[2024 MEGA update!] 2 USB boot drives EVERY Windows user should make before it's too late!

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Your computer IS going to break. Your computer IS going to crash ...at some point. Be prepared BEFORE it happens with these two easy to make USB repair discs. Trust me, when it happens you will be so thankful that you did. No PC repair costs, just boot to these drives and get access to tall the Windows repair tools that you could ever need to fix your Windows computer. Windows Media Creation Tool & Hiren's Boot CD on USB
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[@bulcub]

been using hirens for almost 30 yrs and it has never DISSAPOINTED!

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Agreed! 💪

[@MichaelDomer]

I never liked Hirens, it feels like someone tossed everything in it just for the sake of it, a lot of these tools can be done by a single application instead, and a lot of apps are pretty outdated compared to more modern (free) applications that do exactly the same, and often more. Heck, why would I even need something like Total Commander, I believe the last time I tried it was in the early '90's. To be honest, as an IT guy since '87 I've always done fine with just a limited set of tools.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

@MichaelDomer Hirens has saved my client data more times than I care to count over the last 30+ years. It's not for everyone, but for some people, it is a lifesaver if they didn't know it exists

[@notbugs]

Thanks a lot for the update. I saw your old video and when i checked the Hirens page things did'nt match but i went back to your channel and found the update which was superhelpful. Cheers from Sweden!

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

This might help! www.anyrecover.com/storage-device-tips/usb-access-denied/

[@bikeny]

Good stuff. I am now a subscriber. I always like learning new things and these certainly are helpful. Thanks. Oh, one more thing: Thank you, thank you for not playing any music while you are talking to us. I find more and more YT hosts feel playing music during their narration is a good thing. It is not.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

I try to avoid music as mm much as possible. Sometimes.aybe during a "just watch" moment, but not while I'm talking 👍

[@scatmanb6021]

Can’t believe this video was posted today! I work at a small repair shop, and have been troubleshooting a device all day. Hiren’s Boot is exactly the kind of Swiss Army knife I’m looking for. I can’t thank you enough for sharing. Rock on man! 🤘

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it! 💪

[@makingpeopleangryforfun]

hirens boot cd has been around for ever youtube is for people who dont know how to find stuff themselves

[@scatmanb6021]

@@makingpeopleangryforfunnice!

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

@makingpeopleangryforfun well, no. There is tons of advanced stuff on KZbin. My channel, however, is for novice users who don't know what they don't know. That's why I made this video. Thanks for your comment.

[@robertcabral1366]

Thanks for taking the time to make these videos. 🤓🖒 This is a God send. I know some folks that had issues with their PC's, and this video helped fix the issues. Thanks and keep up the good work 🤓🖒

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Thank you, much appreciated! 👍

[@KmanRulez]

I stumbled on Hirens from one of your videos. It is a great utility.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

It really is!

[@pcman222285]

Great video, and explanation. I was one of those hu got confused. All clear now.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

That's why I had to make the video. Thanks!

[@mandeepsheera6272]

Love this channel. I created a usb boot disk from your instructions in the videos which you'd done previously. And it came in super handy today when I had to wipe a laptop clean to reinstall Windows. Worked like a charm! Thank you!!! ❤

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Boom! 🔥

[@mandeepsheera6272]

​@@AskYourComputerGuy - much appreciated Scott! 😊

[@jfcleveland1138]

😊Thanks for the detailed walk through!

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Thanks for the support! Glad the video helped you 👍

[@Monkofmagnesia]

Thank you. Also, thank you for the link for the "decent and inexpensive flash drives with good ratings." They were so cheap, I just ordered two packs (one for myself and one as a gift). I am one of the .9's in your 95.9K Subscribers now :)

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Awesome! Glad I could help you out 👍

[@pangeskwela2796]

Where is this list

[@charliesretrocomputing]

I have both already, but thanks for the awesome video!! I actually just made those 2 USBs last week. :)

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Glad to hear it! I had tons of comments about the "new" way that Hirens works now so I had to update the previous version of the video. Thx for your support 💪

[@taji712]

I do subscribe to this channel, and he is a wonderful guy who helps people with his knowledge, and I appreciate it.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Thanks! I appreciate that so much! 👍

[@GNFgeekstuff]

