Creating Acronis Universal Boot media

Acronis Universal Boot media is used to make your computer bootable after recovery to dissimilar hardware. Refer to Acronis Universal Restore for details.

To create Acronis Universal Boot media

  1. Start Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office.
  2. In the Tools section, click Acronis Universal Restore.
  3. Click Download to obtain Acronis Universal Boot Media Builder.
  4. Run the downloaded file and install the media builder.
  5. Plug in the USB flash drive or insert blank DVD that you want to make bootable.

  6. To start Acronis Universal Boot Media Builder, perform one of the following:

    • In the Tools section, click Acronis Universal Restore.
    • Click the Start button, open the list of installed programs, and then click Run Universal Boot Media Builder.

  7. Ensure that:

    • Linux-based media is selected as a bootable media type.

    • Windows-like representation is selected as a way the disks and volumes are represented.

  8. [Optional] Specify Linux kernel parameters. Refer to Bootable media startup parameters for details.

  9. Select the Acronis components to place on the media.

    You can select 32-bit and/or 64-bit components. The 32-bit components can work on 64-bit hardware. However, you need 64-bit components to boot a 64-bit computer that uses Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI).

    To use the media on different types of hardware, select both types of components. When booting a machine from the resulting media, you will be able to select 32-bit or 64-bit components on the boot menu.

    If Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office is installed on your computer, you can place it on the media as well. In this case, you will have a single bootable media containing both components required for recovery to dissimilar hardware.

  10. Select a destination for the media:

    • CD
    • DVD
    • USB flash drive

    • ISO image file

      You will need to specify the .iso file name and the destination folder.

      When the .iso file is created, you can burn it onto a CD or DVD. For example, in Windows 7 and later, you can do this using a built-in burning tool. In File Explorer, double-click the created ISO image file, and then click Burn.

  11. Specify the mass storage drivers to be used by Acronis Universal Boot.

    You do not have to add the drivers now. You can do this later when you apply Acronis Universal Boot to a computer.

  12. Click Proceed.

    When the media is created, unplug it from your computer. This is your Acronis Universal Boot media.