Recently, I built a data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/pc-building/i-created-a-pc-repair-kit-that-i-can-take-on-the-road-here-are-the-tools-that-come-in-handy-when-youre-in-a-pinch” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/pc-building/i-created-a-pc-repair-kit-that-i-can-take-on-the-road-here-are-the-tools-that-come-in-handy-when-youre-in-a-pinch”>PC toolkit that had all the tools that I would need to repair a broken computer. Using data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/pc-building/i-created-a-pc-repair-kit-that-i-can-take-on-the-road-here-are-the-tools-that-come-in-handy-when-youre-in-a-pinch#section-using-ventoy-to-make-a-usb-first-aid-flashdrive” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/pc-building/i-created-a-pc-repair-kit-that-i-can-take-on-the-road-here-are-the-tools-that-come-in-handy-when-youre-in-a-pinch#section-using-ventoy-to-make-a-usb-first-aid-flashdrive”>Ventoy, it even included a USB flash drive with multiple Linux distros, rescue ISOs, and even a copy of data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/windows-11″ data-auto-tag-linker=”true” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/windows-11″>Windows 11 ready to install. What it didn’t have were the apps that I typically use to overcome issues and solve problems.
Sure, I can install these every time I move to a new computer. Or I can work smarter and install them on a portable device and run the apps directly from it. That’s where…
