One USB drive, multiple tools.

Learn how BitLocker, passkeys, Microsoft Defender, and other Windows 11 security features protect your data, accounts, apps, ...

Turn a simple USB stick into a portable Windows repair kit with 4 free tools every PC user should carry.

Your browser does not support the audio element. A friend called me on a Sunday afternoon. His HP laptop had stopped booting. The display had locked up behind a ...

An Ars Technica colleague recently bought a new M4 MacBook Air. I have essentially nothing bad to say about this hardware, except to point out that even in our current memory shortage apocalypse, ...

Ever since the rise of the personal computer, we've seen multiple different ways to interact with computers, including a variety of different operating systems. It's hard to believe that operating ...

To install Google TV on a USB drive, flash the Google TV ISO to a 16GB or larger USB using Rufus, set maximum persistence, then convert the persistence partition to exFAT. Move system.sfs and data.img ...

What to Do When Your External Storage Drive Won't Show Up External hard drives back up your most important files, but what happens when they malfunction? Here's what to do if your device is not ...

PLEASE NOTE: Flashing software like Lineage OS on a device is an “at your own risk” activity. Even if you follow our guide to the letter, we can’t accept any responsibility if your device breaks. Our ...

USB flash drives (a.k.a. “thumb” drives) may seem passé in a world where AirDrop and cloud storage solve the file-transfer problem. But they’re still quite useful for handing over files to another ...

Support for Windows 10 ends in October 2025. We explain how to update to Windows 11 24H2 and what you need to keep in mind. Firstly, the good news: If you have Windows 10 installed on your PC, you can ...