I must confess, that I try not to run Windows any more than absolutely necessary. But for many reasons, it is occasionally necessary. In particular, I have had several laptops that are finicky with ...

A dual-boot setup enables us to run various operating systems without the need for additional hardware, on a single set of hardware, thus reducing total cost. We have already discussed how to dual ...

Q: We have a 7-year-old HP laptop (32-bit) that runs Windows Vista very smoothly. But it seems Vista can only be upgraded to Internet Explorer 9, and many of the websites seem to no longer work on IE9 ...

I have my copy of windows 7 and am looking to install it on one of my machines, however I am feeling a bit out of my depth so I turn to ars...<BR><BR>The machine I am putting it on is just used for a ...

A good dual-boot setup will double your satisfaction and cut your technical headaches in half.

Another option is to create a new partition on your hard drive, install Windows 7 on it, and enjoy the benefits of a dual-boot setup. Windows Vista users can accomplish this with ease thanks to a ...

Good news, curious early adopters: if you want to try out SteamOS, you no longer need to dedicate a box solely to its operation. The initial release of Valve's Linux-based OS wouldn't let you run more ...

After covering setting up dual-boot XP/Linux and Vista/Linux systems (where Windows was installed first), I decided it was time to take a look at how easy it is to install Vista onto a PC where a ...

The game-changing features that make WSL2 the ultimate choice for Linux on Windows rather than dual-booting.

The Windows 8 developer preview is out for all to try, but installing it over your main Windows setup is a scary (and unrealistic) prospect. Here's how to dual boot Windows 8 with your current Windows ...

A dual boot, or multiboot, setup enables you to access applications or devices that are compatible with only certain platforms, but installing a second operating system to a computer can interfere ...

That's good advice, and I'm happy to follow it. If all we do is sit around and moan about dual-booting Linux on UEFI systems, it really is likely to discourage some people from trying it, and the ...