Active@ Boot Disk 26.0.1 WinPE (x64)
Active@ Boot Disk is a comprehensive bootable rescue environment and suite of data recovery, disk management, and system repair utilities created by LSoft Technologies, enabling users to access and fix non-bootable PCs, recover lost data from corrupted drives, create secure backups, erase data beyond recovery, reset Windows passwords, and perform low-level disk diagnostics all from a single CD/DVD, USB flash drive, or ISO image without requiring the host operating system to load.
This standalone, self-contained toolkit—booting into a Windows PE or Linux-based environment—provides full read/write access to all storage devices including HDDs, SSDs, RAID arrays, USB drives, SD cards, and network shares, supporting a wide range of file systems (NTFS, FAT32/exFAT, ext2/3/4, HFS+/APFS, ReFS, BTRFS) and partitioning schemes (MBR/GPT), making it indispensable for IT professionals, system administrators, forensic investigators, and home users facing crashes, viruses, forgotten passwords, or accidental deletions.
With multi-boot support, customizable creator tools for adding drivers/scripts/languages, and embedded applications like Active@ File Recovery, Disk Image, KillDisk, Partition Recovery, Password Changer, and S.M.A.R.T. monitoring, Active@ Boot Disk delivers enterprise-level capabilities in a portable package that boots on BIOS/UEFI systems, runs command-line tasks, and even sends email notifications from the rescue environment.
The software’s strength lies in its versatility as both a ready-to-use boot media and a customizable toolkit: generate ISO/CD/USB via the Creator wizard (select edition, burn speed, UDF/ISO9660, verification), insert into target PC, boot (F12 menu/BIOS order), and access a familiar desktop with Start menu, taskbar, explorer, and context menus mimicking Windows for immediate productivity without steep learning curves.
Boot Media Creation and Customization
Active@ Boot Disk Creator (Windows app) builds media:
- Editions: Lite (basic), Pro (recovery suite), Ultimate (full erase/secure).
- Targets: CD/DVD/Blu-ray (UDF/ISO+Joliet), USB (reformats), ISO file.
- Customization: Add drivers (RAID/SCSI/NVMe), startup scripts (batch/PowerShell), languages/keyboards, timezone.
- Multi-Boot: Chainload other tools (Hirens/DoD).
- Verification: Post-burn integrity checks.
USB portable; network boot (PXE preview).
Data Recovery Tools
Active@ File Recovery
- Scan Types: Quick (headers), Deep (signatures), Whole disk.
- Supported: NTFS/FAT/ext/HFS/ReFS, 1TB+ volumes.
- Recovery: Files/folders to image/mount/extract.
- Preview: Thumbs/hex for validation.
Active@ Partition Recovery
- Scan: MBR/GPT lost partitions.
- Recovery: Restore boot sectors/tables.
Undelete scans deleted partitions.
Disk Imaging and Backup
Active@ Disk Image:
- Full/Incremental/Differential: Used clusters only.
- Compression: Fast/Normal/High.
- Mount: VHD/virtual drives browse.
- Schedule: Timed automation.
- Verification: CRC/MD5 checksums.
Backup to network/FTP/NAS.
Secure Erase and Data Destruction
Active@ KillDisk:
- Methods: DoD 5220.22-M (7-pass), Gutmann 35-pass, Random, Verify.
- Standards: NIST 800-88, HIPAA.
- Wipe: Partitions/drives, log reports.
Password Management
Active@ Password Changer:
- Windows: Local/domain admin resets.
- Registry: Offline hive edits.
- Bootloaders: GRUB/SAM.
Disk Diagnostics and Maintenance
- S.M.A.R.T.: Health temps/errors/predictions.
- CHKDSK: Bad sectors/clusters fix.
- Explorer: Copy/delete/browse.
- Network: IP config/email.
- Scripts: Command line/PowerShell.
System Repair
- Boot Repair: MBR/GPT/GRUB.
- Services/Monitor: Processes/resources.
- Drivers: Load during boot.
Use Cases
Home Users: Virus recovery, password forget.
IT Pros: Server maintenance, imaging.
Forensics: Evidence acquisition.
Enterprises: Compliance wipes.
Active@ Boot Disk rescues comprehensively—recovery, imaging, erase, repair. Bootable, customizable, powerful.
Key Features:
– Ability to start non-bootable PC for full access to it
– Boot Disk media may be removed from the system after successfully booting the system
– Start from a CD, DVD or USB flash drive (appropriate BIOS settings required)
– Multi-boot or dual-boot functionality (DOS + Windows)
– Anti-virus setup guide
– Boot Disk has a user friendly interface
– Boot Disk allows specifying boot settings
– Allows addition of drivers, scripts and other user files
– Recovery utilities recover deleted files, or recover data from deleted/damaged partitions
– Ability to backup and restore data (Disk Image)
– Creating, deleting and formatting partitions on hard disk drives, as well as most USB media
– Recover deleted partitions by using either automated partition or via low-level Disk editor software
– Utility for resetting your Windows user passwords including Administrator account
– Supports: FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, NTFS5, NTFS+EFS; advanced search of deleted files; all types of Flash Memory Cards; compressed, encrypted and fragmented files on NTFS, IDE / SATA / SSD / SCSI drives
– DoD-compliant disk erasing & wiping of free space on PC disks
– Securely erase data
– Hard Disk Drive temperature and S.M.A.R.T attributes monitoring utility
– Terminal client, Web browser, Telnet & FTP Clients, and other connectivity tools
– Paint, Notepad, WordPad, Calculator, Task Manager, Registry Editor, Disk editor and other PC tools
– Disk Defragmenter provides high speed file optimizing to improve read/write operations from a hard disk
– Network access via TCP/IP, network configurator
– Ability to load additional drivers on-the-fly
– Data CD/DVD burning capable
– A File Manager (Explorer) allows you to browse directories, search, copy and move files and folders
Release Notes:
- Active@ KillDisk 26
- Active@ Boot Disk 26
- Active@ Disk Image 26
- Active@ Disk Editor 26
- Active@ UNDELETE 26
- Active@ File Recovery 26
- Active@ ISO Manager 26
- Active@ Partition Manager 26
- Active@ Partition Recovery 26
- Active@ Password Changer 26
- Boot Disk: WinPE upgraded to Windows 11 26H1 code base
