➕ UEFI has made booting from something other than the hard drive more complex. I'll review why, and what steps to take. ➕ Booting from a thumb drive Look for an option to press a key to select the boot device as your machine reboots. Failing that, look in your UEFI settings for the “boot order”, and make sure that USB is checked for a bootable device before the internal hard disk. Note that it’s possible for these options to be disabled in the name of security. Updates, related links, and more discussion: 🔔 Subscribe to the Ask Leo! YouTube channel for more tech videos & answers: ✅ Watch next ▶ How to Back Up a Computer that Won’t Boot ▶ Chapters 0:00 Boot From USB 0:30 What to look for 1:45 UEFI and Secure Boot 4:00 See how on Windows 11 5:25 Check manufacturer ❤️ My best articles: ❤️ My Most Important Article: More Ask Leo! ☑️ to get your questions answered ☑️ to subscribe to the Confident Computing newsletter. ☑️ to help support Ask Leo! ☑️ for even more! #askleo #usb #thumbdrive