With Windows 10 for PCs and tablets due July 29, and the fact that Microsoft is pushing out preview builds left, right, and center recently, we thought it’s time to revisit the installation process to ...

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.

Are you still running an older version of Windows on your PC? If you want to experience a modern operating system, try running Windows directly from a USB drive. To pull this off, you’ll need a few ...

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 ...

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 ...

Windows ReadyBoost used to be able to speed up your PC, but today, there's very little reason to use it. Why is that?

If you’ve poked around PC World in recent weeks, you’ve learned how to download and install Windows 8 on a new hard-drive partition and how to install Windows 8 in a virtual machine. Today, let’s talk ...

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 ...

It has been around for a while. And runs on the most popular phone and tablet in the world, And yet, Apple’s iOS does not always play nice with other operating systems. We have lost count of the ...