If you genuinely need a (run-from-USB, no install, no reboot) disk imaging tool for technicians, consider these:
Boot into a portable environment to rescue data from a crashing Windows system. i--- Macrium Reflect Portable
on the machine where it is licensed and installed. If you genuinely need a (run-from-USB, no install,
| Feature | Rescue Media (WinPE) | Installed Reflect | |---------|----------------------|--------------------| | Scheduled backups in Windows | ❌ Not possible | ✅ Yes | | Run from within Windows without reboot | ❌ No (must boot from USB) | ✅ Yes | | License portability | ✅ Free edition works; Technician edition allows commercial use | ❌ Per-machine license | | Backup currently running OS | ❌ (Can image offline drives only) | ✅ Yes (hot backup) | If you genuinely need a (run-from-USB