Portable apps are a little-known aspect of Windows that people don't take advantage of enough. Most apps install themselves in various places across your operating system, often relying on existing ...

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I’m a big fan of “portable” Windows software. The term refers to applications that can be executed without being installed. From a Defensive Computing standpoint, they offer two big advantages. First, ...