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portable installation (#306)

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@@ -35,11 +35,23 @@ You may need to open the Properties of the installer first, tab “General”
section “Security” (if available) and select “Unblock”,
to enable the “Run anyway” button.
#### WSLtty Portable installer
For a portable installation, e.g. on a USB stick, choose the
“-install-portable.exe” file for download. Installation will prompt
for a portable installation folder interactively.
For example, choosing `U:\opt` will create and use folder
`U:\opt\wsltty` both as installation directory and configuration directory.
Portable installation does not install any start menu or desktop shortcuts
and no context menu entries. It creates a shortcut in the selected
portable installation folder to start the default WSL distribution.
#### Installation from archive ####
In case a local anti-virus guard barfs about the wsltty installer, the
release also contains a `.cab` file. Download it, open it, extract its files
to some temporary deployment directory, and invoke `install.bat` from there.
to some temporary deployment directory, and invoke `install.bat` from there,
or `install-portable.bat` for a portable installation.
#### Installation from source repository ####