Boot from an SD Memory Card This is so cool that I'm just sitting here giggling about it. Many newer computers, with newer BIOS, are able to boot from a flash memory card.

Installations typically do not work with SD cards because they are connected differently in a way that the computer can't boot from them. Same thing on PC as well, unless you use a USB SD card reader.

For Windows users who want to create a bootable SD card for themselves, a little utility called CardTricks makes it pretty easy to do.

Historically, booting a Raspberry Pi required an SD card. However, if you follow [tynick’s] instructions, you can get a Pi 4 to boot from the USB port. Combine it with a small solid state disk ...

Storing photos in a digital frame is a great use case. You can print wirelessly from an SD card. Use an SD card as a boot drive to restore a faulty OS. You might be surprised by how you can re ...

The addition of a built-in SD card reader to the 13" and 15" MacBook Pros may have dubious utility for many users, but Apple has seen fit to include at least one feature with lots of potential use ...

But some intrepid developers over on enthusiast forum AVIC411 have discovered a way to boot software directly from the SD card slot on Pioneer's NEX series of aftermarket Android Auto head units.

Prepare the SD Card or Flash Drive Though any SD card or flash drive should work for storing your Windows 8 apps, it needs to be in a certain file system format, called NTFS.