PE system and U disk boot tool
PE system
PE (Preinstallation Environment) system is a special operating system based on Windows PE, which is mainly used for computer maintenance and troubleshooting. Some common PE systems are recommended here.
Micro PE (quick installation system)
A PE system based on Windows PE provides many system maintenance and recovery tools, such as partitioning tools, disk backup tools, system optimization tools, etc. Simple and no ads.
Official website:https://www.wepe.com.cn
Features:
Youqitong (for all kinds of new and old equipment)
Youqitong (EasyU, referred to as EU) is a system pre-installation environment (PE) elaborately created by IT Sky. It has the characteristics of simplicity and easy operation. Research software, effectively improve system installation efficiency.
Youqitong is positioned at the front-line installation technicians, system engineers and system maintenance personnel, and finds the most suitable balance point in terms of wide compatibility, stability and durability, quick start, and compact size.
Official website:https://www.itsk.com
Features:
具有强大的硬件支持，兼容性更全面
UI界面美观简洁，并且操作简单
结合了多款自研的软件，提高装机效率
PE区与数据区单独管理
HotPE (playability)
A pure, powerful and elegant PE toolbox, supports Internet access, sound, remote, download, HotPE module, Edgeless plug-in, MTP, RNDIS, Legacy, UEFI, M.2, NVME, USB device eject, search function, MSI, BitLocker Unlocking, network sharing, U disk and local booting, generating ISO, etc.
Official website:https://www.hotpe.top
Features:
HotPE模块包含上百款热门软件和工具，PE自带模块商店在线下载模块
支持切换主题，自定义壁纸。随机壁纸、随机风景壁纸
支持MSI可以直接安装运行库
可以安装显卡驱动，还可以安装运行库，甚至在PE里玩游戏
FirPE (suitable for young people toss)
FirPE is a system pre-installation environment (Windows PE). It is simple, easy to operate, and very user-friendly. At the same time, it integrates various necessary tools for machine installation to effectively improve system installation efficiency.
Official website:https://www.firpe.cn
Edgeless (portable U disk computer)
Powerful and elegant semi-open source PE tool
Official website:https://home.edgeless.top
Features:
WinpeMaker (customize your own PE artifact)
Build your own WinPE artifact by building blocks
Official website:https://winpemaker.ccpe.net
Features:
基于aardio编写的Windows PE生成器，用户界面操作友好且具有良好的扩展性
丰富的个性化设置功能，堆积木方式创造WinPE工程
生成器内置了常见的第三方绿色软件，省去自行制作绿色软件的烦恼
Other PEs
Chinese cabbage PE, official website:http://www.winbaicai.com/
Lao Maotao winpe, official website:https://www.laomaotao.net/
U disk magician, official website:https://www.sysceo.com/usm
Hikari PE Project, official website:https://hikaripe-sc.hikaricalyx.com
Xingyu Liyun, official website:https://www.xyboot.com
U disk boot tool
The U disk boot tool is a software used to make a boot U disk. It can usually convert files such as an operating system or utility tools into a bootable format of the U disk and make it a boot disk. These boot disks are commonly used for tasks such as diagnosing, repairing, and installing an operating system on a computer.
Ventoy (highly recommended)
Ventoy is a free, open-source, and easy-to-use multi-boot U disk creation tool, which can put multiple ISO image files on a U disk and boot it in UEFI, Legacy BIOS and other ways.
The bootable USB flash drive made by Ventoy does not need to be partitioned or formatted repeatedly. You only need to copy the ISO file to the USB flash drive, and you can select and start it through the simple Boot menu. The tool supports more than 500 systems and installers, and it runs on operating systems like Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Official website:https://www.ventoy.net
Rufus (recommended)
Rufus is an open source, easy-to-use USB flash drive creation tool that supports multiple operating systems and file systems, and provides advanced options, such as partition table type, file system type, etc.
Official website:https://rufus.ie/zh/
Windows USB/DVD
This is a free U disk boot making tool officially developed by Microsoft, which is specially used for Windows 7 and is also suitable for newer versions of Windows systems.
Official website:https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/windows-usb-dvd-download-tool
Etcher
Etcher is a cross-platform U disk boot creation tool with an intuitive user interface and fast boot speed, supports Windows, Linux and macOS operating systems, and is suitable for image files of different architectures and formats.
Official website:https://www.balena.io/etcher
UltraISO
UltraISO is a graphical disc image file editing software that not only supports CD/DVD ISO files, but also can create boot disks, supports multiple file formats and partition table types, and has powerful editing functions.
Official website:https://www.ezbsystems.com/ultraiso/