A number of users are reporting significantly slower system performance in certain areas after applying the recent batch of EFI firmware updates for various Intel-based Macs. It ...

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 ...

Unless your computer is pretty old, it probably uses UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) to boot. The idea is that a bootloader picks up files from an EFI partition and uses them to start ...

If you see the following screen when you start your Windows 11/10 computer, then this post will be able to help you. The screen is known to appear in HP PCs with UEFI and offers the option to fall ...

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 ...

Apple has released Boot Camp 3.2, which adds support for some Apple peripheral devices and fixes critical bugs. An EFI firmware update is also available for mid-2010 MacBook and MacBook Pro systems ...

For some time now I have gotten a slow but steady volume of requests that I write about UEFI firmware and EFI boot relative to installing and maintaining Linux. As a result of a casual comment I made ...

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 ...