I just found your channel and subscribed as you might be able to teach me something I do not know, Im a self taught geek who helps fix peoples pc remotely or in person and you are not wrong about having bootable recovery USB drives.. I keep an updated version of Windows Media Creation with the latest version of Windows 10 and I have used Hiren's Boot CD and Knoppix, my goto is Win PE has a lot of recovery tools on and help me get that PC fixed. will be checking out your other videos keep them coming.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

👍💪❤️

[@juanroldan4379]

I'm not a certified A+ repair man. I'm just the guy everyone calls when their computers misbehave. I love having Hirens and Medi-cat. They are such great tools. Thank you very much.

[@johnwesley256]

LOL me too. I have 3 USB drives I carry with me with my keys so I can fix almost any computer on the go. Snappy driver with some portable apps, Gandalf redstone (similar to Hirens), and an AIO installation of windows.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

@johnwesley256 I feel ya!

[@MichaelDomer]

@@johnwesley256 > " I have 3 USB drives I carry with me with my keys so I can fix almost any computer on the go." Overkill.

[@TheeUnpleasantPeasant]

factory reset, that will be $500 dollars please

[@JB-ou6fl]

Thanks for making this very helpful video! I just subscribed to your channel.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Awesome, welcome to the community 👍

[@Freethinker-vj4ut]

You are so close to 100k. I am so happy for you ❤. Old time subscriber 😊

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Thank you so much!!

[@ajimz8101]

I appreciate how Scott tries to respond to all the comments. The videos ain`t bad either😏. I followed your ventoy video since i found it before seeing this one.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Thank you, I appreciate the support 👍

[@shadowminister4090]

Thanks Scott.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Welcome!

[@DE-ok4ld]

Thanks for the video!

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

You're welcome!

[@edwinsantini1042]

Thank you for the great vids and update! Question, a few months ago you did a video about Ventoy - is this a better than using hirens?

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

It's not one or the other. Hirens is a great troubleshooting utility, Ventoy is a utility to store multiple ISO images on one drive. You can store Hirens, Windows installer, Linux, pretty much any ISO you can find *on* the Ventoy drive. Ventoy doesn't *do* anything by itself. Hope that explains it better 👍

[@adriancarabajal7115]

Thank you.

[@johanuys9956]

Thank you for this advice

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

You are so welcome

[@asd67lkj]

Hahaha... 2 hrs too late,,LOL, I just finished making the two USB sticks from your earlier video, and also left a comment that rufus was now required... I had Rufus already. Thanks for the update. Your video from 3 months ago just appeared in my feed.

[@igyoshee]

I also know the hirens name as "Highrens" and was using this tool when it was version 8/9. Now i am using version 15.2 DVD and on a usb drive (GRUB/syslinux) Thank you for the video too. There was never a worry on my side for losing data as i use a 321 backup:3x backup 1 on a cloud, 1 on a local disk mounted and 1 on a local disk unmounted :-) And i use Total commander to sync two with a click

[@JosephFrisk96]

Cool stuff! I know this has nothing to do with the video but I tried searching for a video that shows how to scan an actual router for viruses and how to make sure it´s protected for future IP threats/hacks. I would love a video where you do a deepdive on how to make sure the router is safe and clean!

[@CATXTRM]

I was quite scared of losing my data after I started to hear strange noises from my pc. I then decided to buy a used hdd to backup all my data and then bought these 2 flash drives. I feel way safer now. Thanks alot!

[@rickymartinez4950]

Are you planning to upload a video about "Medicat" specifically? I think you mentioned it in your previous video. I'm asking because there isn't a video about it yet. It could be a good idea for content if you're considering it.

[@user-kr6ih2gz5l]

I've been using Windows since XP and my system never broke down, like, never really... guess I'm just lucky or too paranoid! Still going to download Hirens just in case!

[@HellsingGhrey]

Thanks, bro! You might wanna add the Windows ISO file to that list. It's great for doing a system refresh. It's kinda like a reset, where it brings back the main programming, though keeps your files and apps. Usually a good fix for Defender issues.

