Can you run KillDisk from USB?
As it can be installed easily onto a bootable CD/DVD or USB card, it does not matter which operating system is installed on the machine’s hard drive. If you can boot from the boot CD/DVD/USB, you can detect and erase any drives independent of the installed operating system.
How do I create a KillDisk USB?
To prepare a bootable USB Disk:

- Make sure ISO file is in the same folder where ISOtoUSB.exe.
- Launch ISOtoUSB.exe utility with Administrator’s rights.
- Select a proper USB disk from the list of detected disks.
- Click Start button.
How do I use boot disk on KillDisk?
With the PC power off, insert either the Active@ KillDisk bootable USB / floppy disk into drive A: or the Active@ KillDisk bootable CD into your CD-ROM drive. Start the PC by turning on the power. The screen will display the Microsoft DOS prompt. The Detected Physical Devices screen appears.
How do I make my boot disk active?
At this step you can specify additional boot disk options:
- … click the System Boot Settings tab.
- click the User’s Files tab.
- click the System Boot Settings tab.
- click the User’s Files tab.
- click the Add Scripts tab.
- click Application Startup tab and type desired parameters.
Does KillDisk work on SSD?

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How do I make an active USB drive bootable?
What is active boot disk?
Active@ Boot Disk is a complete and functioning computer operating system on CD/DVD/USB disk. Boot Disk does not modify the operating system already installed on a computer’s hard drive. It includes many tools to boot up a computer and fix most startup, PC configuration, and system management problems.