# Deep Freeze Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Deep Freeze the right Endpoint Protection solution for you? Explore 42 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/32308/Deep-Freeze/reviews --- Deep Freeze 4.6 (42) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/32308/Deep-Freeze/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of Deep Freeze Ease of use 4.5 Customer Service 4.3 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews Roldan A Senior Web Designer and DeveloperInformation Technology and Services, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “The best feature of the best with Deep Freeze is it's capability to segregate a copy of your boot drive or your drive c and make it solid secure.“ November 13, 2022 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 42 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Roldan A. Senior Web Designer and Developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Dee Freeze - now and forever!" November 13, 2022 5.0 Fantastic! As I have said, it just one of the couple of software I distinctly like. It has neve failed me ever since. The peace of mind it gives you is priceless. I can't imagine don't having it on my PC or laptop with the kind of dynamic job I'm having. I can fool around with software without worries because I know the system is already been preserved. Pros \- The best feature of the best with Deep Freeze is it's capability to segregate a copy of your boot drive or your drive c and make it solid secure. I mean, whatever you do with your boot drive - put malware in it, delete files, save files in it or even put in upside down - one quick restart will do the trick.- This is one of the couple of software I avidly use in the whole wide universe. The other one is Registry Easy (now defunct - hoping they'll be back soon). Deep Freeze has been solidly been by my side ever since. And it's been ever since that I haven't had any corrupted boot drive in m PC. Imagine the peace of mind it does.- I can install any form of software even malware laden ones for testing and I don't have to worry since the boot drive where I have installed the test software in safe and sound.- It also gives you allowance to allocate thawed state in the same directory where you have frozen. In cases where you need to install software you need to retain.- And the best thing about this is it is so affordable. Best bang for the buck. So far, it hasn't subscribe yet to the current trend where most software are acquired through subscription basis. You can buy the software and own it for a lifetime. Cons \- Of course, if you happened to save a file inadvertently on a frozen drive and you happened to restart it, then Deep Freeze is unforgiving - you won't be able to recover it. In my case, I am well aware of this.- Now, if you happened to uninstall Deep Freeze improperly, you'll run into danger that it will corrupt your entire boot drive. Deep Freeze cannot be uninstalled customarily via Control Panel, you need to use the app itself to uninstall it. Reason for choosing Deep Freeze I don't have any alternative to Deep Freeze. I guess it's one of it's kind. I have tried other years and years ago, but I haven't remembered them already. So, yes. Deep Freeze is the only alternative. Review Source MB Manny B. Senior Desktop and AV Engineer Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Deep Freeze enables low-cost cyber secure lab environments" December 13, 2024 5.0 Deep Freeze has enabled us to deploy secure workstations in areas which, by necessity, encourage dabbling with malware, viruses and other cyber threats. Without Deep Freeze providing a clean workstation on every boot, we would have to invest many more hours and a lot more money into providing virtual cloud infrastructure to achieve a similar goal. Pros Deep Freeze enables us to provide secure workstations for our cyber labs, safe in the knowledge they will be patched to current standards but also completely clean on reboot. This saves masses of time in technician hours. Cons The interface is a touch dated now. We use the on-prem version and it's extremely functional but could do with a little bit of a modern re-work. Review Source JD John D. Educator Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Very useful for computer protection" April 19, 2019 3.0 We used Deep Freeze to protect the school computers from careless student use but discontinued its use with time. Pros Deepfreeze can protect your computer from pretty much anything that a careless use could do to it. A simple restart takes care even of serious issues such as a virus. Cons As good as Deep Freeze it has some glaring problems. Many users simply leave the computer on to avoid having to reinstall the programs they want. Also, many viruses and malware simply steal information today against which there is no protection. Review Source AO Alanna O. Systems Analyst Trainee Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Deep Freeze Review" May 19, 2025 4.0 Overall, Deep Freeze has been a very reliable and dependable software to have for system restoration. It's great for security, is very low maintenance and is like having a reset button that works every time. Pros A couple things our IT