[@samueloriola6908]

Explain how do I create this

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

The video walks you through it, step by step 👍

[@JasonWestaway]

Hey there Scott! Thanks for the 2024 update. Always enjoy your content. A quick question, so must it be 2 USB drives? As I have Ventoy on mine. Is that not the way to go anymore? Thanks.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

No you're good if you already have them downloaded on Ventoy 👍

[@JasonWestaway]

@@AskYourComputerGuy Phew, thanks, yes I do 👍 Thanks for the confirmation!

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

@JasonWestaway you bet 👍

[@rhari9496]

Hi, does combing these troubleshooting softwares on a single pen drive using Ventoy do the trick? Or do you suggest having two separate pen drives as demonstrated here?

[@rodolfoamaralguitar]

I recommend Sergei Strelec boot because it was the only one that recognized my nvme drive.

[@batkinson001]

Than ks for the video, I am using 2 32GB usb sticks for my installer usbs, making the hirens one as i type this. I made a bootable 4gb dvd-r from the image earlier as my external usb 3 disc burner still functions...

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

👍

[@lamar9525]

Hi, great YT & thank you. Can you please do one with MediaCat? Please & thank you.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

It's on the drawing board 👍

[@_J.F_]

I am always learning new stuff from these videos. A quick question though. Am I right in thinking that if I do, say a monthly clone of my hard drive, and do regular backups of my important files to an external storage device, then I should never really have any need for the tools in this video? (I take for granted that I do not clone a faulty hard drive as that would of course be a bit of a show stopper).

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

With the exception of a faulty drive, yes...100%

[@TheWeatherbuff]

Well, I only have about 500 old flash drives laying around the house LOL. Thanks for the tips. You are quite right... most people don't think about doing this until their computer croaks. Thank you!

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Exactly!

[@TheWeatherbuff]

@@AskYourComputerGuy And of course, I get a lot of looks when I tell people I use two Time Machine back up drives on all my Macs. With almost everything, I abide by the 3=2 and 2=1 and 1=0 equation.

[@goofyinho]

I have 2pcs, one with w11 and the other one with w10, I'm gonna need 2usb right? the one for w11 with gpt partition scheme and mbr for w10... Is there no alternative to using the same hirens on both operating systems? Thx for the video is very useful

[@gergemall]

Thx ❤

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

You're welcome 😊

[@julian-gen]

I dont understand what do you need the Hirens tools if you already have the media creation tool. The MCT installs windows fress. What's the use of the other thumbdrive. I didnt get that.

[@rubberduckey5630]

I'd have to recommend Ventoy for creating my bookable media, even if it is just for Windows installers. Ventoy allows you to put as many bootable isos as you can fit on the drive as you want and select which one to boot from. That way if you decide to update the image you can just copy the current iso to the drive instead of recreating the entire drive. Also since you can add any bootable iso, why not just copy the iso for Hiren's Boot CD onto Ventoy as well and have it on one drive. I definitely recommend Medicat. If Hiren's was a swiss army knife, then Medicat is a digital combat. While it is by no means small (~20GB larger than Hiren's) the extensive collection of tools it offers at times multiple ways to accomplish the same task tackling it differently though. This allows each user the flexibility to choose the tool that matches their work flow best. If I had to choose one weapon to go into the trenches with it would be Medicat.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

I agree! x2 The LAST flash drive you will ever need! Ventoy FULL walk-thru and review! kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3q3ZKpjerV0b68 And a Medicat full walk-through is in the works!

[@renfentain5318]

Hello, I’ve tried this usb boot drive method with a Lenovo S145-15iwl,but i’ve noticed it only shows up whenever i take out the internal HDD,but when turning on with the HDD it’s stuck on the manufacturer’s loading screen(Lenovo my case) for 30mins to 1 hour before shutting down. Could this be a hard drive failure? Is data recoverable with the use of utility tools from Hiren/Medicat? Also Can Medicat be added as an iso file like Hiren into Ventoy/Easy2Boot? I’d love to see videos that focus on Medicat and Easy2Boot in the future.

[@ScotsmanDougal]

Hi, thanks for the great video. I have been subscribed for a few months now and have learned a hell of a lot. One question I have always wondered, are paid versions of antivirus tools much better than their free counterparts? While I don't mind paying to keep my PC secure, I think the best price is always free. I'm Scottish so that should tell you all you need to know haha

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Great question! It depends on your needs. If you are an "average" Windows user, maybe do the same 5-6 things every day and not much else, Windows Defender, Avast Free etc should be more than enough 👍

[@ScotsmanDougal]

@@AskYourComputerGuy Brilliant. Thanks very much. Have a great day

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

@ScotsmanDougal and the same to you, good sir!

