Neowin News Feed for: Boot

Windows Phone error confuses itself with a desktop

Andrew Stevenson — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:16:48 +0000

It's been well documented that Windows Phone 8 runs on the NT kernel, the same as Windows 8. But how would you react to a desktop error message appearing on your phone handset? Read more...

From the Forums: Windows 8 feature - Boot to desktop

Rob Schorman — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:29:17 +0100

Some Neowin members were wondering if it's possible to bypass the new Start screen in Windows 8 and boot directly to the desktop. As it turns out, no third party software is required: It's built in Read more...

Microsoft will force you to boot to Metro with Windows 8 and you will like it

Brad Sams — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 19:35:13 +0100

Microsoft has made a subtle, but substantial change to Windows 8 between the previews and RTM and that change will no longer allow you to boot to the desktop environment according to new information. Read more...

Media Center is getting neutered in Windows 8

John Callaham — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 17:28:45 +0100

The Windows 8 version of Windows Media Center won't allow users to boot their PCs directly from Media Center. Also, Microsoft won't offer certification to set test TV tuners and remotes for Windows 8. Read more...

Windows 8 boots too quickly, first world OS problem

Brad Sams — Tue, 22 May 2012 17:00:03 +0100

Windows 8 is just around the corner and Microsoft has penned up another Windows 8 post about the boot time of a new PC and there is a problem, it boots too quickly Read more...

NeoSmart announces Windows Recovery Essentials

Alfonso Maruccia — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:25:21 +0100

Forced to abandon WinPE due to licensing issues, the EasyBCD developer introduces a new system recovery CD for Windows environments. It will be a completely new product written from the ground up. Read more...

Windows 8: Troubleshooting startup and system refresh

Andrew Lyle — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 23:25:21 +0100

WIndows 8 developer preview adds the ability to refresh and clean your PC by lifting your files, cleaning all your system files and restore your desktop. Read more...

Building Windows 8: Fast boot times with "hybrid boot"

Denis Wong — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 03:56:31 +0100

In the latest post on the Building Windows 8 blog, Microsoft introduces Windows 8's new "hybrid boot" feature, which enables 30-70% faster boot times than Windows 7. Read more...

Windows 7 695x boot screen revealed

Tom Warren — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:39:21 +0000

Chris Holmes, Windows Enthusiast and blogger, has posted a short and somewhat blurry video of the new Windows 7 boot screen in action. The latest sign of changes for Windows 7 signals a departure from... Read more...

MS wins Patent Suit over tech that improves XP Boot Time

Slimy — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 04:06:31 +0000

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Acacia, a company that buys patents and sues other companies, bought U.S. patent 5933639, which was issued in 1999 to Acceleration Software International Corporation, and formed a company called Computer Acceleration Corporation, which then took... Read more...

Apple stops Boot Camp downloads

Steven Parker — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:04:14 +0100

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Apple Inc. has pulled the beta of Boot Camp, the application that lets Mac users run Windows XP or Vista on their Intel-powered machines, from its servers in preparation for Friday's launch of Leopard. Although... Read more...

Apple kicks off Leopard month with Boot Camp warning

westonb_2005 — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 22:28:55 +0100

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Apple Inc. kicked off the month in which it plans to launch its new Mac OS X 10.5, "Leopard," OS by reminding users that the beta license for Boot Camp -- the utility that runs... Read more...

Ultimate Boot CD 3.06

Razvan Mihai Asmanow Serea — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 08:07:16 +0100

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UBCD4Win is a bootable CD which contains software that allows you to repair, restore, or diagnose almost any computer problem. Our goal is to be the ultimate free hardware and software diagnostic tool. All software... Read more...

VMware Fusion Beta 4 works with Boot Camp

Amano — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:20:00 +0100

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VMware on Friday introduced Fusion Beta 4, a new version of its virtualization software for Intel-based Macs. VMware Fusion enables Intel-based Macs to run PC applications and operating system software, similar to Parallels Desktop for... Read more...

Darik's Boot and Nuke 2007-04-29 Beta

Razvan Mihai Asmanow Serea — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 09:25:54 +0100

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Darik's Boot and Nuke "DBAN" is a self-contained boot floppy that securely wipes the hard disks of most computers. DBAN will automatically and completely delete the contents of any hard disk that it can detect,... Read more...

0wning Vista from the boot

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:57:13 +0100

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Federico Biancuzzi interviews Nitin and Vipin Kumar, authors of VBootkit, a rootkit that is able to load from Windows Vista boot-sectors. They discuss the "features" of their code, the support of the various versions of... Read more...

Darik's Boot and Nuke 2007-04-19 Beta

Razvan Mihai Asmanow Serea — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 12:06:15 +0100

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Boot Camp 1.2 Beta - Vista Support Added

Slimy — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 04:10:17 +0100

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In the next major release of Mac OS X Leopard, Apple will include a new technology called Boot Camp that lets you install and run Windows on your Mac. If you have an Intel-based Mac... Read more...

No Boot Clean Installs Using Windows Vista Upgrade Discs

Slimy — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 21:52:55 +0000

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Although it has been discussed to death here, some official coverage on the front page is needed. Thanks to Ambiance for posting a direct response from Microsoft about the issue. Unlike with the Windows... Read more...

Apple to charge Tiger users for final Boot Camp release?

Slimy — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 16:59:54 +0000

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If we are to believe the "recent report MacScoop has obtained", Apple is getting greedy. It seems the company want more than just $1.99 for the software update that enables 802.11n wifi on its Intel... Read more...