>> Jeff Werner is a software engineer and has been writing this column since 2007. Q: First, let me thank you for your great column and help to all of us non-techies out here. My Windows 10 desktop ...

Have you ever experienced a frustrating situation when you press the power button On, your Windows computer boots up sometimes and never boots the first time? You try again and again, and it finally ...

If your PC always boots twice before starting, follow the below solutions to resolve the issue. Let us start with a solution that doesn’t involve making changes to the BIOS; instead, we will update it ...

Why don't computers turn on almost instantly like cell phones, MP3 players and other electronic things? It would be nice if there was less wasted time through the long "boot" - or start-up process - ...

Does Windows take a long time to start up? Don't wait forever! I've learned six tips that will speed up your computer's boot process. Computers have come a long way since the beige boxes of old, but ...

As we discussed yesterday, Presto is a compact, streamlined version of the Linux operating system that’s ideal for old PCs, low-powered netbooks, and slow-booting laptops. On a pokey desktop ...

A user here powered down the PC by disconnecting from the mains...(clever eh..!)<BR><BR>Now, the PC will start to boot Window but instead you get a black screen and a white cursor.<BR><BR>Anybody Any ...

While we are experimenting with installing Windows XP on in-house Intel-based Macs using the patch announced yesterday, we are noting a few issues reported by readers: Fix for installation issue -- ...

Boot process is the process in which any SoCs takes various device configurations (trim bit, device security settings, boot vector location) and memory initialization (like FLASH/SRAM/GRAM) is done ...

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