ThioJoe introduces Microsoft’s USB toolset that could rescue a failing PC. White House draws out mass federal firings timeline as GOP grows squeamish in funding fight ...

The sizes of digital media files have grown over the years, with features like 4K video and RAW photography now accessible to the masses. Recording home movies with your phone can easily pile up ...

We use the USB ports on our computers for accessing a variety of useful (and sometimes strange) USB gadgets. Often, these ports serve a temporary purpose, allowing users to plug in a USB stick and ...

You can format an external drive quickly and easily in Windows, without the need of any third-party tools. But before you format your USB drive, you need to consider which file system to use. File ...

TL;DR: A Redditor running a virtual machine (in a very niche use case) stumbled across the option to 'eject' their NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti GPU as if it was a USB stick. They couldn't resist trying it to ...

Enhance your Windows 11 security by using a USB security key. You can either buy a physical key like YubiKey or convert a regular USB drive into a security key using software like USB Raptor. This ...

You likely update devices like your smartphone or laptop fairly frequently. (Perhaps you've put the latest one off a little longer than you should.) But how often are you updating other types of ...

No matter how conscientious you are about handling your external storage devices with care, it's probably happened to you: you were in a rush and yanked out your USB drive without ejecting it. On the ...

Cybercriminals are constantly finding new ways to steal your data. As people become more aware of common threats like phishing links, fake websites, fraudulent emails and impersonation scams, ...

All products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Learn more.