[@mikemells1642]

I think you should make a video comparing Hirens boot utility media vs Medicat boot utility media Also, show how both can be put on a single usb using Ventoy along with a windows 10 /11 boot image

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

It's already on the drawing board 👍

[@hudsonfrank1121]

Thank you. I'm tired of companies encouraging the buying of things unnecessary.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Well, I do recommend products occasionally, but nothing I don't personally use or have used before 👍

[@johnc7512]

I like how you explain things slowly because not everybody is a pc expert.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

I try 👍

[@SpiritintheSky.]

With respect, I am inclined to disagree. He used to talk at a moderate pace but of late (late 2023/ early 2024) he has been noticeably faster, as if nlow in a hurry. It can make matters all the more difficult when trying to follow him and the complexities of the technology. Making (many) screenshots, in addition to written notes, helps. Otherwise, miss something and you might pay a heavy price, technology being so unforgiving.

[@jasontechlord]

Just stumbled on this channel. What are you doing on the Technology Connections set?

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

LOL I had never heard of them, had to check it out just now...their setup is way fancier and better lit than mine 😂

[@CnCDune]

1:52 fairly certain you can spare yourself the effort of formatting the drive - the Media Creator will format it anyways. 6:42 only Rufus? No mention of/compatibility with Ventoy? I like Ventoy better because I can just chuck whatever ISOs I could/would ever use/need.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Did that on purpose. Gave me a chance to reiterate that the drive will be wiped (big complaint from the last video), but you're not wrong LOL. And yes, Rufus, only because that's the "new" way to download Hirens (based on my now-updated instructions from the last video. I agree Ventoy is better, and I made a separate video for that. This was just to correct the old video instructions 👍

[@stdbuk]

Hi Scott, thanks for the vid. I'm a long time Hiren's user. One of the features I used often with Hiren's 15.1 and 2 is the popup menu that you can access from the USB without having to boot to the USB. Rather, you plug the USB into a machine currently running Windows and run the menu. Is there anyway to use or enable this feature with the current version of Hiren's?

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

I believe most versions of Hirens have this option, but you don't necessarily have all the features you would when booties to it

[@iulianparvu8797]

How about BIOS settings for installing Windows on a Intel System that requires VMD? I got into some trouble with that.

[@ahmedhefnawy5134]

hello sir i have a small problem my pc is 64 bit and all was fine but recently somehow almost all programs and games have started to run as 32 bit .. is it something wrong with windows do i need to install a fresh one or is there a command to fix this ?

[@donproctor3445]

following your directions to the tee and none of those screens pop up. **** I was able to get the first USB disck to work and I loaded the rufus file and hiern file. When I launched rufus it doesn't have anything in the first box to select (ie the drive) Im stuck at this point

[@Robert-sl7jo]

I'll have to watch this video again because I'm lost watching it once. I'm not a computer whiz. I'm getting a new Dell XPS 8960 Windows 11 PC in a couple of weeks and I got 3 SanDisk 32 GB flash drives as per your previous video for recovery drives and a system repair image on Amazon. After getting those two things done, my next adjustment will be to make Windows 11 look like Windows 7 as much as possible. I did the same with Windows 10 and it's a mix of both. I didn't like those squares on Windows 10's startup image, and I certainly don't like that large Windows 11 menu in the middle of the screen or that blue colored toilet paper image in the background.

[@user-gi3xj8nz3s]

Do I install Rufus on a new usb flash drive or the same one I used for herins or the windows 10iso flash drive cause I use 2 8gb flash drive. ????

[@eduardotorres-du1lf]

When i go to microsoft, ut gives me various options for windows eleven. One being "create windows 11 instalation media" and another "download windows 11 disk image (ISO) for x64 devices" wich one do i choose? Anither question, Do i need my original windows key to activate the windows or will this process automatically recognize my windows key?

