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.

Like Lion (OS X 10.7) before it, Mountain Lion (OS X 10.8) doesn’t ship on a disc—it’s available only as an installer app downloadable from the Mac App Store ...

Want to try or install a Linux distribution (distro) on your computer? Making a bootable flash drive with an image of the distro is the simplest route these days. I've done it dozens of times, and ...

While I understand the utility of a USB installer, it should be mentioned that macOS Internet recovery has been around since Lion. You can choose to install latest ...

Windows once had a native "Windows to Go" feature, but it had specific hardware requirements that made it a bit unpopular. Luckily, you can still create a portable ...

I am trying to clean install Windows 10 Technical Preview on a Win 8.1 convertible (HP Stream 11" x360 Convertible). I have backed up the recovery partition and made an install medium from the latest ...

It's easy to make boot disks on old Macs for older hardware, but as the years have gone on, it's gotten a little more difficult. Here's how to make classic Mac OS 9 and early Mac OS X boot media on ...

You’re all pretty much familiar with the procedure involved in creating Windows 11 or Windows 10 bootable media on computers running Windows operating system. In this post, we will show you the ...

It's handy to have an external, bootable macOS Ventura installer, but you practically have to fight Apple to make one. Here's what you have to do. In Apple's ideal world, you let your Mac update ...

Rufus is a popular software used to create bootable USB flash drivers to install Windows or another operating system on a computer. It is a free and open-source utility. It is available in both ...

This article is for people whose Macs came preinstalled with Mavericks. If you can download the Mavericks installer from the Mac App Store, you should instead use our standard instructions for ...

Apple only sells OS X Mountain Lion as a digital download in the Mac App Store. The installer weighs in at a hefty 4.05GB, but the good news is that you can install your copy of Mountain Lion on all ...