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Rufus improves Windows installs, adds RISC-V and UEFI:NTFS fixes

Rufus is a free utility for creating bootable USB drives from ISOs. Version 4.15 brings RISC-V 64 support to UEFI:NTFS, improves unattended Windows installations, and fixes Snapdragon X Arm64 boot crashes, and more.

By Ivan Franco, July 2, 2026, 10:43 AM

Microsoft Software

Microsoft is making Windows 11 updates require just one reboot instead of several

A "unified update experience" will reduce the number of reboots per month

By Kishalaya Kundu, June 16, 2026, 12:01 PM 14 comments

Download of the Week Software

YUMI exFAT adds smarter drive prep options

YUMI remains a reliable pick for building multi-boot USB drives, especially if you like having control over how your media is set up. The latest release introduces a handy new preparation menu: users can now reserve unformatted space and choose the target filesystem upfront, making it easier to fine-tune a USB stick for specific use cases or future expansion.

By Erik Orejuela, February 10, 2026, 12:15 PM

Download of the Week Software

Rufus improves partition formatting, drive detection

Rufus remains one of the easiest and most reliable ways to create bootable USB drives. The tool now does a better job cleaning up partitions before formatting, improves SSD detection with long IDs, and includes several important bug fixes. Longtime users continue to praise Rufus for being fast and lightweight.

By Erik Orejuela, February 6, 2026, 1:49 PM

Download of the Week Software

Rufus adds dark mode, ISO export, modern secure boot support

Rufus 4.10 debuts a dark mode, also adds the ability to save USB drives as ISO files. The update also adds support for new Windows CA 2023 Secure Boot certificates, ensuring future-proof boot media ahead of upcoming Secure Boot changes, especially for Windows 11 25H2 installations.

By Ivan Franco, September 24, 2025, 5:43 PM

Microsoft Software

Windows 11 preview adds "quick machine recovery" for automatic PC repairs

New recovery feature taps into cloud services to fix boot issues

By Skye Jacobs, July 13, 2025, 7:08 AM 13 comments

Security Microsoft

Two exploits are threatening Secure Boot, but Microsoft is only patching one of them

The security standard keeps on failing, spectacularly

By Alfonso Maruccia, June 12, 2025, 10:23 AM 16 comments

Security Hardware

Ransomware can now run directly on the CPU, researcher warns

The ghost in the machine is reaching the deepest foundations of the computing infrastructure

By Alfonso Maruccia, May 12, 2025, 11:14 AM

Gaming Tech Culture

Capcom revisits fan favorites Onimusha and Okami in renewed effort to revive dormant IP

Classic IP revival aims to balance nostalgia with modern gaming trends

By Alfonso Maruccia, December 16, 2024, 3:24 PM

Security Software

Researchers discover "Bootkitty," the first UEFI bootkit for Linux

In a nutshell: A serendipitous discovery led to a new warning of threats against Linux. The open-source platform is becoming an increasingly tasty target for cyber-criminals, and malware writers are now looking to get to the lowest levels of the kernel as they already have on Windows.

Full story By Alfonso Maruccia, November 29, 2024, 3:11 PM 11 comments

AI Industry

Coding boot camps fight for relevance in the era of generative AI and a shrinking job market

Was Jensen Huang right?

A hot potato: Tech leaders such as Tim Cook spent years telling people that if they wanted a lucrative career in the industry, they needed to learn to code. But the advent of generative AI now means that coding isn't the guarantee of a good job that it once was. The number of active job postings for software developers has dropped 56%, and the number of placements on coding boot camp courses is dwindling.

Full story By Rob Thubron, November 26, 2024, 6:15 AM 10 comments

Tech Culture Security

How a $36 barcode scanner sped up fixing the CrowdStrike chaos at Grant Thornton Australia

Plot twist: It could have been even faster if they used QR codes

By Skye Jacobs, July 28, 2024, 10:43 AM

Security

BlackLotus UEFI malware source code has leaked on GitHub

WTF?! BlackLotus was first discovered in October 2022, and it has since been described as one of the most complex annd dangerous threats against the secure Windows boot process. The bootkit will likely become even more dangerous in the near future, as a modified version of its source code is now available for download to all.

Full story By Alfonso Maruccia, July 14, 2023, 6:55 AM

Software Hardware

You can now run Windows 11 virtual machines in GPU memory

Run your whole system from your GPU

By Isaiah Mayersen, May 6, 2023, 5:53 PM 12 comments

Security Microsoft

Microsoft explains how to detect a BlackLotus UEFI bootkit infection

What just happened? Months after researchers discovered the dangerous, "invisible" threat posed by BlackLotus, Microsoft is now giving investigators and sysadmins a detailed guidance over the telltale signs of an ongoing infection.

Full story By Alfonso Maruccia, April 13, 2023, 9:53 AM 7 comments

Security

BlackLotus UEFI bootkit can defeat Secure Boot protection

The myth is real now, and you can't protect yourself from the ghost in the machine

By Alfonso Maruccia, March 2, 2023, 2:43 PM 12 comments

Gaming

Myst sequel Riven to receive modern remake

Project could be similar to the recent Unreal 4 VR version of Myst

By Daniel Sims, October 31, 2022, 2:08 PM

How to Boot to BIOS in Windows 11

FEATURE By Humphrey Menge, August 12, 2022, 6:12 AM TechSpot Software

The Windows 11 POST process happens quickly for improved startup times, leaving little room to hit the designated setup key and access the BIOS menu. Here's how to boot to BIOS in Windows 11.

Gaming

Play Doom directly from your motherboard with this BIOS update

It's not without flaws, but developers are still working on it

By Cal Jeffrey, June 6, 2022, 12:38 PM 7 comments

Dual Booting: Windows and Ubuntu

FEATURE By Abdulrahman Mahmoud, March 14, 2022, 6:07 AM TechSpot Software

Dual booting is a great way to get the best of both worlds of Windows and Linux. It's relatively straightforward and it's a great opportunity to learn more about computers and how software works.

Software Download of the Week

Create a bootable USB drive with multiple operating systems using YUMI

YUMI is a USB boot tool that can create a multi-purpose bootable USB drive containing several operating systems including Windows and Linux installers, antivirus utilities, diagnostic tools and many more.

By Ivan Franco, September 29, 2021, 11:28 AM