[@steveharville131]

When I start to create the Hirens USB following your exact instructions, a few seconds into it, I get a “failed access denied”. Tried a different (new) USB - same thing. Created a simple partition on the USB it was read/write capable - get same fail. Windows 10. Dell Precision 3141 SFF. Made the Win 10 boot USB with the creation tool OK. Anybody else having a problem making the Hirens bootable?

[@9squares]

Now I am confused. Which method is better for a non tech, Ventoy (in your previous video) or Hirens in this video? It seems like you went from a Hirens preference, to Ventoy, then back to Hirens?

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Great question! Ventoy is a good solution for those who want to just have one disc, and maybe want to experiment with different ISO images. Personally I use both, but i just prefer to keep a separate disc for each utility I need, to minimize failure points. Both are great, just depends on your specific needs 👍

[@7425park]

HELP! At 7:39...The Hirens does not appear in Boot selection. It remains "Disk or ISO image". The drop down list has several choices, but none for HBCD_PE_x64. And other boxes are not selectable?

[@rudraid4]

Rufus is different for me, I did the target system (BIOS or UEFI), now I click GPT - "Target System" changes to "UEFI (non CSM)" ... The only way to keep the Target System to BIOS or UEFI is to choose MBR

[@Etoos299]

Please do make full tutorial on medicat usb .

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

It's in the works!

[@georgiejr69]

Great video. I have a miniPC and a laptop. Both runs windows 11 Pro. Do I have to make separate windows iso and Hirens USB drive for each? I do have Acronis backup software.. Which is better?

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

One Hirens, one MCT for each version of Windows. For simplicity, you could use one drive and load them all on it: The LAST flash drive you will ever need! Ventoy FULL walk-thru and review! kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3q3ZKpjerV0b68

[@georgiejr69]

Thank you..will do the Ventoy route

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

@georgiejr69 👍

[@Metalcrafter]

I had to manually insert the ISO into Rufus. Now, Rufus will not allow : Device, partition scheme, target system, file system, or cluster size manipulation after dragging the ISO in. All of the drop downs are grayed out and contain nothing. Now what? Win10 home; version22H2

[@cminc1]

I have the same problem!!!

[@dans30thta]

This doesn't work for me. I don't have an exec file for hbcd, it's just a folder with a bunch of stuff in it. Where in that folder can i find the exec file? I have a file for boot, custom drivers, efi..etc

[@gillyboy1566]

Do we now need three USB sticks one for Win 10 one for Win 11, and one for Hiren's fantastic Videos by the way great work

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

One for Hirens, one for each version of Windows. Or you can use Ventoy and put them all on one drive The LAST flash drive you will ever need! Ventoy FULL walk-thru and review! kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3q3ZKpjerV0b68

[@dabneyoffermein595]

so when creating the HIRENs you said you can choose MBR or GPT, you said use GPT for Windows 11. So might I surmise then that you are suggesting that we create two different HIRENS USB drives? One for WIN-10 as an MBR and one as a WIN-11 as a GPT? I simply did the MBR like you did on the video for the HIREN's USB Flash-Drive creation following your steps. DO I need to do a whole other Hiren's USB Flash-Drive creation using GPT? SO then in my bag-of-tricks I actually have two HIRENS flash-drives, or no?

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Windows 11 requires a GPT file system, hence using that option for the Windows 11 disc. Windows 10 can. Be either. So you could theoretically use just the Windows 11 disc for both systems. Regarding the Windows installer discs, you need one for each OS version in case you need to reinstall Windows, but the troubleshooting parts will work on either version. So IMO, it's best to make the W11 version of each, so you can get away with just two drives. Or use Ventoy and just load them all on one drive, use whichever one is necessary at the time: The LAST flash drive you will ever need! Ventoy FULL walk-thru and review! kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3q3ZKpjerV0b68

[@goldkeys1]

couldn't get create usb1 to work. seemed to download okay but during verification got "there was a problem running this tool" at 53% done. error 0x80070003 0xA001B. rec'd 3 different times using different usb3 32gb drives in different 3 ports. help

[@Khinh-xq6lx]

hiren comes in handy if your window caught some virus or file corruption.

[@Myokei]

Why not using Ventoy anymore? Like the previous video you make. (And put it all in one drive?)

[@waynesharp1690]

I was wondering the same thing. I thought Ventoy was meant to be the best software to have.

