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, 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 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.

    14 MediCat USB alternatives

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    • Discontinued

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    • Linux
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  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.

    32 Hiren’s BootCD PE alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    Hiren’s BootCD PE screenshot 1
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  6. All in One – System Rescue Toolkit icon

    All in One – System Rescue Toolkit

     20 likes

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

    12 All in One – System Rescue Toolkit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    All in One – System Rescue Toolkit screenshot 1
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  8. Lazesoft Recovery Suite icon

    Lazesoft Recovery Suite

     20 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • HK flagHong Kong SAR China
    Lazesoft Recovery Suite screenshot 1
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  9. ALT Linux icon

    ALT Linux

     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.

    206 ALT Linux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • RU flagRussia
    uefi boot
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    USB/DVD DLC Boot 2019

     8 likes

    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

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    • Windows
    USB/DVD DLC Boot 2019 screenshot 1
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    Ikki Boot

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

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU
    Ikki Boot 23.12 BIOS
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  12. Rescatux icon

    Rescatux

     11 likes

    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

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • ES flagSpain
    • European Union flagEU
    Rescatux screenshot 1
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  13. Sergei Strelec’s WinPE Bootable Disk icon

    Sergei Strelec’s WinPE Bootable Disk

     14 likes

    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

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    Alerts

    • Warning

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    • Windows
    • RU flagRussia
    Sergei Strelec’s WinPE Bootable Disk screenshot 1
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  14. Active@ Data Studio icon

    Active@ Data Studio

     6 likes

    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

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • CA flagCanada
    Active@ Data Studio screenshot 1
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