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2. Rufus (software) - Wikipedia

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   Rufus was originally designed [4] as a modern open source replacement for the HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool for Windows, [5] which was primarily used to create DOS bootable USB flash drives. The first official release of Rufus, version 1.0.3 (earlier versions were internal/alpha only [6]), was released on December 04, 2011, with originally ...

3. Booting process of Windows - Wikipedia

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   In Windows NT, the booting process is initiated by NTLDR in versions before Vista and the Windows Boot Manager in Vista and later. [4] The boot loader is responsible for accessing the file system on the boot drive, starting ntoskrnl.exe, and loading boot-time device drivers into memory. Once all the boot and system drivers have been loaded, the ...

4. U3 (software) - Wikipedia

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   U3 was a joint venture between SanDisk and M-Systems, [1] producing a proprietary method of launching Windows software from special USB flash drives. Flash drives adhering to the U3 specification are termed " U3 smart drives ". U3 smart drives come preinstalled with the U3 Launchpad. Applications that comply with U3 specifications are allowed ...

5. Windows Preinstallation Environment - Wikipedia

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   Windows Preinstallation Environment. Windows Preinstallation Environment (also known as Windows PE and WinPE) is a lightweight version of Windows used for the deployment of PCs, workstations, and servers, or troubleshooting an operating system while it is offline. It is intended to replace MS-DOS boot disks and can be booted via USB flash drive ...

6. Control Panel (Windows) - Wikipedia

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   Control Panel (Windows) Control Panel is a component of Microsoft Windows that provides the ability to view and change system settings. It consists of a set of applets that include adding or removing hardware and software, controlling user accounts, changing accessibility options, and accessing networking settings.

7. Windows Setup - Wikipedia

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   Setup begins to expand Windows files using a WIM image (aka install.wim). If the user has picked to upgrade from a current install of Windows (e.g. Windows 7 to 10), the files and applications will be transferred. If booting from the installation disk, the bootloader is installed (in the case of Windows Vista and above, this would be BOOTMGR).

8. Windows Driver Model - Wikipedia

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   Windows Driver Model. In computing, the Windows Driver Model (WDM) – also known at one point as the Win32 Driver Model – is a framework for device drivers that was introduced with Windows 98 and Windows 2000 to replace VxD, which was used on older versions of Windows such as Windows 95 and Windows 3.1, as well as the Windows NT Driver Model.

9. Device Manager - Wikipedia

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   Device Manager is a component of the Microsoft Windows operating system. It allows users to view and control the hardware attached to the computer. When a piece of hardware is not working, the offending hardware is highlighted for the user to deal with. The list of hardware can be sorted by various criteria.