[@Myokei]

@@waynesharp1690 Yeah, i agree on ventoy

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

@waynesharp1690 depends on the end user. Some people prefer separate drives, some prefer Ventoy. Some hate Ventoy because of the secure boot issues

[@jeffp4946]

Lol this dude also has ventoy on one of the drive

[@nomore1007]

Yumi now includes Ventoy!

[@ElementalITcc]

better option: easy2boot - put all the OS installer ISO's as well as the toolkit ISO's on one drive and allow Easy to boot to multiboot everything. Bonus, get macrium reflect free PE on the drive as well, and clone / image drives as well. A 2tb M.2 drive in a usb enclosure makes a very fast and reliable USB toolkit drive with tons of space.

[@user-sx1ov1bu2w]

I just got my usb drives delivered today and was just about to make my boot drives with the help of your older video when I happened across this video first. Thank you.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

You're welcome! 👍

[@outermarker5801]

What's the difference between Media Creation Tool off the website and 'Create a Recovery Drive' within Windows itself? Thanks, great info.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Great question! This may help: EVERY Windows user needs to do this NOW! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKq9lGqfjqqWm7M

[@outermarker5801]

​@@AskYourComputerGuy Watched and learned I've been doing the right thing making recovery USBs. Think I'll also keep updated clone NVMEs as my first option in case of hw issues too. Thank you again, awesome channel!

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

@outermarker5801 excellent, and good job 👍

[@ronb7481]

A man who keeps a promise.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

I appreciate that

[@Max_Maximus_69]

Do I need to do this for every windows 10 computer I have? Does that make a difference?

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Nope, one Windows installer per OS 👍

[@Gulf76]

Do you need the Windows Recovery USB if you purchased Windows 11 on a USB instead of digital download? Does the Windows USB drive contain the same capabilities as the drive you recommend creating? Thanks!

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Great question! Likely no, if yours has the factory image on it I referred to in the video. The Hirens is still a good idea to also have for tools and such that you can't get with the Windows disc

[@Gulf76]

@@AskYourComputerGuyThanks!

[@BentonL]

On every Pc tool site there is always the fake download ad. I wonder how people have clicked that by mistake. 6:22 Is the unetbootin similar to rufus?

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Unfortunately, some people click before looking. That's how I stay in business 🤷‍♂️

[@rubykaufman5361]

My PC would not automatically change the Rufus target system window to Bios or UEFI by simply choosing the ios file, I had to click and drag the file over to the Rufus window in order to get it to change. I say this for whomever might encounter this problem plus if you click Alt-E more then once it toggle's back to disabled or enabled so watch for that too. Thanks for the video it's appreciated much.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Didn't know that about ALT-E switching on and off. Thx for the tip!

[@guileshill]

Really appreciate this comment as well as the video. Rufus confused the heck out of me because it simply did not give the option to select the iso file at all. Any disc made with the defaults is pretty useless because it contains none of the tools. Dragging the file over Rufus worked fine. But it seems that Rufus is prone to disguising its processes, at least on Windows 11, seems from the video that this was a windows 10 boot disc.

[@rubykaufman5361]

Could be wrong but I think it was for win 8 up to 10@@guileshill

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

I believe it was Windows 10 that the system was filmed on, but the only one I advised using Rufus for was fir Hirens, not the Windows Media Creation Tool. If I'm understanding your comment correctly

[@guileshill]

@@AskYourComputerGuy , Yes only the Hiren's. The media was no problem. Just odd that Rufus didn't want to go look for the file and had to be nudged awake like that. Thanks for reply

[@whoisitnow]

When I made a Hiren drive, it doesn't seem that everything copied over. Some of the folders are just empty shortcuts. Any ideas why this happened? I used a 16 GB drive, so space wasn't the issue.

