In this article, we’ll examine and explain the difference between BIOS and UEFI in depth. We will also discuss some of their similarities, along with some of their advantages and disadvantages. To get ...

To understand the transition from legacy BIOS to UEFI firmware, it’s best to begin with a review of a decades-old system—the 1983 IBM-compatible PC—and continue with a study of its successor ...

New versions of the computer's operating system (OS) get all of the attention, but an unheralded evolution is also occurring in the core system firmware that is responsible for getting things started ...

Your computer's basic input/output system (BIOS) is about to become history and be replaced by Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) -- and that brings both advantages and problems. When you ...

A tiny BIOS chip lurks inside every computer, sitting on your motherboard to breathe life into your system when you press the power button. It not only powers your PC, but helps protect it, too—as ...

Other than securing your local account with a password or a PIN, one can set and use BIOS or UEFI passwords on their Windows computer. In this post, we see how you can set up an Administrator or ...

Two different vulnerabilities in various UEFI BIOS versions from several providers allow the SecureBoot mechanism to be bypassed. Attackers can even replace the firmware in UEFI BIOSes from Insyde.

As a pioneer in the BIOS industry, Phoenix Technologies has for many decades actively collaborated with hardware makers and silicon and OS vendors to develop optimal mobile computing devices and cloud ...