There's no better way to protect your Windows installation than creating an image backup. Here's what you need to know in Windows 10.

Whether you're installing a brand-new drive or wiping an old one clean, formatting a drive is a basic maintenance task you should know how to do. Luckily, Windows 7 and 8 make this pretty easy.

You can partition a hard drive with Windows' Disk Management utility by shrinking the existing partition and formatting the new unallocated partition.

The available space on your PC's storage drive can be divided into separate blocks, or "partitions," but how do you do it and is it a good idea?

If your PC is operating perfectly right now, great! But getting ahead of any future PC fiascos with a recovery drive may save you from a major tech-induced headache later.

But if you do have problems booting up your computer as normal, a recovery USB drive can save your system and restore access to your files and apps.

To create a Windows 11 installation drive, you'll need an empty 8GB USB drive, a Windows PC and up to a few hours of your time.

The Windows 11 setup on a new computer is a three-step process. First, you have to create a flash drive with the installation files.

It's essential to format a new hard drive to prepare it for use, and in this guide, we'll show you how to complete this task on Windows 10.

Use Unallocated Hard Drive Space in Windows Make a new volume To use up the unallocated space on the hard drive, you need to go to Disc Management.

Learn how to create a system recovery drive or media using a USB flash drive in Windows 11/10. In event of system failure, the recovery media can help you recover your Windows computer.