[@zairbarnuevo4676]

MBR partition only support 2tb of storage..GPT is unlimited storage capacity. Pressing -“Alt+E” doesn’t make any special trick but it only toggles partition scheme from GPT to MBR.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

👍

[@Pidginb]

Does anyone know how to use these 2? I can't seem to find a video on how to get started. I'm having trouble with one of my laptops and want to use hiren's to see if I can recover a couple files. I haven't found a video that shows how to load both USBs. Lmk if there's any good video explanations.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Perhaps start here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioibooRvYtBqr9Esi=cBkCPElk-VPZ2iNE

[@martinhau4359]

I have found Rufus to be a bit complicated. Instead, I used balena Etcher to install the iso file to by USB drive.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Haven't heard of it. Thanks for sharing 👍

[@ronaldhofman1726]

As of windows 10 my computer did never crash or gave me bluescreen , The IHrens cd i used way back , but never need it anymore, windows can repair itself

[@deirdrebhandmade]

I’ve managed to create the media recovery disk for my windows 11 but the Hirens fails with an error of ISO image failed . Is there anything else I can use?

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

That might indicate the ISO didn't fully complete. Try downloading again

[@Tricknologyinc]

Another video claimed HIRENS can be installed on a TWO GB Flash Drive! Have the requirements changed for storage capacity?

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

I think that’s probably accurate. Honestly I haven’t looked at the total file size lately. It could be that maybe they just wanted to make sure you had extra room to be able to copy personal files to it?

[@txawjkosmoua9035]

Does anyone know if I could use an external hard drive instead of two USBs for creating these two boot drives?

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Unfortunately no. Each process wipes the target drive. But you could theoretically partition that drive into two drives. Each partition would be wiped in the process, but not the whole drive

[@1BackUpPlan1]

You made a Ventoy video a few months ago which I really appreciated but I'm confused as to why this video is instructing us to make separate usb drives and not mentioning Ventoy

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Great question - some people prefer everything on one drive, in which case Ventoy is fantastic. My personal preference is to have multiple points of failure (for what I do all day), in which case having multiple drives makes more sense. Neither is better than the other, the most important part is what works best for you! Stay tuned for video response on Friday - great question :)

[@nachuyachumi1771]

8:21 if I select GPT as partition scheme because I'm using a windows 11. Should I check the "Use Rufus MBR with BIOS ID"?

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Not necessary

[@HanZie82]

Im confused now does this preced that single USB stick Ventoy thing?

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Personal preference. Some people prefer all their software on one drive. I prefer multiple drives myself, but Ventoy is amazing, especially to just throw an ISO image on it and experiment 👍

[@pineappleroad]

I recently discovered that Dell computers seem to have RAID enabled by default even on single drive systems (which causes the SSD to not be detected by the windows installer)

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

I was not aware of that

[@feliciamoore2024]

I dont remember my BitLocker key and itwill not let me get past it and I want to factory restore my laptop how can i do that or do you have a work around

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

One last option, call Microsoft. I've heard that even if you don't have a key on file, it you have a valid account, they can give you a temp code to get you back in. After that, factory restore

[@kenl5472]

Can you partition a larger USB and load both from one USB?

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Yes, using Ventoy! The LAST flash drive you will ever need! Ventoy FULL walk-thru and review! kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3q3ZKpjerV0b68

[@sp1ke0kill3r]

why do I need two sticks when I can just use the windows ISOs and have win 10.11, Hiren's etc on one drive? What's the advantage?

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

You can certainly put them both on one drive using Ventoy (The LAST flash drive you will ever need! Ventoy FULL walk-thru and review! kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3q3ZKpjerV0b68) Some people's have had issues with Ventoy and secure boot. I have both setups, but for client work, I have separate hgh speed flash drives because I'm usually working on multiple machines at once and it's just faster for me. Everyone has their own needs 👍

[@anders630]

Ultimate boot cd used to be the thing but I think its not been updated in almost 10 years.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Agreed

[@EvilDaveCanada]

If you have built your own system and installed windows manually from the install ISO, is there a 'free' way to create a Recovery Partition and it's Recovery Media? My friend and I reinstall windows from scratch at least twice a year and it would be nice to have a Recovery Partition & Recovery Media to restore to instead of manually reinstalling all the additional software after reinstalling Windows. I would like it to be able to restore to any sized SSD/HDD so I can have the Recovery Partition on a separate physical drive from the O/S drive.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

In order to have a working recovery partition, you need to use the OEM recovery software. I'm sure there is a way to do it (perhaps by creating a WIM image, storing it on a second partition, then creating a boot disc to run that image file), but creating the factory image on your own is probably not likely

