iyaz akhtar Hey, I was wondering if you could do an update to your episode about putting Linux on...

[G+_Kevin Kelly]

iyaz akhtar Hey, I was wondering if you could do an update to your episode about putting Linux on a usb, because Windows 8 has gone made it very complicated to boot into a usb now. I have the usb's and I know how to change the boot order, but it's not working and I can't figure why. This could even be great for a quick tip. Thanks!

[G+_Collin Winans]

Booting from a USB drive should have nothing to do with Windows 8. That is all done before Windows loads.

 

Anytime I have trouble booting from a USB drive, the drive itself is usually the culprit. Sometimes a file gets shifted around and makes it unbootable.

[G+_Kevin Kelly]

Collin Winans But with UEFI, there is no option to press something like F2 or Del before Windows boots. Now, there is way to get into a BIOS-like menu and change boot order, but that did not work. Perhaps it is the fault of the stick.

[G+_Charles Cangialosi]

Sometimes chaning the boot order is f12

[G+_brothercrow]

Don't you have to turn off secure boot to make it work?

[G+_brothercrow]

my understanding is that only ubuntu has the correct keys to leave secure boot in place but you would have to do an install not run it from the usb key.

[G+_Chad Troyer]

if you have windows 8 quick start up on it doesn't truly shut your system off... it puts it in a deep sleep. You can shut that feature off in the power settings. restarting your machine also shows the screen to get into your bios