Whether you’re just trying out a new operating system or need both Windows and Linux for work/personal reasons, dual-booting makes things very convenient. Right off the bat, we’re going to assume a couple of things. First, as Windows 11 is generally the primary OS in a dual boot setup, this article assumesWindows 11 is already installed, and you’re trying to install Linux on top of that. Second, we’re installing Ubuntu for tutorial purposes, but you’re free to choose your preferred Linux distribution as the steps will apply to most of them....

The audio service on your computer can sometimes stop working due to an outdated device driver, hardware malfunctioning, or a corrupt service file. When I first upgraded to Windows 10, it stopped all of my audio devices from working, and I ended up having to reset my entire computer to restore sound. However, there are a variety of more straightforward fixes that you might be able to make work before taking such drastic measures....

‘Preparing Automatic Repair’ loop, preceded by a blue or black error screen, is a common startup error in Windows. This error happens when your PC cannot boot properly due to missing boot files or a corrupt registry. The usual solution for booting errors is to use the Startup Repair tool. But what if the Repair tool itself is the problem? The fastest way to fix this endless repair loop is to troubleshoot for errors in safe mode or use a System Restore Point....

The ERR_SSL_VERSION_OR_CIPHER_MISMATCH error occurs on Chromium-based browsers like Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. On Firefox, you’ll encounter the SSL_ERROR_NO_CYPHER_OVERLAP error instead. Regardless of the exact error code, the main reason you encounter this error is that the web server you’re trying to access uses outdated and insecure configurations like SSL or RC4. As such, this issue can only be ‘fixed’ from the backend, but that’s not to say users can’t do anything about this....

Your Monitor shows ‘No VGA Signal’ error whenever themonitor fails to receive a signalor data from the VGA cable. Loose connections, damaged ports, or damaged cables can cause this issue. It can also happen if the device encounters software-related problems such as driver conflicts, incorrect monitor settings, or incompatible BIOS configurations. To fix this, a common solution is to remove the cables and reconnect them properly. For hardware-related issues, swap or replace the affected components....

Hibernation is a power-saving measure where a laptop or desktop has the current state is saved to a hard drive (or more likely one ofthe best SSDs). Powering on the computer will trigger it to load the state and get us back to work. That would’ve been the case for Editor-in-Chief Avram Piltch, who has undertakena week with Linuxand hit an issue. The Issue? It seems that hibernation is not enabled by default....

Staying informed about potential threats and malware attacks with the McAfee Chrome extension is a good precaution. However, if you constantly get McAfee popups (say every 15 minutes or so), it can interrupt and disrupt your browsing experience. On the other hand, if you neither have the McAfee app nor the browser extension installed on Chrome or your system, they are probably fake McAfee pop-ups. So, without further delay, let’s disable the McAfee pop-ups on Chrome and also learn to spot and stop the fake ones....

Most USB WiFi Adapters these days are plug-and-play (PnP). This means you simply plug them into an available USB port and your PC can now connect to the WiFi. Yes, it’s that simple. That’s not to say this will always be the case though. Some will only start functioning after you manually install the drivers. Others might get detected initially, but keep disconnecting or provide mediocre performance. And if you haven’t bought one yet, you likely have a few questions in mind....

Yesterday on Twitter, noted independent open source developerDontStealMacOSYreleased his own XG_Mobile_Station documentation on GitHub. The documentation includes a detailed run-through of how he reverse-engineered Asus' XG Mobile connector to create an open-source GPU docking station for Asus ROG Ally and ROG Flow—or as a drop-in upgrade for the original XG Station Pro, which didn’t have an XG port. Among eGPU docking solutions, there is an understood pecking order at which basic USB plummets to the bottom, and solutions like the high-bandwidth, low-latency OCuLink dominate over even Thunderbolt— but proprietary solutions like Asus' XG Mobile interface also tend to be quite performant....

Benchmarksfor Intel’s next-generation Lunar Lake chips surfaced onBAPCo’s laptop CPU charts, with the results for the ‘Core Ultra 7 258V 2.20 GHz’ besting the Meteor Lake Core Ultra 5 125H and getting similar performance to AMD’s Ryzen 9 and Ryzen 7 7040 ‘Phonenix’ chips. The Intel Core Ultra 200V processors areexpected to arrive in Septemberthis year, so many laptop makers are testing and finalizing their products. This process includes benchmark testing, and we’ve also seen someresults for the same chip appear on the more popular Geekbench benchmark....

Intel has released a statement asking end-users and platform manufacturers to use its official power profiles that have been (or are being) added to many BIOSes. The announcement comes after a wave of reports of Intel’s 13th and 14th Generation Core desktop processors crashing during certain workloads. While the extent of the crashing issues is currently unknown, many surmise that the chips are unstable under high loads due to non-standard power settings implemented by motherboard makers....

A U.S. congressionalinvestigationsuspects that Chinese AI companyDeepSeek has trained its large language model using tens of thousands of Nvidia GPUs, many covered by U.S. export controls. As Nvidia’s hardware was central to China’s AI progress, the House Select Committee on the CCP this week sent aformal letterto Nvidiaaskingto provide extensive records amid suspicions that its GPUs ended up at DeepSeek through Singapore despite export restrictions. Nvidia denies any wrongdoing and says its clients use billing addresses in Singapore, but want their GPUs developed elsewhere....

Linux 6.9 is now live, bringing with it a number of improvements including performance enhancements for Intel Core UltraMeteor Lakeprocessors and AMD Ryzen CPUs (as reported byPhoronix). Regarding theCore Ultraoptimizations, Linux 6.9 includes a tuning adjustment to Intel’s P-State driver which is claimed to boost performance.Phoronix testedthis new tuning adjustment and found it improved performance by 2.6% on average. The new adjustment applies specifically to Intel’s Energy Performance Preference (EPP) system for its Meteor Lake parts....