Windows Softwares to Booting from USB

Discover Windows Softwares to Booting from USB.

Can be easily installed and run from a USB drive.

Best Windows Softwares to Booting from USB

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Damn Small Linux

Damn Small Linux

Open Source

Damn Small Linux (DSL) was an incredibly compact and versatile Linux distribution, designed to run efficiently on older hardware with limited resources. Weighing in at approximately 50 MB, it offered a complete desktop environment and a suite of essential applications, making it ideal for revitalization of legacy systems, rescue operations, or simply for users seeking an extremely lightweight and portable operating system.

Extremely lightweight, runs on very old hardware.
Lightweight
OS & Utilities
Active@ KillDisk

Active@ KillDisk is a robust and reliable hard drive erasure utility designed to securely delete all data from hard drives, SSDs, and USB drives beyond recovery. It offers various wiping methods and supports multiple bootable media options for comprehensive data destruction.

Supports multiple industry-standard data wiping methods.
Booting from USB
Security & Privacy
UBCD4Win

UBCD4Win

Free

UBCD4Win is a bootable CD that provides a collection of utilities for system repair, data recovery, and hardware diagnostics. Based on a customized Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE), it offers a familiar interface for troubleshooting and restoring computer systems.

Comprehensive suite of repair and recovery tools.
Recover lost data
Security & Privacy
Offline NT Password & Registry Editor

Offline NT Password & Registry Editor, also known as chntpw, is a robust utility designed to reset or blank local user passwords on various Windows NT-based operating systems. It operates offline from a bootable medium, offering a powerful solution for regaining access to a locked system without needing the original password.

Effectively resets Windows local passwords offline.
Portable
Security & Privacy
Darik's Boot and Nuke

Darik's Boot and Nuke

Open Source

Darik's Boot and Nuke (DBAN) is a powerful, open-source, self-contained boot disk specifically designed to securely wipe hard drives, making data recovery virtually impossible. It's ideal for permanent data destruction before donating, selling, or disposing of computers.

Completely wipes hard drives, making data recovery impossible.
Portable
Security & Privacy
LinuxLive USB Creator

LinuxLive USB Creator

Open Source

LinuxLive USB Creator (LiLi) is a free Windows application designed to simplify the process of creating bootable Live USB drives for various Linux distributions. It offers a user-friendly interface and supports a wide range of Linux distributions, making it an accessible tool for users looking to experiment with or install Linux from a USB stick.

Very easy to use with a step-by-step interface.
Create bootable USB
OS & Utilities