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Your Linux boot drive can save you hours of frustration (if you know how to use it)

4 ways to repurpose your Linux boot drive after you're finished installing Linux ...
SlashGear

How To Boot Windows Directly From A USB Drive

Running Windows completely off of a USB flash drive is quite handy if you want to try a newer or older version of Windows without affecting your current system. The USB drive can also serve as a ...
The Droid Guy

Create Bootable Flash Drive with Rufus: Step-by-Step Guide Tutorial

Rufus is a free, portable utility that creates bootable USB flash drives from ISO files. As of 2026, the latest version is Rufus 4.13 — and it’s faster and more capable than ever, with built-in ...
Ars Technica

/boot/bcd error when trying to install Windows 7 from flash drive

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 ...
PC World

Create bootable, customizable USB Windows drives with Rufus

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.