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Thanks for your time, and your guidance @atanere

That Wubiuefi at https://github.com/hakuna-m/wubiuefi/wiki is definitely above my pay grade. I can barely parse the concept, let alone the jargon. I do understand in your response that I could, "...install Linux in a virtual machine and give it partial system resources." That sounds like the...

"Could you not SSH into a Windows computer from a Linux computer e.g. https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/remote-connect-windows-pc-raspberry-pi/" The SSH won't be ideal as I'll need to modify remote protocol settings on the users machine. That seems potentially intrusive for my purposes, and exactly...

The computer is not mine. I want to be able to "plug-in" and run Linux alternative programs side-by-side with native Windows X programs as a way to show that Linux OS is compatible for file management. I thought one "easy" way to do this was via WINE on a Linux distro, so the same file could be...

Sorry for the confusion. No Linux on the main computer. I'm looking to plug a flash drive with a Linux OS into a running machine and start the flash's OS on the Windows/Mac machine without rebooting.

OK, here's what I'd like A portable drive that, when plugged into a computer's USB port, self-starts an instance of a Linux OS on the main computer without reboot. ADDITIONALLY, I'd like to be able to drag-and drop files between the portable drive and the main computer. My questions: 1) Can I do...