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Nguyenais
Bronze Contributor
Jan 24, 2025

Create Hiren Boot CD Bootable USB for Windows 10 system repair?

My Windows 10 PC has crashed, and I'm trying to repair it using Hiren's Boot CD. However, I’m not sure how to create a bootable USB with Hiren's Boot CD to rescue my system. I’ve heard it's a useful ...
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Barbarank
Iron Contributor
Jan 24, 2025

When creating a Hiren Boot CD bootable USB, the choice between MBR and UEFI depends on your system's firmware and how you plan to use the USB. MBR is an older partitioning scheme used by BIOS systems. However, MBR only supports drives up to 2TB in size. It allows a maximum of 4 primary partitions. It doesn't support modern security features like Secure Boot.

Instead, UEFI is a modern replacement for BIOS and offers more advanced features. It supports drives larger than 2TB. Allows more than 4 primary partitions. Provides faster boot times and better hardware initialization.

Important Notes for Hiren Boot CD

Hiren Boot CD is based on older Windows PE (Preinstallation Environment) and may not natively support UEFI booting. If you're using UEFI, you may need to:

  1. Disable Secure Boot in your BIOS/UEFI settings.
  2. Enable Legacy Boot or CSM if Hiren Boot CD doesn't boot in UEFI mode.
  3. If you're using a modern tool, it can often configure the USB to work with both BIOS and UEFI, making it easier to boot on different systems.

Recommendation

  1. For modern systems, use UEFI (GPT partitioning) if possible, but ensure Secure Boot is disabled.
  2. For older systems, use MBR (Legacy BIOS).
  3. If you need compatibility with both, use a tool like Rufus to create a USB that supports both MBR and UEFI.

Let me know if you need further help to create hiren boot cd bootable usb! The above solutions work well based on my experience.

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