The UEFI boot process and disk layout In order to boot a UEFI firmware system, there has to be an EFI boot partition on the disk. This is a relatively small (100MB or so is enough) FAT partition ...

Practically all new systems have come with UEFI firmware for some time now. Here is a brief overview of the current situation with installing and using Linux on such systems.

Secure Boot establishes what programmers refer to as a "trust relationship" between the UEFI and the operating system that it launches at boot time. To do this, the launch software is signed with ...

As our reliance on technology grows, so does the need for robust security measures that protect systems from unauthorized access and malicious attacks. One critical area of focus is the system's boot ...

On Windows 11, you can use the System Configuration (msconfig) tool to manage various aspects of the boot settings and troubleshoot issues.

Creating a dual-boot system will let you safely test Windows 10 Technical Preview using the full power of your PC's hardware alongside Windows 8.1. In Windows 10, Microsoft is doing something ...

What is a Cold Boot or Platform Reset Attack? How it is executed, why it is named a Cold Boot Attack? Precautions you can implement to reduce the effects of such attacks.

Protecting against intruders who attack via malware that installs during the bootup process is a critical part of maintaining all-around security on Windows systems.

I recently installed esxi 8 on usb and saw what I have attached as an image. I have always installed to USB and then placed the swap file with the VM. What is considered best practise or the way ...