How do Windows portable applications work?

Question

Portable applications can run from USB sticks and all, and thus are very convenient, but unfortunately they are slow (like a USB stick it is usually slower).

How exactly different than installing a regular application

I know that they do not create registries and that's it, but how do they achieve the same as other, “normal” applications ?

Answer 1

Any application that stores all the necessary information offline can be made portable.

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Answer 2

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