I'm going to start this post by saying something that a lot of people will find surprising. There are a lot of things that I like about UEFI firmware and the UEFI boot process. I think it is an ...

Windows 10 isn’t the only (kind of) free operating system you can install on your computer. Linux can run from just a USB drive without modifying your existing system, but you’ll want to install it on ...

Ubuntu and other Linux distributions make dual booting easy, once certain configuration issues are addressed. Dual booting requires that space be made on the hard ...

That's good advice, and I'm happy to follow it. If all we do is sit around and moan about dual-booting Linux on UEFI systems, it really is likely to discourage some people from trying it, and the ...

Eradicating Windows and slapping Linux on your computer sure isn’t as easy as it used to be. Modern Windows PCs produced after Windows 8’s release have UEFI firmware with “Secure Boot” enabled. This ...

Taking your first steps into the world of Linux can be a scary proposition. After all, we have a whole new world of terminal commands, desktop environments and applications to learn. Thankfully Linux ...

With Windows 10 going away soon, many of us are considering jumping ship to Linux. Thankfully, you don't have to ditch Windows entirely to start using Linux; running two OSes is easier than you think.

Microsoft has provided a workaround to temporarily fix a known issue that is blocking Linux from booting on dual-boot systems with Secure Boot enabled. The company says this temporary fix can help ...

Windows might be your bread and butter, but you can dual-boot it with Linux if you want to tinker, or play around with a wider range of open source software. Whether you're using Windows 10 or Windows ...