mˈɛni ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɪŋ sˈɪstəmz ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ , , wˈɪndoʊz ˌɛkspˈiː ɛmbˈɛdᵻd ænd ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ pˈoːɹʃən ʌv lˈɪnʌks ænd bˌiːˌɛsdˈiː dˌɪstɹɪbjˈuːʃənz kæn ɹˈʌn fɹʌm ɐ jˌuːˌɛsbˈiː flˈæʃ dɹˈaɪv, ænd wˈɪndoʊz ˈeɪt ˈɛntɚpɹˌaɪz hɐz ɐ fˈiːtʃɚ tˈaɪɾəld wˈɪndoʊz tə ɡˌoʊ fɚɹə sˈɪmɪlɚ pˈɜːpəs.
Many operating systems including , , Windows XP Embedded and a large portion of Linux and BSD distributions can run from a USB flash drive, and Windows 8 Enterprise has a feature titled Windows To Go for a similar purpose.