Want to try or install a Linux distribution (distro) on your computer? Making a bootable flash drive with an image of the distro is the simplest route these days. I've done it dozens of times, and ...

Several days ago, we covered where to download a Windows 10, 8.1, or 7 ISO image file, but a common question is what do you do once the image is downloaded? The answer is make a bootable USB drive out ...

Learn how to download and install Windows 11 25H2 ISO 64-bit file in quick and easy steps, explained all the way through ...

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Rufus is an excellent tool for making a bootable drive and installing an operating system. It has an easy-to-use interface and is lightweight. So, download Rufus from rufus.ie. Next up, we need to ...

We all need to start from scratch sometimes and if you're building a new PC, chances are you'll need to learn how to make a bootable USB drive. This will enable you to boot your PC directly from a USB ...

I think the reason we haven't heard many complaints about the doing away of physical media is exactly this. As long as power users can make their own offline media, there's nothing to complain about.

Apple hasn’t shipped operating systems on physical media in almost a decade, but there are still good reasons to want a reliable old USB stick for macOS Mojave. Luckily, it's not hard to make ...

Here's why it's recommended for every Windows user to have a Windows 10 boot drive around at all times. Jason Cipriani is based out of beautiful Colorado and has been covering mobile technology news ...

In this article, we’ll run through the steps necessary to create a bootable installer of the Mac operating system, whether it’s so you can install the latest version of the macOS on multiple Macs, ...