| There are many advantages of running apps or | | | | reasons. |
| games off a USB flash, for example, you can carry | | | | 2. Use some application virtualization software. |
| your favorite games and apps anywhere with a USB | | | | Application virtualization is a software technology that |
| drive and run or play them whenever as you like as | | | | encapsulates applications from the underlying operating |
| long as there is a computer, besides, you can avoid | | | | system on which they are executed so that you can |
| the trouble of keeping installing apps if you need to run | | | | use on a different media. The advantage of |
| your apps on different computers from time to time. | | | | virtualization software over portable apps is that they |
| Mostly used ways to run apps off a USB drive are as | | | | nearly allows you to install and run any apps directly |
| follows. | | | | off a USB flash, including MS office, Photoshop. |
| 1. Download portable apps and install them on your | | | | 3. Do some software modification. You may notice |
| USB drive. You can find a lot of site that offers the | | | | that while some apps and games can be run directly |
| downloading of all kinds of portable apps and games. | | | | from a USB drive while some are not. This is because |
| One of the most famous one would be PortableApps, | | | | some software writes its registry into your operating |
| which offers the most apps covering Firefox, Filezilla, | | | | system, so that you can not run them on any |
| FoxitReader etc. You can find almost any daily used | | | | computer. However, you can modify the software to |
| apps there and it is free for download. This is probably | | | | make it self-run off a USB drive. Some times it only |
| the easiest way to run apps off a USB drive, the | | | | requires you to copy some files or make little changes, |
| drawback is that you can not make any app run off | | | | but a lot times it will be very hard work. If you are a |
| your USB drive because of updates or technical | | | | geek, probably you can have a try on this. |