Hiren’s BootCD Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to Hiren’s BootCD for Windows and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is MediCat USB, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Hiren’s BootCD and 16 are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Hiren’s BootCD are Hiren’s BootCD PE, Ultimate Boot CD, Gandalf’s Windows 10PE and All in One – System Rescue Toolkit.

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Hiren’s BootCD alternatives are mainly File Recovery Tools, but if you're looking for Partition Managers or Hard Disk Recovery Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Hard Disk Recovery, Linux, Mac, Free and Windows. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Hiren’s BootCD.
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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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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  2. Hiren’s BootCD PE icon

    Hiren’s BootCD PE

     53 likes

    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

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    Hiren’s BootCD PE screenshot 1
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    4DDiG Windows Boot Genius icon
    4DDiG Windows Boot Genius

    Boots PCs with startup issues, recovers data from non-bootable drives, fixes over 100 Windows boot problems, resets lost passwords, backs up and clones partitions, restores files from crashed systems or formatted drives, and secu...

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  6. Gandalf’s Windows 10PE icon

    Gandalf’s Windows 10PE

     20 likes

    Bootable CD with useful tools for analyzing, recovering and fixing your computer even if the primary operating system can not be booted.

    11 Gandalf’s Windows 10PE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Global
    Gandalf’s Windows 10PE screenshot 1
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  7. 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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    All in One – System Rescue Toolkit screenshot 1
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  9. 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

    Application type

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    • Windows
    • HK flagHong Kong SAR China
    Lazesoft Recovery Suite screenshot 1
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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

     13 likes

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

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • European Union flagEU
    Ikki Boot 23.12 BIOS
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  12. 4DDiG Windows Boot Genius icon

    4DDiG Windows Boot Genius

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    Boots PCs with startup issues, recovers data from non-bootable drives, fixes over 100 Windows boot problems, resets lost passwords, backs up and clones partitions, restores files from crashed systems or formatted drives, and secures sensitive data.

    39 4DDiG Windows Boot Genius alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • HK flagHong Kong SAR China
    Create a Bootable Disk 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

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • 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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  15. Farbar Recovery Scan Tool icon

    Farbar Recovery Scan Tool

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    Farbar Recovery Scan Tool, or FRST, is a free portable application designed to diagnose malware issues. Also available for 32-Bit. It is also possible to run FRST in the Windows Recovery Environment to diagnose and fix boot issues.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Farbar Recovery Scan Tool screenshot 1
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