Top 15 Tiny PXE Server Alternative and Similar Softwares | Nov 2024

No-install solution to running a PXE server. It comes with support for the most common bootstraps (ipxe, gpxe, pxelinux, startrom.0, wdsnbp.com/pxeboot.com, grub4dos), provides the right boot filename based on the client architecture (BIOS, UEFI x32, UEFI x64) and can auto-load settings from a human-readable config file.

1. Serva 32/64

Serva 32/64 Serva is an Automated PXE Server Solution Accelerator based on an all-in-one portable multi-server engine including BINL(RIS/WDS), HTTP, FTP, TFTP, DHCP, proxyDHCP, DNS, SNTP and SYSLOG protocols.Serva is a light (~3 MB), yet powerful Microsoft Windows application. It was conceived mainly as an Automated PXE Server Solution Accelerator. It bundles......

2. CCBoot

CCBoot CCBoot allows a diskless boot of either Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 2008 from an iSCSI target machine remotely located over a standard IP network. It's also known as network boot or lan boot. Diskless boot makes it possible for computers to be operated without......

3. Avira AntiVir Rescue System

Avira AntiVir Rescue System The Avira AntiVir Rescue System a linux-based application that allows accessing computers that cannot be booted anymore. Thus it is possible to repair a damaged system, to rescue data or to scan the system for virus infections. Just double-click on the rescue system package to burn it to a CD/DVD.......

4. Dabid's Multiboot

Dabid's Multiboot Dabid's Multiboot is a GUI substitute for bootcfg, popular in France. This tool works as a simplified editor for the boot.ini file (where settings for WinNT built-in boot loader NTLDR are stored); as such it can boot a computer with multiple copies/versions of Windows. You can also create shorcuts for......

5. RMPrepUSB

RMPrepUSB Here is a list of the things you can do with RMPrepUSB (works on most types of USB storage devices such as USB Flash memory pens, USB SD cards, USB hard disks, etc.): 1. Partition, Format and make bootable a USB drive - This is the main purpose of RMPrepUSB.......

6. USBFastBoot

USBFastBoot USBFastBoot is a small utility that helps you to quickly test your bootable USBs or disk images. In fact, currently it works for drives (USB, HDD and CD/DVD), ISO (cd image) and IMG (floppy image). It simply adds a context menu item "Boot on QEMU" that you can click to.........

7. WinUSB Maker Tool

WinUSB Maker Tool This is a small utility tool that will help you format and create bootable flash drives for Windows 7/8. It can be useful if you want to create installation media from bootable ISOs and if you want to install Windows7/8 on a system that doesn't have a CD-ROM device installed.......

8. ERPXE

ERPXE ERPXE project simplifies the process of installing and customizing a Multi-Boot PXE server.ERPXE has Over 100 different plugins are available for download.......

9. Rufus

Rufus The Reliable USB Formatting UtilityRufus is a small utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives, such as USB keys/pendrives, memory sticks, etc.Features: - Formats USB memory sticks to FAT/FAT32/NTFS/exFAT/UDF/ReFS - Creates bootable USB drive from a wide range of ISOs - Creates MS-DOS/FreeDOS bootable USB memory sticks,......

10. HashMyFiles

HashMyFiles HashMyFiles is small utility that allows you to calculate the MD5 and SHA1 hashes of one or more files in your system.......

11. FileVerifier++

FileVerifier++ FileVerifier++ is a Windows utility for calculating hashes using a number of algorithms including CRC32, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256/224/384/512, WHIRLPOOL, and RIPEMD-128/160/256/320. Supported hash file formats include MD5SUM .MD5, SFV, BSD CKSUM, and others.......

12. Jump Folder

Jump Folder Jump Folder is a Windows 7 tool designed to mimic some aspects of the Windows XP Start Menu. Specifically, it recreates the ability for the Start Menu to feature customisable sub-menus.......

13. menuApp

menuApp menuApp is an application which allows you to configure menus and use them to launch your favourite programs, music files, documents, websites, etc.It's fast, doesn't hog a lot of resource and is easy to setup and use (so long as you can handle a text editor).What's more, it doesn't drop......

14. Jumplist-Launcher

Jumplist-Launcher Jumplist Launcher is a free portable tool for Windows 7 that allows you to add your favorite programs in a single jumplist so that they can become easily accessible. You can add up to 60 jumplist-items and they can be categorized into self-defined groups easily. Here is how it works,......

15. fciv

fciv The File Checksum Integrity Verifier (FCIV) is a command-prompt utility that computes and verifies cryptographic hash values of files. FCIV can compute MD5 or SHA-1 cryptographic hash values. These values can be displayed on the screen or saved in an XML file database for later use and verification.......