In build 5554, the Acronis Secure Zone (a hidden partition for recovery) works flawlessly via the boot disk. Later versions complicated this feature, often breaking it during BIOS updates.
If you have the software installed on a working PC: In build 5554, the Acronis Secure Zone (a
If you have access to the legitimate installer of Acronis True Image 2017 v20 Build 5554 (or the ISO itself), here is how IT veterans deploy it: Method 2: Ventoy (The Pro Method)
Method 1: The "Simple" USB
Method 2: Ventoy (The Pro Method)
Method 3: PXE Boot (Enterprise)
Extract the kernel.dat and ramdisk.dat from the ISO to deploy via FOG or WDS. Method 3: PXE Boot (Enterprise)
Extract the kernel