AOMEI PE Builder Alternatives

AOMEI PE Builder is described as 'Freeware designed to make a Windows PE bootable USB drive or CD/DVD disc, which will boot into a complete Win32 environment for PC maintenance tasks' and is a bootable usb creator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to AOMEI PE Builder for Windows, Winbuilder, Mac, Linux and Wine. The best AOMEI PE Builder alternative is Windows Preinstallation Environment, which is free. Other great apps like AOMEI PE Builder are BartPE, PEBakery, Win10XPE and BootMed.

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  1. Windows Preinstallation Environment icon

    Windows Preinstallation Environment

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    Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE, WinPE) is a lightweight version of Windows used for the deployment of PCs, workstations, and servers, or install, deploy, and repair Windows while it is offline.

    11 Windows Preinstallation Environment alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • Windows Preinstallation Environment is the most popular Windows alternative to AOMEI PE Builder.

    • Windows Preinstallation Environment is the most popular free alternative to AOMEI PE Builder.

    • Windows Preinstallation Environment is Free and ProprietaryAOMEI PE Builder is also Free and Proprietary
    • Windows Preinstallation Environment is LightweightAOMEI PE Builder is not according to our users
  2. BartPE icon

    BartPE

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    Barts PE Builder helps you build a BartPE (Bart Preinstalled Environment) bootable Windows CD-Rom or DVD from the original Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 installation/setup CD, very suitable for PC maintenance tasks.

    34 BartPE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. PEBakery icon

    PEBakery

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    PEBakery is a script engine that specializes in customizing the Windows Preinstalled Environment (WinPE/WinRE).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    PEBakery Nightly (20190404)
     

    • PEBakery is the most popular Open Source alternative to AOMEI PE Builder.

    • PEBakery is Free and Open SourceAOMEI PE Builder is Free and Proprietary

  5. Win10XPE

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    Win10XPE will help you build a lightweight desktop Windows 10 or Windows 11 Preinstallation Environment (WinPE) for performing tasks or troubleshooting a Windows OS while it is Offline or for installing a Windows OS.

    11 Win10XPE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. BootMed icon

    BootMed

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    The BootMed Live CD is an Ubuntu Remix for those new to Linux. It's main goal is to help the average Windows user to recover a computer that will not boot. BootMed can help you remove viruses from a computer that will not boot, recover deleted files and partitions.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
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    • BootMed is the most popular Linux alternative to AOMEI PE Builder.

    • BootMed is Freemium and ProprietaryAOMEI PE Builder is Free and Proprietary
  7. Win7PE SE icon

    Win7PE SE

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    Live CD/DVD that can be built from either Windows 7 or Windows Vista sources.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Winbuilder
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  9. Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit icon

    Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit

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    Comprehensive toolkit for customizing, assessing, and deploying Windows operating systems, featuring deployment tools, migration utilities, performance analysis, imaging, compatibility testing, and preinstallation environments for IT professionals and enterprises.

    10 Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. PhoenixPE icon

    PhoenixPE

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    PhoenixPE is a WinPE Rescue/Recovery Environment based on Win10/Win11. It can be booted via USB, CD/DVD, PXE/Network, or hard disk.

    10 PhoenixPE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. AppleJack

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    AppleJack is a user friendly troubleshooting assistant for Mac OS X. With AppleJack you can troubleshoot a computer even if you can't load the GUI, or don't have a startup CD handy. AppleJack runs in Single User Mode and is menu-based for ease of use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    screen shot of AppleJack running in single user mode
     

    • AppleJack is the most popular Mac alternative to AOMEI PE Builder.

    • AppleJack is Free and Open SourceAOMEI PE Builder is Free and Proprietary
  12. Win8PE SE icon

    Win8PE SE

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    Win8PE SE project is based on PE4 environment and will use a Windows 8 (SP0) x86 or x64 DVD.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Winbuilder
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  13. Make_PE3

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    Make-PE3 - Program to Create Portable Windows 7 PE.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  14. Windows AIK icon

    Windows AIK

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    The Windows Automated Installation Toolkit (AIK) is a collection of tools and documentation designed to help IT Professionals deploy Windows. Windows AIK is for Windows XP to Windows 7, 2008 Server.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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