An ultimate tool for making bootable USB devices for Windows PC

FlashBoot

FlashBoot

  -  68.44 MB  -  Freeware
  • Latest Version

    FlashBoot 3.3q LATEST

  • Review by

    Michael Reynolds

  • Operating System

    Windows XP / Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10 / Windows 11

  • User Rating

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  • Author / Product

    PrimeExpert Software / External Link

  • Filename

    flashboot-3.3q-setup.exe

  • MD5 Checksum

    9f01436befd9427f1761581e40232d70

With FlashBoot, you can install Windows 7 to a new laptop or new PC with no hassles. It can prepare Windows setup USB thumb drive with integrated drivers, so you can install Windows 7 to any new computer, such as Kaby Lake and Ryzen.

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Features
  • Create installable clone of Windows on USB thumbdrive
  • Create bootable clone of Windows 8.x/10/11 on USB thumbdrive
  • Install Windows 7 to New Laptop or New PC
  • Install full-featured Windows 8.x/10 to USB thumbdrive
  • Save/restore USB thumbdrive to/from image file
  • Convert WindowsXP or BartPE to bootable USB thumbdrive
Besides built-in drivers, FlashBoot can add user-supplied drivers. Also, the program can install fully-functional Windows 11/10/8.1/8 to a USB thumb drive, so you can carry your OS, apps, documents, games wherever you go!

If you dislike Windows 10 or a new Windows 11 because of OS-builtin advertising, forced updates, untimely reboots, and pervasive telemetry - then a way to go is to return to Windows 7.

But hardware marches on, and older operating systems hardly can play catch-up. Installation of Windows 7 to new laptop fails right on the first screen: mouse, keyboard, and boot device are inaccessible to Windows 7 on new computers, due to lack of USB 3.0 support.

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Using FlashBoot, you can install Windows 7 to a new laptop or new PC with no problems. It will prepare Windows installation USB thumbdrive with slipstreamed drivers, so you can quickly and easily install Windows 7 to any new computer, even Kaby Lake and Ryzen platforms.

Besides of builtin USB 3.0, NVMe, and RAID drivers, It can also slipstream user-supplied drivers.

Also, the app enables you to install an instance of the Windows OS onto a USB storage device, empowering you to boot any PC from that device. With the program, you'll be able to walk about with a fully-functional installation of Windows 11, 10, 8.1 or 8 in your pocket, ready to go under any circumstance.

Need your favorite app, document, game, or browser when you're sitting in front of a strange computer? Just break out your USB device prepared with the software!

And finally, Flash Boot facilitates the installation of older operating systems, such as Windows XP, from USB thumdrive, and running a minified version of it (known as BartPE) from USB thumbdrive.

You can even use the tool to build self-extracting standalone EXE files that contain exactly what you want, for rapid deployment whenever you need it. If the capacity of USB thumdrive was reduced by other tools, then the app will automatically recover it to full capacity.

Pricing

FlashBoot Pro is $29.95

Includes:
  • Prepare USB for installing Windows 10/11, 8.x, 7, Vista, or XP to internal HDD/SSD.
  • Integrate drivers (USB 3.x, NVMe, AHCI/RAID, or user-supplied) into USB for OS installation.
  • Install full-featured Windows 10/11 or 8.x on USB for independent boot.
  • Create bootable Windows clones (Windows 10/11, 8.x, 7) on USB drives.
  • Save USB contents as an image file.
  • Restore USB from an image file.
  • Copy USB contents to another USB while retaining bootability.
  • Install DOS to USB.
  • Install UEFI Shell to USB.
  • Quickly format USB drives.
  • Securely wipe USB drives (erase all data).
  • Install a mini version of Windows XP (BartPE) on USB for independent boot.
  • Create self-extracting USB formatters with predefined content.
PROS
  • Easy-to-Use Interface
  • Versatile Bootable USB Creation
  • Supports Windows OS Backup
  • Advanced Data Encryption Options
  • Efficient Disk Cloning
CONS
  • Limited MacOS Support
  • Free Version Restrictions
  • Occasional Compatibility Issues
  • Requires Technical Knowledge for Advanced Features
  • No Cloud Integration Options
Note: It has Free and Pro editions, without time/use limitations. The free edition is useful on its own and roughly corresponds to other free tools on the market.

  • FlashBoot 3.3q Screenshots

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    FlashBoot 3.3q Screenshot 1
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What's new in this version:

- Windows Setup on USB scenario, FAT32 filesystem: when OS installation image is larger than 4Gb and compressed in solid mode, FlashBoot no longer emits WIM split error.
- Bootable clones: when FlashBoot fails to duplicate original security descriptor to the target filesystem on a USB storage device, this is no longer a fatal error.
- UEFI-related scenarios: when user-supplied ISO file lacks 64-bit UEFI bootloader (due to third-party customizations or x86/x64 confusion), ISO file is rejected outright at the Wizard phase, rather than later at USB storage device formatting phase, with reference to missing Windows\Boot\EFI\bootmgfw.efi in installation WIM (as in the previous FlashBoot versions).