Tag Archives: USB Drive
In this article I’ll show you how to install Windows 8 Developers edition using a USB stick. I am assuming that you have already downloaded the Windows 8 Developer Preview. We are going to use Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool …more >>>
I would say Rescue Disk is something which all the computer users must have. You don’t know when you will need it. One day or the other you might end up with a situation where your Windows computer won’t boot! Now …more >>>
These days, it is always a good idea to have a bootable USB handy. Especially if you a laptop user. You can use a bootble USB or media to install an operating system and more. WinToFlash is a free tool …more >>>
There are few methods to do this, most of them involve running disk part commands and partitioning USB drive etc. which I think it makes harder for technically challenged people. Using this method it makes it very simple and can …more >>>
Has it happened that you had a USB plugged in to your computer and you shutdown your computer before removing it – and you forgot all about it!? Well, USB Alert is a free utility that gives out an alarm …more >>>
There is lot to know about Windows 7 ReadyBoost feature. There are many types of USB flash drives available in the market, but not all can be used for ReadyBoost. In this post I am giving some tips on how …more >>>
USB Security Utilities is a freeware portable app which will vaccinates & disinfects your USB drive. It also helps you manage files and make backups. It includes a virus scanner, file backup, suspicious file seeker, vaccine or device immunization function.
If you need to disable or enable the writing permissions on your USB drives easily, USB Write Protect may be the tool you are looking for.
In March Asus showed off their 3 new Eee PC’s, the 1015, 1016 and the 1018 and are now getting ready to ship the 1016 and 1018 by end of July with the 1015 following a few weeks behind the …more >>>
Your USB Drive or your removable media does not have a Recycle Bin unlike your desktop, and as such, anything you delete from it is just simply gone, with no option to recover it easily. You can however create a …more >>>
Microsoft Store has re-posted a new version of the Windows 7 USB / DVD Download Tool, after pulling it down earlier, because it violated a number of GNU General Public License (GPL) terms.
Microsoft has released a new utility called the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool to create a bootable USB. When you purchase Windows 7 from Microsoft Store, you have the option to download an ISO file or compressed files.
One cannot and should not simply physically remove a USB drive, lest you lose unsaved data, but use the Safely Remove Hardware option offered by Windows. But this involves a couple of clicks.
If you don’t want to spend money for a secure flash drive, then these freeware utilities may be of interest to you, should you wish to password protect your USB Flash Drive.
The liveusb-creator is a cross-platform tool for easily installing live operating systems on to USB flash drives.
Imagine a situation where you need to install Windows 7 or Vista in a system, but you don’t have access to a DVD drive. The way then is to create a bootable USB drive which can be used to install …more >>>
Microsoft has extended Bitlocker functionality in Windows 7. BitLocker To Go extends BitLocker data protection to USB storage devices, enabling them to be restricted with a passphrase.
