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 ...

Most IT professionals carry a bootable USB with recovery software, Antivirus scanners, Bootable Linux, etc. But the problem is that they need multiple USB drives for each image. Here is a solution – ...

Although the typical laptop boots from an internal hard drive containing an operating system, there are times when you need to boot from an external device, such as a ...

For those of you that manage multiple PCs with multiple version of Windows including 7, 8 and even the latest Windows 10 Technical Preview, the ability to have all your installation media on one flash ...

Windows: Can't decide whether you should commit your spare thumb drive to Windows recovery, Ubuntu, or some other live-booting OS? Run MultiBootISOs on your USB drive, and you won't have to choose—you ...

We all need to start from scratch sometimes and if you're building a new PC, chances are you'll need to learn how to make a bootable USB drive. This will enable you to boot your PC directly from a USB ...

Live Linux environments work just like a typical operating system but run entirely from a CD or USB stick – the latter being the most common choice these days. Since nothing is written to the host ...

One of the most frustrating parts of troubleshooting any PC is that it's often the only device you have, making it tricky to recover data or reinstall the OS. I've long had a collection of USB drives, ...