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Windows 11

Microsoft

Official Microsoft Windows 11 download page. BootForge does not mirror Windows images.

Windows 10

Microsoft

Official Microsoft Windows 10 22H2 ISO and installation media page. Windows 10 no longer receives free security updates after October 14, 2025.

Ubuntu

Canonical

The most widely used desktop Linux distribution, with a polished GNOME desktop and long-term support releases.

Arch Linux

Arch Linux Project

Rolling-release Linux distribution for users who want a minimal, manually configured system.

Debian

Debian Project

Stable, community-driven Linux distribution and the base for many derivatives, suitable for servers, desktops, and minimal installs.

Linux Mint Cinnamon

Linux Mint Project

Beginner-friendly Linux desktop distribution with a familiar Cinnamon desktop.

Fedora Workstation

Fedora Project

Modern Fedora desktop distribution with fast-moving packages and strong developer tooling.

MX Linux

MX Linux Team

Debian-based desktop Linux distribution with lightweight editions and MX tools for live USB and system maintenance workflows.

Kali Linux

Offensive Security

Security testing Linux distribution with live and installer images for authorized auditing and forensics workflows.

Kubuntu

Kubuntu Team

Official Ubuntu flavour with the KDE Plasma desktop, combining the Ubuntu base with a highly customizable interface.

Manjaro Linux

Manjaro GmbH & Co. KG

Arch-based desktop Linux distribution with graphical installers and curated rolling-release updates.

Pop!_OS

System76

System76 desktop Linux distribution with COSMIC desktop and separate images for common GPU setups.

Bazzite

Universal Blue

Gaming-focused atomic (image-based) Linux built on Fedora, with Steam, emulators, and GPU drivers preconfigured for desktops, handhelds, and home-theater PCs.

Ventoy

Ventoy Project

Utility for creating a multi-boot USB drive that can boot ISO, WIM, IMG, VHD(x), and EFI files.

Xubuntu

Xubuntu Team

Official Ubuntu flavour with the lightweight Xfce desktop, aimed at older or lower-powered hardware.

Zorin OS

Zorin Group

Beginner-friendly Linux desktop distribution designed to ease migration from Windows and macOS.

EndeavourOS

EndeavourOS Team

Arch-based Linux distribution with a friendly installer and terminal-centered defaults for users who want a close-to-Arch desktop.

CachyOS

CachyOS Team

Arch-based Linux distribution focused on performance-tuned packages, desktop use, and gaming-friendly defaults.

elementary OS

elementary, Inc.

Ubuntu LTS-based desktop distribution with the Pantheon desktop and a curated app experience.

Lubuntu

Lubuntu Team

Official Ubuntu flavour with the lightweight LXQt desktop, focused on a fast and resource-friendly experience.

KDE neon

KDE

Ubuntu LTS-based KDE distribution that pairs a stable base with the latest released KDE Plasma software.

AlmaLinux

AlmaLinux OS Foundation

Community-governed enterprise Linux distribution for data centers, hosting, and RHEL-compatible systems.

Memtest86+

Memtest86+ Project

Open-source standalone memory tester for diagnosing RAM and stability problems.

NixOS

NixOS Foundation

Declarative Linux distribution focused on reproducible system configuration and rollback-friendly workflows.

Garuda Linux

Garuda Linux Developers

Arch-based desktop Linux distribution with gaming-focused editions, Btrfs snapshots, and performance-oriented defaults.

GParted Live

GParted Project

Bootable partition editor for resizing, moving, copying, and repairing disk partitions.

Rocky Linux

Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation

Enterprise-focused Linux distribution for servers, homelabs, and RHEL-compatible production workflows.

CentOS Stream

CentOS Project

Continuously delivered Linux distribution that tracks just ahead of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, aimed at servers and enterprise development.

Oracle Linux

Oracle

Enterprise Linux distribution binary-compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, offering the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel and long-term support.

openEuler

openEuler Community

Open-source enterprise Linux distribution with long-term support, designed for servers, cloud, and diverse computing architectures.

Ubuntu MATE

Ubuntu MATE Team

Official Ubuntu flavour with the traditional MATE desktop, offering a classic and familiar layout.

