Thanks to open-source gem UNetbootin, you can quickly and easily transform a flash drive into the ultimate rescue tool.

This tutorial will walk you through creating a bootable Linux flash drive from Windows, macOS and Linux systems.rn ...

A 2GB flash drive will be even better — and make sure there’s nothing important you want to save on the drive. This procedure will reformat the drive and erase its contents.

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.

1) Make sure your PC can boot from a flash drive. You can do this in the hardware settings (also called the CMOS or BIOS settings), but I can’t tell you exactly how.

What do you use your USB flash drive for? Have you considered running Linux from it? A Linux Live USB flash drive is a great way to try out Linux without making any changes to your computer.

Perhaps they referenced this guide to create a bootable Live USB on Windows, allowing them to test drive something like Ubuntu without making any changes to their PC.

If you want to boot into a live Linux environment but don't have a blank CD or thumb drive handy, you can actually boot right from your hard drive using GRUB and previously mentioned Unetbootin ...