[@EvilDaveCanada]

​@@AskYourComputerGuyOH well... Thanks for the quick reply. Only after I made my posts did I find your Ventoy videos.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

@EvilDaveCanada 👍

[@leprogamingcallofduty1911]

Hello now 1 or 2 years ago my laptop tuned off while reseting it and now im stuck on a with the automatic repair but it dosent say like other tun off and go to windows 10 it says windows recovery envirnoment what should i do

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Sorry for that! Start here: How to fix ANY Windows problem with the built-in repair tool kzbin.info/www/bejne/n160eaeAfKaLnas

[@aperson1181]

why can't we put all these on ventoy? can the medicat be included?

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

You can! And absolutely yes to Medicat The LAST flash drive you will ever need! Ventoy FULL walk-thru and review! kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3q3ZKpjerV0b68

[@salventi5665]

thanks for the info about creating a win 11 bootable usb drive. needed this because hiren DESTROYED my system. hiren is a windows nuclear bomb.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Sorry to hear that. I've created dozens of Hirens discs over the years and never had an issue 🤷‍♂️

[@salventi5665]

@@AskYourComputerGuy yeah , icreated the disc. ran the 1 click fix. destroyed my system. had to do a complete reinstall. lost almost everything.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

@salventi5665 TronScript only removes malware and viruses. It does not "destroy" anything that isn't already malicious. If your computer didn't run correctly after it ran, it's because it was already too heavily infected and Windows should have probably been reinstalled already

[@ronb7481]

Still wondering why it has to be on two separate sticks. It would be more economical and handy to use just one.

[@CelestialDeathscythe]

It doesn't have to be. You can use ventoy. With ventoy u can create a flash drive that can hold all the necessary ISO files to use. When u plug the drive in to boot,u just pick the ISO file u want and it will load. Been using ventoy for yrs. Its fantastic.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

@CelestialDeathscythe agreed! Ventoy is a great option as well The LAST flash drive you will ever need! Ventoy FULL walk-thru and review! kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3q3ZKpjerV0b68

[@CelestialDeathscythe]

Oh ok so u did it. I didn't realize it. KZbin just put this video in a compilation playlists and i had it on in the background. Keep up the good work. U earn a sub from me@@AskYourComputerGuy

[@mikemells1642]

Ventoy adds another level to utility tools

[@yasirarafat9279]

is ventoy good or bad.

[@RidinWithMyLocsOn]

@@yasirarafat9279 ventoy is great, lets you boot ISOs that you have on the USB itself or your computers drives.

[@Takedown87]

​@@yasirarafat9279its better in any way

[@CelestialDeathscythe]

It's exceptional. Just load ventoy onto your flash drive, copy your ISO files onto the drive and u are good. When u need to boot from the ventoy drive u can pick the ISO file list u want and run it. No need for 2 or more flash drives for each ISO file. @@yasirarafat9279

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Ventoy is great! The LAST flash drive you will ever need! Ventoy FULL walk-thru and review! kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3q3ZKpjerV0b68

[@dayhuff]

Rufus install FAIL: When I try to copy Rufus 4.4.2103 to my 8 GB USB Drive, I get an Error message "Error: Access to the device is denied. Please advise.

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Not sure why you're getting that error, but Rufus isn't to be copied to the flash drive, it's to be run on the local machine. Rufus creates the bootable flash drive. If you still have errors after running it from the main machine, possibly a bad flash drive

[@suntha]

After downloading Hirens Boot CD, and opening the downloaded file, the program did not take me to install Rufus screen as your instruction screen showed. What am I doing wrong?

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

I will check. This is the updated version of the instructions, but they might have changed the process again. You can always Google Rufus download free if you can't wait

[@chrislhundrupmcglone6407]

After doing as instructed, as well as C: drive , I now have a DVD Drive(E:)HBCD-PE-x64 . Is this correct?

[@AskYourComputerGuy]

Hirens will run off DVD or CD no problem

[@chrislhundrupmcglone6407]

@@AskYourComputerGuy I appreciate your reply. Sorry but I don't understand. I thought I followed instructions properly to run Hirens off USB. Can I change this? Also, are those files supposed to be on my C: drive. As you can most likely tell, I am a little out of my depth with this.