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How to set up an SSD as boot drive for your new or existing computer

The boot drive is the most fundamental of all the drives your PC may use, as it contains the operating system. Whether it's a hard disk drive (HDD) or solid-state drive (SSD), it has everything your ...

How (and why) to boot Windows 11 from a USB flash drive

Booting from a USB stick is very helpful for many purposes. However, many factors have to be right for the boot to work ...
CRN

How To: Boot A Dead PC With Nothing But A Thumb Drive

But with the advent of the tiny, lightweight, and portable USB key drive, system builders now have a new tool. I believe the USB key drive could alter—even usurp—our old rescue and ...
Liliputing

Easily boot multiple operating systems from a USB flash drive with Ventoy

There are a bunch of tools that let you load an operating system onto a USB flash drive, allowing you to boot from that drive and either run or install the OS. But most of those tools are only ...
PC Gamer

Need to clone your boot drive for your next PC upgrade? I've discovered my new favorite tool

This week I've been: building a new gaming PC for the next issue of PC Gamer magazine. It's a beauty, too, using the new Asus ProArt PA401 chassis and golden RAM... yes, golden! Last week I was: ...