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Windows 10 could have a big shock in store for you: USB drives replacing the clunky old reinstallation DVDs of yore.

You've probably already guessed it, but go see how here.

Yes it has been like that for some time.

You can install Linux with USB too but as a medium it is way more insecure than the DVD. These days that seems to be an active policy to gain control over computers.

From a security aspect; USB slots should be filled with gum..only gum.

But there we are; so the next thing will be to make that USB boot other things than Windows.

Thank the gods I have a good cd/dvd drive on the new lappy, but for convenience I really like the USB method.