My main problem here is that I do not understand boot loaders very well and am not quite sure where to look nor what will accomplish my goals and what learning I need to do in order to be able to create this disk. So the tl dr version: I want a USB stick with a configurable boot loader that has the option to load several different diagnostic/repair programs on the same stick. I was thinking something similar to Hiren's BootCD in style, but I have my own tools I'd prefer to use rather than Hiren's. I would like it to be configurable so that I can add new programs at a later date and I need it to boot quickly, so in general I will want to avoid loading a WinPE environment when possible (although I would like the option to run WinPE for the tools that require a Windows environment to run of course). Anti-virus software, backup tools, system restore tools, etc. I have a long-term project I'd like to work on, but have sort of hit a wall in my process: I'd like to create a bootable disk (preferably USB) with all my favorite technician tools on it. Contrary to my title, this isn't specifically about UBCD.

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