{"id":10977,"date":"2026-04-28T15:09:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T13:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.oo-software.com\/?p=10977"},"modified":"2026-04-28T16:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:00:11","slug":"new-oo-bluecon-24-new-rescue-environment-and-simpler-licensing-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.oo-software.com\/en\/new-oo-bluecon-24-new-rescue-environment-and-simpler-licensing-model\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW: O&#038;O BlueCon 24 &#8211; New rescue environment and simpler Licensing Model"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A black screen usually means a lot of work for administrators. When things get really bad, there\u2019s no other choice but to configure a new system setup. And this is where O&#038;O BlueCon comes in. O&#038;O BlueCon is at an administrator\u2019s side during the course of a daily routine as well as whenever disaster strikes. Based on Windows PE, it offers a wide range of programs for, among other things, repairing systems, searching and correcting errors, deinstalling faulty Windows updates, restoring lost data (data recovery!), resetting passwords, and the list goes on. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oo-software.com\/en\/oo-bluecon-disaster-recovery-for-companies\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">O&#038;O BlueCon<\/a> is an administrator\u2019s IT First Aid Kit!   <\/p>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<h3>New Editions for Every Need \u2013 More Flexibility, Better Value<\/h3>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With the release of O&#038;O BlueCon 24, we are introducing a completely revised edition model designed to better meet the needs of today\u2019s users \u2013 from private individuals to global enterprises. Our new portfolio ensures that every user finds the right solution:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Personal Edition \u2013 Ideal for home users, licensed for 1 PC<\/li>\n<li>Corporate Edition \u2013 For professional use on a single workstation, now including O&#038;O DiskImage<\/li>\n<li>Technician Edition \u2013 Designed for IT professionals working across multiple systems, including customer PCs, also bundled with O&#038;O DiskImage<\/li>\n<li>Site Edition \u2013 Covers all PCs at a single location, including O&#038;O DiskImage<\/li>\n<li>Enterprise Edition \u2013 The ultimate solution for worldwide deployment, including O&#038;O DiskImage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<h3>Seamless Upgrade Paths<\/h3>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Existing customers can upgrade easily: every current BlueCon edition maps directly to a corresponding new edition. This ensures a smooth transition without losing any functionality or investment. O&#038;O BlueCon 24 continues to deliver powerful tools for system recovery, repair, and maintenance\u2014now enhanced with integrated backup capabilities through O&#038;O DiskImage in most editions.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re managing a single PC or a global IT infrastructure, O&#038;O BlueCon 24 offers the right solution\u2014now more flexible and cost-effective than ever.<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<h3>NEW: Recovery Environment<\/h3>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The new version features, for the first time, a new rescue environment that can be automatically updated via the internet. This ensures that all current system and manufacturer components are always available for future rescue operations and do not require manual updates. This ensures that users can always work with the best possible rescue environment in critical situations and that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oo-software.com\/en\/oo-bluecon-disaster-recovery-for-companies\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">O&#038;O BlueCon<\/a> functions reliably even if the existing Windows recovery environment is faulty or damaged.<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<h3>NEW: Product version of O&#038;O DiskImage<\/h3>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the existing functions, O&#038;O BlueCon 24 also includes the latest version of O&#038;O DiskImage. With the updated version of O&#038;O DiskImage, administrators can create complete system backups and, if necessary, perform restores to prevent data loss.<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<h3>Daily solutions with the O&#038;O BlueCon tools:<\/h3>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Partitioning hard disks: O&#038;O PartitionManager<\/li>\n<li>Backing up and restoring data: O&#038;O DiskImage <\/li>\n<li>Restoring accidentally deleted data: O&#038;O DiskRecovery<\/li>\n<li>Driver problems and service issues: O&#038;O DeviceManager<\/li>\n<li>Secure deletion of data volumes: O&#038;O SafeErase<\/li>\n<li>Resetting passwords: O&#038;O UserManager<\/li>\n<li>Combat errors in the registry database: O&#038;O RegEditor<\/li>\n<li>Advanced error detection: O&#038;O EventViewer and O&#038;O CheckDisk<\/li>\n<li>Locating and removing data: O&#038;O FileExplorer<\/li>\n<li>Downloading additional tools: Integrated Firefox browser<\/li>\n<li>Supports Windows NT4 through to Windows 11 and Windows Server up to 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read more on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oo-software.com\/en\/oo-bluecon-disaster-recovery-for-companies\">website<\/a> or try and buy now: <\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-right:15px !important;\" class=\"button action-button blue download-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oo-software.com\/en\/oo-bluecon-disaster-recovery-for-companies\/inquiry#main-menu\"><span>Request a quote<\/span><span class=\"icon-mask\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"button action-button green window-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oo-software.com\/en\/oo-bluecon-disaster-recovery-for-companies\/prices\"><span>Buy now<small>30 day money back guarantee <\/small><\/span><span class=\"icon-mask\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Using a standalone Windows system, which can be run from a USB stick or CD, the installed operating system is bypassed and can be analyzed and repaired using the integrated tools in O&#038;O BlueCon. <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.oo-software.com\/en\/new-oo-bluecon-24-new-rescue-environment-and-simpler-licensing-model\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":10998,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[130,6,180,54,12,17,70,289,288],"tags":[18,100,216,195,193,31,21,19,29,30,152,117,123,82,136,220,221,222,215,14,200,290,23,140],"class_list":["post-10977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-corporate-solutions","category-oo","category-oo-bluecon","category-oo-buildpe","category-oo-diskimage","category-oo-diskrecovery","category-oo-safeerase","category-windows-10","category-windows-11","tag-backup","tag-complete","tag-data-protection","tag-data-recovery","tag-data-security","tag-datenrekonstruktion","tag-datenrettung","tag-datensicherung","tag-datentrager","tag-datenverlust","tag-hardware","tag-image","tag-it-kosten","tag-microsoft","tag-netzwerk","tag-oo-diskimage","tag-oo-diskrecovery","tag-oo-safeerase","tag-privacy","tag-release","tag-windows-10","tag-windows-11","tag-windows-7","tag-windows-8"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>NEW: O&amp;O BlueCon 24 - New rescue environment and simpler Licensing Model - O&amp;O Software<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.oo-software.com\/en\/new-oo-bluecon-24-new-rescue-environment-and-simpler-licensing-model\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NEW: O&amp;O BlueCon 24 - New rescue environment and simpler Licensing Model - O&amp;O Software\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Using a standalone Windows system, which can be run from a USB stick or CD, the installed operating system is bypassed and can be analyzed and repaired using the integrated tools in O&amp;O BlueCon. 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