Ubuntu Budgie

Ubuntu Budgie Team

Official Ubuntu flavour with the Budgie desktop, offering a modern, elegant, and easy-to-use interface on the Ubuntu base.

Ubuntu Studio

Ubuntu Studio Team

Official Ubuntu flavour for audio, video, graphics, and content creation, preloaded with a curated multimedia toolkit on a low-latency KDE Plasma desktop.

Alpine Linux

Alpine Linux Development Team

Small, security-oriented Linux distribution based on musl libc and BusyBox, useful for servers and compact systems.

Clonezilla Live

Clonezilla Project

Disk imaging and cloning live system for backup, restore, and deployment workflows.

deepin

Deepin Technology Community

Desktop Linux distribution featuring the Deepin Desktop Environment and multilingual installation media.

openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Project

Rolling-release openSUSE distribution with YaST administration tools and thoroughly tested package snapshots.

openSUSE Leap

openSUSE Project

Stable, enterprise-grade Linux distribution sharing a common core with SUSE Linux Enterprise, well suited to servers and reliable desktops.

Tails

The Tor Project

Privacy-focused live operating system designed to run from USB and route Internet traffic through Tor.

Fedora Silverblue

Fedora Project

Atomic, image-based variant of Fedora with a GNOME desktop. The base system is immutable and updated as a whole, with apps installed via Flatpak and containers.

Bluefin

Universal Blue

Cloud-native developer workstation built on Fedora Atomic with a GNOME desktop. Batteries-included image with container tooling, designed for reliability and easy rollback.

Proxmox VE

Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH

Open-source Debian-based virtualization platform that combines KVM virtual machines and LXC containers with a web management interface. Popular for homelabs and servers.

Nobara

Nobara Project

Fedora-derived desktop distribution with gaming, streaming, and creator-focused modifications and driver options.

Parrot OS

Parrot Security

Debian-based security and privacy distribution with Home and Security editions for daily use, auditing, and forensics.

SystemRescue

SystemRescue Project

Linux-based rescue system with disk, filesystem, and recovery tools.

TUXEDO OS

TUXEDO Computers

Ubuntu-based desktop with a curated KDE Plasma experience, maintained by TUXEDO Computers for their Linux hardware but usable on any PC.

Artix Linux

Artix Linux Team

Arch-based rolling distribution that avoids systemd and offers OpenRC, runit, s6, and dinit installation media.

Gentoo

Gentoo Foundation

Source-based Linux distribution for users who want fine-grained control over system build options and package configuration.

Hiren's BootCD PE

Hiren's BootCD PE Project

Windows PE-based rescue environment with recovery, diagnostics, and repair utilities for modern UEFI hardware.

Fedora Kinoite

Fedora Project

Atomic, image-based variant of Fedora with a KDE Plasma desktop. The base system is immutable and updated as a whole, with apps installed via Flatpak and containers.

TrueNAS

iXsystems

Open-source Debian-based storage operating system for building a network-attached storage (NAS) server with ZFS, shares, apps, and virtualization, managed from a web UI.

Puppy Linux

Puppy Linux Team

Small live Linux family designed to run from removable media and load quickly on older or constrained hardware.

Void Linux

Void Linux Maintainers

Independent rolling Linux distribution using runit and the XBPS package manager, with base and Xfce live images.

OPNsense

Deciso B.V.

Open-source FreeBSD-based firewall and routing platform with a web interface, VPNs, traffic shaping, and intrusion detection. Popular for homelab and small-business gateways.

Grml

Grml Project

Debian-based live system aimed at system administrators and rescue work, with a large set of command-line tools and the zsh shell. No graphical desktop by default.

Devuan

Devuan Project

Debian-derived GNU/Linux distribution focused on init freedom and non-systemd installation options.

Linux Lite

Linux Lite Team

Ubuntu LTS-based beginner-friendly desktop distribution aimed at users moving from Windows and older PCs.

Mageia

Mageia.Org

Community Linux distribution descended from Mandriva, offering classic installer and live desktop ISO options.

PassMark MemTest86

PassMark Software

Standalone UEFI memory diagnostic with graphical interface, reporting, Secure Boot support, and free and commercial editions.

Qubes OS

The Qubes OS Project

Security-focused desktop operating system that uses Xen virtualization to isolate work into separate compartments.