A 4GB flash drive, or 8GB for the 64-bit version. Rufus, a free utility for creating bootable USB drives. Here's how to install the OS from a flash drive: The Windows 10 experience starts here.

Not every program has a "portable" counterpart, but it's still possible to use your flash drive to make many of your favorites mobile.

Open File Explorer run the "Setup.exe" or "Install.exe" file from the flash drive just as you would from an optical disc. Alternatively, copy needed data from the USB flash drive to a folder on ...

Did you know that a full copy of Windows can be installed and run from a USB drive? Microsoft introduced "Windows To Go" with Windows 8 Enterprise ...

Blogger Kurt Shintaku figured out how to install Windows Vista from a USB flash drive, a potentially huge time-saver for anyone needing to deploy the OS on multiple machines.

From the Hardware 2.0 mailbag: Can you install Ubuntu on a USB flash drive?Yes, yes you can. Here's how.

Getting Lion from the App Store is convenient, but if you want a physical copy of the installation, you can easily make your own Lion install DVD or USB drive with Disk Utility.