One of the largest underlying changes to Windows 8 is the long-overdue shift from BIOS to UEFI. UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) is superior to BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) in almost ...

Topic says it all. I have an 8 installation that is non-UEFI (on an SSD). System is UEFI-capable so I don't know why Win8 didn't use that by default. I'd like to upgrade to 8.1 (system doesn't have ...

Some signed third-party bootloaders for the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) could allow attackers to execute unauthorized code in an early stage of the boot process, before the operating ...

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The extended security update (ESU) support for Windows 7, alongside that of Windows 8.1, ends today. This means no more security updates, via Patch Tuesdays, will be released, and users will either ...

Researchers on Wednesday announced a major cybersecurity find—the world’s first-known instance of real-world malware that can hijack a computer’s boot process even when Secure Boot and other advanced ...

As an active innovator of the PC ecosystem, Phoenix Technologies is excited to see another revolution of personal computing with the launch of Intel's Ultrabook category and with the next generation ...