The Best Free Hiren’s BootCD AlternativesTop File Recovery Tools & Partition Managers like Hiren’s BootCD

The best free alternative to Hiren’s BootCD is MediCat USB. 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 All in One – System Rescue Toolkit.

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  1. MediCat USB icon

    MediCat USB

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

    15 MediCat USB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Comments about MediCat USB as an Alternative to Hiren’s BootCD
    SilverBull34
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    More complete, versatile and updated to the time this was written

    Guest
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    good tools, boot usb (dvd)

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks MediCat USB is a great Hiren’s BootCD alternative.

    • MediCat USB is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Hiren’s BootCD.

    • MediCat USB is the most popular free alternative to Hiren’s BootCD.

    • MediCat USB is Free and ProprietaryHiren’s BootCD is Free Personal and Proprietary
  2. Hiren’s BootCD PE icon

    Hiren’s BootCD PE

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    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.

    33 Hiren’s BootCD PE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Guest
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    It is a “renewed” version of the old tool based on an updated version of Windows PE (based on Windows 10) and comes with many tools. However it does not contain ‘every’ option from the old one, the linux encironment is missing for example. It has worked wonderfully in the vast majority of systems I have booted it to.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Hiren’s BootCD PE is a great Hiren’s BootCD alternative.

    • Hiren’s BootCD PE is Free and ProprietaryHiren’s BootCD is Free Personal and Proprietary
  4. SystemRescue icon

    SystemRescue

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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.

    30 SystemRescue alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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    • Most users think SystemRescue is a great Hiren’s BootCD alternative.

    • SystemRescue is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Hiren’s BootCD.

    • SystemRescue is the most popular Open Source alternative to Hiren’s BootCD.

    • SystemRescue is Free and Open SourceHiren’s BootCD is Free Personal and Proprietary
  6. All in One – System Rescue Toolkit icon

    All in One – System Rescue Toolkit

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

    13 All in One – System Rescue Toolkit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Comments about All in One – System Rescue Toolkit as an Alternative to Hiren’s BootCD
    Guest
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    It has an all in one toolkit running on Linux and another great tool running under windows as well. Moreover, all this stuff is up to date on May 2017 unlike HBCD !

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks All in One – System Rescue Toolkit is a great Hiren’s BootCD alternative.

    • All in One – System Rescue Toolkit is the most popular Mac alternative to Hiren’s BootCD.

    • All in One – System Rescue Toolkit is Free and ProprietaryHiren’s BootCD is Free Personal and Proprietary
  7. Lazesoft Recovery Suite icon

    Lazesoft Recovery Suite

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    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.

    158 Lazesoft Recovery Suite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  9. USB/DVD DLC Boot 2019

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    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.

    26 USB/DVD DLC Boot 2019 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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    Rescatux

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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.

    17 Rescatux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  12. Sergei Strelec’s WinPE Bootable Disk icon

    Sergei Strelec’s WinPE Bootable Disk

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    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.

    24 Sergei Strelec’s WinPE Bootable Disk alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Warning

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    • Windows
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  13. Finnix icon

    Finnix

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    Finnix is a small, self-contained, bootable Linux CD distribution for system administrators, based on Debian GNU/Linux. You can use it to mount and manipulate hard drives and partitions, monitor networks, rebuild boot records, install other...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  14. Active@ Data Studio icon

    Active@ Data Studio

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    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...

    11 Active@ Data Studio alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Windows
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