Having bootable media ready can be a real lifesaver when you need to do a clean installation of Windows. Thankfully, it's easy to set that up. There are two main ways to create bootable media for a ...

Rufus is an open-source program that creates bootable USB sticks for Windows installation and more. Compared to Microsoft’s Media Creation Tool, Rufus offers many more options for configuration setup.

You know you’ve got a serious PC problem when your computer refuses to get through even the first phase of startup properly. If you can't get into Windows or macOS at all, then your troubleshooting ...

Microsoft has announced a new tool called Quick Machine Recovery (QMR) for Windows 11 to reduce downtime caused by critical issues. The tool is currently being tested with Windows Insiders in the Beta ...

Microsoft has responded to a serious problem with Windows 11, where installing update KB5066835 can break USB keyboards and mice, preventing them from working in the Windows Recovery Environment ...

A few unfortunate users of the Windows 11 October 2025 update (and Windows Server 2025) may have stumbled upon a critical issue where the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) failed to pick up mouse ...

This update fixes a problem with the Windows Recovery Environment not working with a USB mouse or keyboard. This update fixes a problem with the Windows Recovery Environment not working with a USB ...

Microsoft says the latest version of the Windows 11 Media Creation Tool (MCT) no longer works correctly on Windows 10 22H2 computers. The Windows 11 MCT is a free utility that downloads the latest ...