Other than standard hard disk partition or volume manipulation functions, Paragon Hard Disk Manger also comes with extra tools. For example, ability to create a bootable recovery CD media, redistribute free space to other partition, check file system integrity, run surface test to check for errors or bad sectors, directly edit hard drive sectors, defragment the Master File Table to speed up NTFS drives, convert NTFS drives back to FAT32 or vice versa, downgrade or upgrade NTFS version, change the cluster size on a drive, and much more.

Since version 8.5, Paragon Hard Disk Manager has already been update to compliant with Windows Vista compatible status, has all the needed features, and has been working properly and reliably.

Incisive Media has partnered with VNU to give away free copy with genuine license for Paragon Hard Disk Manager (HDM) 8.5 SE, which is pretty similar to Paragon Hard Disk Manager 8.5 PE (Personal Edition).

Users can either use the provided registration information, or get a free product key (user name) and serial number for Paragon Hard Disk Manager 8.5 SE (following the registration steps during installation):