If you're trying to install a new operating system or flash your BIOS, you're going to need a bootable USB drive - here's how to make one.

If you’d rather make your own, however, this guide will show you two different ways to create a USB flash drive that works just like a Windows 10 DVD.

Let's walk through the process of creating and using a bootable drive to run Windows 10 or 11 directly from a flash drive.

Create bootable, customizable USB Windows drives with Rufus Rufus creates bootable USB sticks for Windows, Linux, and other OS.

I can copy those files onto the flash drive. The only problem is that doing so doesn't make it bootable. I've tried, the computer just says that it's not bootable. Understandable.

Has anyone tried dragging the “Install OS X Mavericks” App from the bootable USB Flash Drive w/ Recovery Partition, as outlined by TyWebb, back to the Mac’s Applications folder?

Did you know that you can run Windows directly off a USB drive? Here is a simple guide on how to download, create, and run Windows 11 or 10 from a USB flash drive.