Windows install floppies and discs have gone the way of the dodo, but it still pays to keep a copy of the OS on a USB drive. Here's how to make your own.

Installing Windows from a USB flash drive is more convenient and faster than optical discs. Plus, if you have a netbook or another type of computer without an optical drive, you don't have any other ...

If you’ve been looking for a way to create bootable PE flash drives that’s easier than running a command line utility and hand-copying files–you’ve just found ...

I am in charge of upgrading a small computer lab from Windows XP to Windows 7 and I'm having a hell of a time with it. One quirk of these computers is that they don't have a DVD drive, so I've made an ...

This article shows you how to install Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8 on a computer using a USB flash drive. This lets you install Windows on a netbook or another computer that may ...

Ready to take Windows 10 for a spin? All you need is an available PC, a flash drive and a free utility. Rick Broida Senior Editor Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, ...

So you want to install Eeebuntu 2, the new custom version of Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex designed for Asus Eee PC mini-laptops that was released a few days ago. You ...

Are you accidentally ruining your USB? Discover the four common mistakes people make with flash drives and learn how to ...

You might be surprised by how useful a small flash drive is.

I'm trying to switch the old spinning disk drive out of a Mid 2009 13" MBP for a new Crucial MX300 SSD. I made a boot drive for El Capitan with Diskmaker X and tested it with the old drive in, and if ...