Starting your Surface from a USB drive can be useful if you want to change firmware settings or Windows startup settings or if your Surface device does not turn on, start, boot, or wake from sleep.

Booting from a USB stick is very helpful for many purposes. However, many factors have to be right for the boot to work ...

Running Windows completely off of a USB flash drive is quite handy if you want to try a newer or older version of Windows ...

When you’re troubleshooting your computer or installing a new operating system, you may need to “boot from a disc” or USB device (like an external hard drive or flash drive). Here’s what that ...

If you get the “Couldn’t find a bootable operating system” error while turning on your Surface laptop, use these fixes to resolve this error. Check if your SSD ...

Stuck using a PC with an older operating system? Not if you know how to run Windows 10 or Windows 11 from a flash drive. Lance is an experienced writer who tries to unravel the mysteries of personal ...