Free Hiren’s BootCD AlternativesFile Recovery Tools & Partition Managers like Hiren’s BootCD

The best free alternative to Hiren’s BootCD is MediCat USB, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Hiren’s BootCD and many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Hiren’s BootCD are Hiren’s BootCD PE, SystemRescue, Ultimate Boot CD and Lazesoft Recovery Suite.

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  1. MediCat USB icon
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    A highly-customizable multiboot USB stick for modern PC Repair. Supports both Legacy BIOS and UEFI. Based on Ventoy.

    14 MediCat USB alternatives

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    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2015

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  2. Hiren’s BootCD PE (Preinstallation Environment) is a restored edition of Hiren’s BootCD based on Windows 10 PE x64. PE version is being developed by Hiren’s BootCD fans. it supports UEFI booting and requires minimum 2 GB RAM.

    32 Hiren’s BootCD PE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2018

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. SystemRescue icon
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    SystemRescue is a Linux system rescue toolkit available as a bootable medium for administrating or repairing your system and data after a crash.

    29 SystemRescue alternatives

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    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  4. Lazesoft Recovery Suite is a very easy to use ALL-IN-ONE boot disk that repair your crashed Windows, recover data from deleted, formatted, damaged partition, clone or backup disk, reset your forgotten Windows password.

    163 Lazesoft Recovery Suite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. This utility disc is designed to quickly and efficiently aid a technician with troubleshooting and repairing Windows based PCs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2016

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Bootable disk Windows 11 and 10 PE - for maintenance of computers, hard disks and partitions, backup and restore disks and partitions, computer diagnostics, data recovery, Windows installation.

    22 Sergei Strelec’s WinPE Bootable Disk alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2018

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. ALT Linux icon
     16 likes

    ALT Linux is a set of RPM-based, APT-managed operating systems built on top of the Linux kernel and Sisyphus package repository branches. ALT Linux Rescue is, well, the disaster recovery tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  8.  13 likes

    Ikki Boot is a Live DVD/USB multiboot which aims troubleshooting, disk partitioning, rescue, backup and restore data.

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    • Since 2019

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. Rescatux icon
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    Rescatux is a GNU/Linux rescue cd (and eventually also Windows) but it is not like other rescue disks. Rescatux comes with Rescapp. Rescapp is a nice wizard that will guide you through your rescue tasks.

    16 Rescatux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Since

    • Since 2014

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  10. DLC Boot 2019 is a rescue disk that is used as a Recovery CD. The point is that if you are having problems such as Windows can not boot, missing MBR, want to format the hard drive, remove viruses and so on, you can simply use the DLC Boot 2019 to resolve the issue.

    25 USB/DVD DLC Boot 2019 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2017

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. Active@ Data Studio (Live CD) contains a set of both desktop applications and a bootable image for booting up any system into a DOS or Windows environment. Whether you need to perform data recovery, data imaging, or to securely erase data, Active@ Data Studio allows you to run...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2014

    Platforms

    • Windows
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