Use Advanced Startup Options or the Installation Media to perform System Restore when your Windows 11/10 PC does not boot to desktop.

Right now my computer is booting up fine (not counting the safe boot options menu from where all options lead to what I am about to tell you) and then after the WinXP logo disappears to a ...

If your computer won't start and there are mission-critical files you absolutely have to get your hands on, I've got a solution that might save your skin.

I hope this is the right place to ask this question- the other day when I got home my computer was off when I left it on, never a good sign. I try to boot but the BIOS wont load, just a blinking ...

Access the BIOS The computer's BIOS can toggle some of the problems that prevent a computer from booting with an external hard drive attached.

If your desktop PC won’t turn back on—as in, it won’t even POST—my first assumption is a crucial cable has fallen out of a connector just enough to cause an issue.

Desktop PCs hold an advantage over their laptop cousins in this issue, as you can open the case and inspect the RAM modules quickly and easily. Firmly reseat all of the chips and try booting again.

One of my chief complaints with Windows 8 is that Microsoft forced you to boot to the new Start screen rather than giving you the option of booting to the desktop–which is where I prefer to hang ...