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What does the "open as portable device" option in Windows do?
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I just bought a new USB stick, and when I plug it in and open My Computer, the context menu for the USB stick has an option "open as portable device". Clicking it opens a new window that just seems to show the contents of the drive, and appears to behave the same as just opening it normally. What d…
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Use as a portable device means that programs or software run from the device will store their data on the portable device itself and should not require storage or reg changes on the machine which they are running. Used a lot in the field of forensic…
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