Windows AIK Alternatives

Windows AIK is described as 'The Windows® Automated Installation Toolkit (AIK) is a collection of tools and documentation designed to help IT Professionals deploy Windows' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Windows AIK for Windows, Windows Preinstallation Environment and Mac. The best Windows AIK alternative is NTLite, which is free. Other great apps like Windows AIK are WinReducer, Windows Preinstallation Environment, BartPE and Win10XPE.

Windows AIK alternatives are mainly Bootable USB Creators but may also be System Cleaners or System Tweakers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Windows AIK.

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NTLite
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Freemium • Proprietary
System Tweaker
Windows
12 NTLite alternatives
NTLite, successor of nLite, is the cutting edge Windows configuration tool made by an independent developer.
- - NTLite is the most popular Windows alternative to Windows AIK.
- - NTLite is the most popular free alternative to Windows AIK.
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NTLite Features
Integrated Codecs
Customize Windows
Configurable
Create bootable CD
Built-in Burner
Excel integration
WinReducer
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Paid • Proprietary
Windows
5 WinReducer alternatives
Customize Windows (Integrate cursors, themes, wallpapers or change files to improve Windows appearance)
- - WinReducer is the most popular commercial alternative to Windows AIK.
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WinReducer Features
1. PortableWinReducer can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Customize Windows
Detailed customization
Customizable
Windows Preinstallation Environment
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
11 Windows Preinstallation Environment alternatives
Windows Preinstallation Environment 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.
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Windows Preinstallation Environment Features
1. NTFS Partition RecoveryWindows Preinstallation Environment can recover your data from a formatted or deleted NTFS partition.
2. PortableWindows Preinstallation Environment can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
3. LightweightWindows Preinstallation Environment consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Windows repair
BartPE
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Free • Proprietary
Operating System
Windows
33 BartPE alternatives
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.
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BartPE Features
Preinstalled Environment builder
Discontinued
The project has been removed from the posted site. Last version, 3.1.10a, released on February 17, 2006, can be still downloaded from Wayback Machine
Win10XPE
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Free • Proprietary
Bootable USB Creator
Windows
11 Win10XPE alternatives
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.
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Win10XPE Features
Create bootable CD
Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
10 Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit alternatives
The Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (Windows ADK) is a collection of tools that you can use to customize, assess, and deploy Windows operating systems to new computers.
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AppleJack
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Free • Open Source
System Cleaner
Mac
254 AppleJack alternatives
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.
- - AppleJack is the most popular Mac alternative to Windows AIK.
- - AppleJack is the most popular Open Source alternative to Windows AIK.
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Discontinued
This project has not had an updated release since about 2010, and does not work on macOS Catalina
AOMEI PE Builder
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Free • Proprietary
Bootable USB Creator
Windows
Windows Preinstallation Environment
13 AOMEI PE Builder alternatives
AOMEI PE Builder is a 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.
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DISMTools
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Free • Open Source
Windows
11 DISMTools alternatives
DISMTools is a front-end for DISM that lets you manage your Windows Imaging (WIM) files and a whole lot more
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Make_PE3
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
11 Make_PE3 alternatives
Make-PE3 - Program to Create Portable Windows 7 PE.
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Make_PE3 Features
Build system
LiveSystem pro
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Free • Proprietary
Bootable USB Creator
Windows
25 LiveSystem pro alternatives
LiveSystem pro is a proprietary freeware which provides the possibility to create a rescue system based
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PhoenixPE
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Free • Open Source
Windows
9 PhoenixPE alternatives
PhoenixPE is a WinPE Rescue/Recovery Environment based on Win10/Win11. It can be booted via USB, CD/DVD, PXE/Network, or hard disk.
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WinReducer Features

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BartPE Features

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Make_PE3 Features