Hiren’s BootCD Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to Hiren’s BootCD for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is MediCat USB, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Hiren’s BootCD and 17 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, All in One – System Rescue Toolkit and Lazesoft Recovery Suite.

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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
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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)

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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
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  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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    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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  8. Gandalf’s Windows 10PE icon

    Gandalf’s Windows 10PE

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

    10 Gandalf’s Windows 10PE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

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    • Windows
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    • Almost everyone thinks Gandalf’s Windows 10PE is a great Hiren’s BootCD alternative.

    • Gandalf’s Windows 10PE is the most popular commercial alternative to Hiren’s BootCD.

    • Gandalf’s Windows 10PE is Paid and ProprietaryHiren’s BootCD is Free Personal and Proprietary

  10. 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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  11. Ikki Boot icon

    Ikki Boot

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    Ikki Boot 23.12 BIOS
     
  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

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    Alerts

    • Warning

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    • Windows
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  13. 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.

    40 4DDiG Windows Boot Genius alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    Create a Bootable Disk 1
     
  14. 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
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  15. 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...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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