dept has loved it the low maintenance aspect. The auto-restore factor helps with the time spent troubleshooting or re-imaging computers. Cons We've noticed that if something goes wrong or breaks while the system is frozen it can be hard to trace the issue given the evidence disappears after the reboot. that's been our only issue thus far. Review Source David G. Administrador de sistemas Used the software for: 2+ years ### "This program is practically essential in my day to day." May 30, 2018 5.0 It helps me not have to worry about the things they download or the bad configurations that users run on computers. Pros The advantages are many. The most basic are; The restoration of the hard disk to the state in which it was before the use of the users, the selection of the discs that you want to freeze and those that do not. As also more complicated things from the server interface; as the execution of batch files customizable from the server and applicable to each machine remotely. It also has a calendar to decide that way, when you want to run a batch file, update windows or "thawed locked" (useful for updating software without worrying about someone else using the computer and deconfiguring it). Without forgetting the availability of "wake on lan" without having to write the MAC of each machine manually, useful when you have many computers. I use batch files personally to keep programs and applications updated at all times. Cons The only important disadvantage I find is having to place a user and a password to run programs on computers remotely, which is not necessary with other software (not for the same purposes as deep freeze). Review Source James M. Technology Integration Specialist Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A fresh pc after every reboot" November 20, 2023 5.0 Pros Once the management console was installed and seeds configured, the deployment was very smooth and painless. Keeping computers in the original configuration is a great timesaver. Cons New OS releases can cause some issues but Faronics has always been able to resolve with point releases. Review Source Jerred E. Marriage and Family Therapy Candidate Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Deep Freeze is great for computers in a public space" March 17, 2018 5.0 Pros I employ Deep Freeze on computers that are used by middle school and high school students. They download all sorts of bloatware, so it's great to be able to use Deep Freeze to make sure the computers stay in good shape week to week. I have yet to get any viruses while using Deep Freeze. They also "hide" the software, so a typical user has no clue that it's being used. This helps with people "thawing" Deep Freeze. Cons I wish Deep Freeze would allow for regular Windows updates without unthawing. Really, this is a minor complaint. To update the computer, you "unthaw" by restarting, and then you can update any software. So, it just takes a few computer restarts and you're done. Review Source Mark F. Director of Customer Care - Office of Information Technology Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Long time user that finds a lot of value in the tool" November 27, 2017 4.0 It freezes our computer image to a pristine state. One reboot it sets things back to the way they are supposed to be. Each morning we apply updates, reboot and have our public computing ready to go. Pros This software keeps us safe and gives us a stable and clean environment for our computers. As a result it gives us a lot of flexibility of where and how we present computers to the public. Cons We have had software conflicts over the years deepfreeze and other software packages. They have always worked through them, but it has taken a lot of work. Review Source PC Paul C. Network Administrator Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Deep Freeze Works" March 5, 2019 4.0 I am using this product to manage 120 Patron used Windows PC's in a Public Library environment and in doing so each time a Patron ends their session and logs off of the PC is reboots and with Deep Freeze installed the reboot insures that all of that Patrons data and logon information and web page data is deleted giving the next Patron a fresh PC to start with. I can select all the PC's at the same time and tell Deep Freeze to perform Windows Updates on all PC's and that's all.. they're done!!! Pros Deep Freeze Installs quickly and easily and performs effectively. It allows a single mouse click to cause a PC to reboot in a "thawed" state then install Windows updates and after it's finished updates it reboots the PC "frozen" and all with one selection. Cons Deep Freeze allows you to "push" software installations to a frozen PC BUT only if it meets the file size limitation. This limitation makes it a bit difficult because you have to pick and choose.. Review Source Dr. Jayant J. Assistant Professor Education Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Deep Freeze is very useful software for restoring the PC data and keep PC clean." September 29, 2020 5.0 I have installed the Deep Freeze at my workstation PC. It prevent from viruses and keeps PC clean. Pros Deep Freeze is very useful software for restoring the PC data. When we shut down the PC, Deep Freeze restore the