Windows Preinstallation Environment Alternatives
Windows Preinstallation Environment is described as 'lightweight version of Windows used for the deployment of PCs, workstations, and servers, or install, deploy, and repair Windows while it is offline' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Windows Preinstallation Environment for Windows, Linux, Wine, Windows Preinstallation Environment and Mac. The best Windows Preinstallation Environment alternative is BartPE, which is free. Other great apps like Windows Preinstallation Environment are Win10XPE, Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit, AppleJack and AOMEI PE Builder.
Windows Preinstallation Environment alternatives are mainly Bootable USB Creators but may also be System Cleaners or File Recovery Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Windows Preinstallation Environment.
- Free • Proprietary
BartPE
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo33 BartPE alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Operating System
- Windows
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.
- - BartPE is the most popular Windows alternative to Windows Preinstallation Environment.
- - BartPE is the most popular free alternative to Windows Preinstallation Environment.
BartPE Features
DiscontinuedThe 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
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo11 Win10XPE alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Bootable USB Creator
- Windows
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.
Win10XPE Features
Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo10 Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
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.
AppleJack
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo255 AppleJack alternatives- Free • Open Source
- System Cleaner
- Mac
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 Preinstallation Environment.
- - AppleJack is the most popular Open Source alternative to Windows Preinstallation Environment.
DiscontinuedThis project has not had an updated release since about 2010, and does not work on macOS Catalina
AOMEI PE Builder
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo13 AOMEI PE Builder alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Bootable USB Creator
- Windows
- Windows Preinstallation Environment
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.
PEBakery
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo7 PEBakery alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Bootable USB Creator
- Windows
PEBakery is a script engine that specializes in customizing the Windows Preinstalled Environment (WinPE/WinRE).
PEBakery Features
BootMed
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo23 BootMed alternatives- Freemium • Proprietary
- File Recovery Tool
- Windows
- Linux
- Wine
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.
- - BootMed is the most popular Linux alternative to Windows Preinstallation Environment.
BootMed Features
DiscontinuedOfficial site is offline.
Make-PE3 - Program to Create Portable Windows 7 PE.
Make_PE3 Features
PhoenixPE is a WinPE Rescue/Recovery Environment based on Win10/Win11. It can be booted via USB, CD/DVD, PXE/Network, or hard disk.
LiveSystem pro
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo25 LiveSystem pro alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Bootable USB Creator
- Windows
LiveSystem pro is a proprietary freeware which provides the possibility to create a rescue system based
Windows AIK
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo11 Windows AIK alternatives- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
The Windows® Automated Installation Toolkit (AIK) is a collection of tools and documentation designed to help IT Professionals deploy Windows.
DiscontinuedReplaced by Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK)For your consideration, AIK is the last version to support XP, and therefore might still be relevant.