Lightweight software app that can convert portable USB devices into bootable media, useful for installing an operating system or running a live version of Linux.
Easy2Boot is a freeware CD/DVD app and disk utility developed by Easy2Boot for Windows. It's light on system resources, portable, well-designed and reliable.
The download has been tested by an editor here on a PC and a list of features has been compiled; see below.
Easily create boot media for many operating systems and USB devices
Easy2Boot is a portable app that can turn any bootable USB drive into bootable media including Windows and Linux.
All you need to do is select the USB drive you want to format (all partitions will be wiped), select the Easy2Boot menu language and keyboard type and click on the red "Make E2B Drive" button in the Windows GUI. You can also make an E2B USB drive using the Linux scripts provided.
Once you have made your NTFS E2B drive, just copy over your ISO files. You can update/delete any ISO at any time, so there's no need to repeatedly format or recreate your media every time.
Easy2Boot can also directly boot from Windows .VHD and .WIM files and it supports multiple Linux ISOs with persistence (>4GB supported). Multi-booting via UEFI (Linux, konboot, memtest86, Windows, etc.), including Secure Boot, is made possible by creating .
Features of Easy2Boot
- Automation: Automatically detect and add ISOs, E2B menus and grub2 menus.
- Compatibility: Compatible with Windows, Linux and Mac OS X.
- Customization: Change menu colors, fonts and wallpaper backgrounds.
- Diagnostics: Test, debug and troubleshoot USB booting problems.
- Firmware: Boot from non-standard BIOS/UEFI firmware.
- Flexibility: Easily add payloads to existing E2B USBs.
- Grub2: Add your own Grub2 menus and scripts.
- Multiboot: Create bootable USB drives with multiple operating systems.
- Network: Connect USB drive to network and boot over the network.
- Persistence: Make changes to Linux OS whilst running from USB.
- Scripting: Add custom scripts for automated operations.
- Security: Secure UEFI/BIOS settings and passwords.
- Utility: Includes multiple handy tools and scripts.
- Virtualization: Boot and run ISO, VHD, WIM, IMG and ZIP files.
Compatibility and License
Easy2Boot is provided under a freeware license on Windows from disk management with no restrictions on usage. Download and installation of this PC software is free and 2.20 is the latest version last time we checked.
Easy2Boot accepts donations for the continued development of this free software.
Is Easy2Boot for Windows 11?
Yes. It can run on a PC with Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit downloads.
Filed under:
- Easy2Boot Download
- Free Disk Management
- Portable Software
- Cd/dvd Software
- Software for Windows 11
