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"How to turn a USB flash drive into a portable gaming console":
- Download the Linux ISO; article recommends Batocera
- Use BalenaEtcher to flash the OS to the drive
- Boot to the flash drive
- If it doesn't automatically boot, choose a method below
- Method 1 (Windows)
- Type recovery options into the Windows start menu and under Advanced Startup hit Restart now.
- Now select Use a device and then UEFI: Removable Device. It should boot now. If you didn’t see the option to select the UEFI: Removable Device, use the next method.
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Method 2 (Windows)
- Power down your PC and power it up again.
- While your PC is powering up hit the F12 key to enter your PC’s BIOS menu.
- When given the choice to pick a boot device select UEFI: USB, Partition (your USB flash device). This should boot you in.
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Last modified 26 July 2025