data in the PC. Cons Some times If we forget to store the useful file or data for the day, Deep Freeze remove it from PC when shutting down the PC. Review Source MD Marcus D. IT Specialist Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great way to keep viruses off work computers" January 12, 2018 5.0 Pros Perfect way to keep your office computers clean. I like the fact that you can set a time and the computer will go back to the way it was when you started. Review Source JO Jim O. IT Manager Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Makes maintaining our conference room computers much easier" March 20, 2018 4.0 Pros The auto reboot every night works without issues and clears any changes from that day. It is perfect for a conference room environment where you don't want changes. Cons The commands can sometimes take a few minutes to push out to computers. They also update the client fairly often where you have to push it back out. Review Source SC Stefan C. Systems Administrator Education Management Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Tried the product in our environment for student computers" March 27, 2018 4.0 The ability to restore student computers in and environment that is always well supervised. Pros I really liked the ability to configure it to rewind computers to a known state for a group of student users. Being about to set thaw and freeze timeframes was key to being about to integrate with other update products. Cons Although the product performed well in our environment it did produce some challenges with un-expected times machines would need to be thawed. So the cons would really be it didn't fit well in the environment Review Source TTO Tania Tamara O. Departamento Recursos Humanos Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Hard disk freeze protection system, recommended for equipment of multiple uses and different users." May 7, 2018 5.0 Pros It is a Nucleo Controller that protects the integrity of the Hard Disk, avoiding installation of Antivirus by redirecting the information that is going to be written to the protected disk or partition leaving the original information intact Cons During the time that it is thawed, only tasks for which it was defrosted will be carried out, since during this period it will be vulnerable to the action of viruses, etc. You also have to try to have it defrosted the minimum time essential. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Freelancer Internet Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Deep Freeze" October 22, 2018 5.0 Deep freeze was a great help for me, I do not have an anti virus installed in my computer when I was using deep freeze. Whenever I encountered a problem with my computer I just restart it and voila everything is back to normal. Pros Deep Freeze is easy to use. Just double click on the icon and enter your password if you want to unfreeze it and download or make changes with your computer. With deep freeze I was able to protect my computer from unwanted changes and even virus. Cons Sometimes I forget that I need to unfreeze it before downloading that I have to repeat the process again. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer IT Technician Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Deep Freeze saves my company from viruses and user mistakes" December 3, 2019 5.0 My company supports a lot of computers and has a lot of users. The fact that Deep Freeze keeps every single computer the same, all the time, is a blessing for the PC technician. Deep Freeze saves us from OS issues and frees us up to work on hardware issues. Pros Deep Freeze freezes my computers settings and configurations so that unauthorized changes from a user or virus cannot damage the system. It stops users from installing unapproved software as well and if something does get installed, a simple restart will restore the computer back to the same as the day it was imaged. Very handy and saves a lot of headaches. Cons Ease of changing the computer means you have to thaw the Deep Freeze client so changes can be made. It is a somewhat time consuming process to wait for PC restarts. Review Source SR Sagar R. Subject Matter Expert Insurance Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Protect your assets" September 26, 2018 5.0 I used to run cybercafe and one most critical problem we all cyber-cafe owners faced that corruption of Operating System due to viruses, threats, improper use of system. Then I came across this software Deep Freeze and suddenly it solved all of my problems. All I had to do just freeze drive where operating system in installed and forget it. Whatever viruses came and tampered the system or corruption due to customer's bad use of the system, just disappears after you restart the system. It was like magic and everyone soon followed my trend to use this software. I no longer run cybercafe (since they ran out of business), but I still use this software in our small business office to protect my investments and it still works it magic. Pros Protects your systems against threats, data corruption, system failures and prolongs its life. Very easy to implement and use. Set it and forget it. Cons None. Its fairly easy to use, easy to implement. