Partitioning your hard drive is part of the process and could affect your current data. Make sure to back up your system completely before you begin. Depending on the arrangement, you may need to ...

One of the big barriers to upgrading to Windows 8 is that Windows 7 is so good. For keyboard-and-mouse users, Windows 8 isn't a hugely compelling upgrade -- and without judicious use of third-party ...

I recently set up one of my test PCs to dual boot Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008. Since I installed Windows Server 2008 last, that's now the default OS. So the PC automatically boots into Server ...

Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...

Are you a dual-booter running a Linux-Windows or even a Linux-Linux dual-boot system? Have you ever lost booting access to one of your OSes or want to be prepared for if and when that happens? If yes, ...

Your computer's hardware clock stores the time, even when the computer is off. Windows assumes local time, while Linux assumes UTC time, causing time discrepancies in dual boot situations. To make ...

Well, many users are aware of the Graphical and Text-based Multiboot Menu in Windows 11/10 but don’t know the difference between the two. The major difference between the two lies primarily in their ...