This process is called a clean install, which is ironic as there's nothing particularly clean about it: Microsoft has enshittified Windows Setup.

When extensive tweaking goes wrong, Timeshift can recover your Linux installation.

It's been a while since we've tested a laptop, but CHUWI sent us their latest CoreBook AirPlay 16 laptop for review. It's powered by a mid-range AMD Ryzen ...

Linux system administrators can recover broken installations using Live USB devices and command-line tools, avoiding complete ...

Saving a PC can go from very hard to extremely easy once you set this up.

WoeUSB is a tool for creating Windows USB installation media from ISO files on Linux. It's essential for users who need a bootable USB drive. WoeUSB is a free and open-source tool that allows users to ...

I have a Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 (Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB RAM. 1TB SSD). I really like the hardware, and I decided to try Ubuntu on it. Downloaded the ISO for the ARM version of 25.10. Put it on a ...

Chromebooks are low-cost laptops that mostly target students and educators. While running ChromeOS under the hood makes them efficient, they lack a strong upgrade path and full-featured options ...

Every Windows PC usually starts from the built-in hard drive, as the term “Windows PC” implies. This is because the Microsoft operating system is not anchored in or with the hardware, but is installed ...

You can troubleshoot an old PC at your home. In addition to common issues to look for, there's another task you should take on -- create a bootable USB drive. I know, I know. The first time I heard ...

For those who are just looking for the commands to run to install Docker and docker compose on Ubuntu, here they are all listed together. We will go into more detail on how these commands work and ...