Hiren#039;s Boot CD PE is a collection of utilities installed on a bootable USB or DVD you can use to troubleshoot issues related to problems with an existing installation of your Windows OS. Hiren#039;s BootCD PE runs on a version of Windows PE, which is designed to be used for troubleshooting, but can#039;t be used as a full installation of the OS.
There are literally dozens of utilities in the Hiren#039;s BootCD package, including TeamViewer for remote access, Malwarebytes for removing malware and viruses, a number of disk and system imaging tools, and tools for recovering accidentally deleted files.
In order to use Hiren#039;s BootCD PE you#039;ll need to download the ISO file, a disk image that, once you burn it to a disk, can be used to start your computer.
Once you#039;ve started from the disk, you can use the built-in utilities to recover an installed OS or, barring any possible recovery, use it to copy files off the damaged computer, wipe the drive, and reinstall Windows.
Hiren#039;s BootCD PE is free to download, but it#039;s important to note that it is no longer maintained by Hiren. There have been no official updates to the original software since 2012. As the website states: Hiren#039;s BootCD PE version is being developed by Hiren#039;s BootCD fans. It includes the least [sic], best and updated free tools used in Hiren#039;s BootCD. It is being developed for the new age computers.