I'm not sure this is the right area to post this question but thought I'd start here.<BR><BR>A friend's hard drive died recently. Her computer is a Compaq Presario SR1000Z (P8657J). The hard drive ...

Microsoft has started rolling out new Secure Boot certificates that will automatically install on eligible Windows 11 24H2 ...

The January Patch Tuesday updates for Windows refresh the expiring certificates for Secure Boot, which protects your computer against bootkit malware.

Booting from CD is one of those computer functions that everyone seems to assume you know how to do. Watch this video, then read this quick tip, and you too will know. You may be able to just boot ...

If your Cloned SSD or HDD won’t boot the Windows 11/10 operating system on your computer, you can try our recommended solutions below in no particular order and see if that helps to resolve the issue.

If after changing the CMOS battery your computer won’t boot, this article will help you fix the problem. CMOS battery provides continuous power to the BIOS chip. BIOS chip stores all the BIOS settings ...

These days, bootstrapping a computer is a pretty straight forward process, at least as far as the user is concerned. But in ...

These games can run directly from a PCs Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) at boot. Many people still refer to the ...

Lenovo has fixed two high-severity vulnerabilities impacting various ThinkBook, IdeaPad, and Yoga laptop models that could allow an attacker to deactivate UEFI Secure Boot. UEFI Secure Boot is a ...

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Does anybody know if there is any software that lets you lock down a computer so that you need a password to access it at boot-time or something like that?<BR><BR>Freeware would be best (management is ...