MTails works on most PC computers that are less than 10 years old.

Tails works on most PC computers that are less than 10 years old.

A 64-bit <span class="definition">[[!wikipedia x86-64]]</span> [[!wikipedia IBM PC compatible]] processor:.

A 64-bit [[!wikipedia x86-64]] [[!wikipedia IBM PC compatible]] processor.

All the data on this USB stick or DVD is lost when installing Tails.

All the data on this USB stick is lost when installing Tails.

If you want to reuse your custom
configuration or the passwords of encrypted wireless connections across separate
working sessions, you can activate the [[<span class="guilabel">To remember the password for Wi-Fi networks and custom network configurations across different Tails sessions, turn on the [[Network cConnections</span> |persistence
feature|first_steps/persistence/configure#network_connections]].
t_storage/configure#network_connections]] feature of the Persistent Storage.

To remember the password for Wi-Fi networks and custom network configurations across different Tails sessions, turn on the [[Network Connections|persistent_storage/configure#network_connections]] feature of the Persistent Storage.

To modify your network settings, for example, to configure whether or not to automatically connect to a Wi-Fi network, do the following:choose **Apps&nbsp;▸ System Tools&nbsp;▸ Settings&nbsp;▸ Network**.

To modify your network settings, for example, to configure whether or not to automatically connect to a Wi-Fi network, choose **Apps&nbsp;▸ System Tools&nbsp;▸ Settings&nbsp;▸ Network**.

You can vVisiting <https://bridges.torproject.org/options>.

Visiting <https://bridges.torproject.org/options>.

<p>After you restarted on Tails, you can copy one of these bridge lines from
this other USB stick into <i>*Tor Connection</i>.</p>
*.

After you started Tails, copy one of the bridge lines from this other USB stick into *Tor Connection*.

The Activities button [[!img lib/activities.png class="symbolic" link="no" alt=""]]

<p>See [[connecting to Tor|anonymous_internet/tor]].</p>

A *night light* mode with warmer colors and less brightness

To open the *Files* browser, choose **Apps&nbsp;▸ Accessories&nbsp;▸ Files**.

There are several2 ways of shutting down Tails:.

There are 2 ways of shutting down Tails.

By cClicking on the system menu located in the upper right corner of the screen and choosing either:.

Click on the system menu in the upper right corner of the screen.

Choose [[!img lib/system-shutdown.png link="no" class="symbolic" alt="Shutdown iconPower Off"]] to shutdown the computer or.

Choose [[!img lib/system-shutdown.png link="no" class="symbolic" alt="Power Off"]] to shutdown the computer.

1. In the Boot Loader, choose the
**Troubleshooting Mode**
which might entry, which works better on some computers.

In the Boot Loader, choose the **Troubleshooting Mode** entry, which works better on some computers.

IOpen the BIOS or UEFI settings, try to apply the following changes: of the computer.

Open the BIOS or UEFI settings of the computer.

To learn how to edit the BIOS or UEFI settings, search for the user manual of
the computer on the support website of the manufacturer.

To learn how to edit the BIOS or UEFI settings, search for the user manual of
the computer on the support website of the manufacturer.

**The content of the USB stick will beis lost in the operation,** but an attacker
might still be able to tell that Tails was installed on that USB stick using
[[data recovery techniques|encryption_and_privacy/secure_deletion]] unless you
[[securely clean all the available disk space|doc/encryption_and_privacy/secure_deletion#usb_and_ssd]]
afterwards.
]].

The content of the USB stick is lost in the operation, but an attacker might still be able to tell that Tails was installed on that USB stick using [[data recovery techniques|doc/encryption_and_privacy/secure_deletion]].

Install *GNOME Disks*.

If you want to overwrite all data on the device, choose **Overwrite existing data with zeroes** in the **Erase** menu.