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Network Engineer Computer Networking Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Deep Freeze " September 22, 2022 4.0 Pros An easy-to-use program that has a high ability to save the system from viruses that infect the system and restores the device to its previous state as soon as the device is restarted Cons There is one thing I did not like, sometimes some viruses can bypass Deep Freeze protection. Review Source BD Brian D. it Support Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Problably the best software invented for admin public computer ! Really practical for public user !!" March 13, 2018 5.0 Now i can use my time to arrange real problem, not virus or othing promblem on public computer ! Pros The best thing it's when you install it , this software freeze the computer and when you restart it's like you never use it, if user got a virus or a malware you restart it and it gone !!!before we use Deep freeze, each day i havent to reinstall 2 or 3 computer now it's happen only each month due to other issue. Cons Honestly, the only thing you need to check it's the setting you give to the software, be sure to allow a good time for windows update if you dont do that , windows dont have the time to make the update and often you got bluescreen, pay attention to that . Review Source JO Jose O. College Professor Used the software for: 2+ years ### " 495/5000 Ideal to maintain a controlled environment in the office free of viruses and Trojans" April 28, 2018 5.0 Pros Ideal to maintain a controlled environment in the office free of viruses and Trojans It is a light software and easy installation, it allows me to 'freeze' the state of the computer, so that, every time the machine is restarted, it will return to the state of its start. Through the implementation of this program you can reduce the number of incidents due to virus attacks. Cons Through the use I have with this application I do not see anything negative, although care must be taken to unfreeze the PC to make changes and we can not forget freeze again. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Asistente personal Used the software for: 1-2 years ### " Deep Freeze, your best option to control your computer " May 3, 2018 5.0 Pros The best thing about this software is the quality and efficiency with which you can control your computer from infections and malicious files, just by restarting your computer as much as you want, thanks to this software Cons I do not have negative opinions for this software, it has served me very well Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Network Administrator Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great product for secure PCs" August 14, 2018 4.0 Deep Freeze allowed us to secure our lab PCs from unwanted changes. It also allowed us to utilize the cloud features for some remote management. Pros DeeFreeze prevented unwanted installation of software onto our lab PCs. If any changes were made, all we need to do is reboot the machine in order to go back to the original state. They also made it very easy to add software if needed. The cloud solutions they offered worked very well. Cons The on prem Control Center was a little outdated and clunky to use. Sometimes machines would not respond or pull software down. Review Source AS Arcadio S. University Professor Used the software for: 2+ years ### "My PC free of viruses and junk files, always like new." May 16, 2018 5.0 Pros Deep freeze allows me to freeze the hard drive so that you work normally with it (I create and delete files, install and remove programs, modify the appearance of the desktop) but when I restart the PC again, no change will have any effect. This is a great advantage because it allows me to have the PC without viruses, malicious programs, junk files, and I find it more useful on the PC used by the whole family in the reading room of the house. Cons We must be very careful if I unfreeze the PC to install something or make some change to the operating system, and then we forget to refreeze, this would be a danger to my younger siblings who are always playing and browsing the PC at home. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Director Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Fantastic Product" July 19, 2022 5.0 Pros As a nonprofit offering "freecomputers we had to deal with viruses, documents and users "customizing" software. Deep freeze allowed our machines to be returned to a pristine state every midnight! Cons None at all, it saved SO MUCH repeated time and effort! Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Librarian Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Software to Protect the System" December 24, 2018 4.0 It is a very good product. It restores the system settings and protects it from the virus. I always support to this product. I faced many problems in maintaining the system settings and protecting the system from the viruses. By using this software I could easily overcome these problems. Pros This software is the better one to preserve the system configuration and settings. Cons It erases all new files and folders in the protected drive without giving confirmation alert. Review Source Similar Products Featured