PhoenixPE - A modern Rescue & Recovery environment

[Homes32]

PhoenixPE is a WinPE Rescue/Recovery Environment based on Win10/Win11. It can be booted via USB, CD/DVD, PXE/Network, or hard disk.

    PhoenixPE uses the "next-generation" PEBakery engine resulting in faster build times and advanced features compared to legacy Winbuilder projects.
    Build from Win10/Win11 sources using either boot.wim or WinRE.wim as a base.
    Designed from the ground up to be developer/contributor friendly and use clean, well documented code.
    Easy to understand options and uncluttered user interface.
    Flexible and fully customizable.

Features

    Drive Backup/Clone/Imaging
    Malware Removal
    Password Recovery
    File Recovery
    Forensics Tools
    Drive Partitioning/Install Prep.
    Hardware Diagnostics
    Offline OS Troubleshooting/Repair/Recovery
    And more...

PhoenixPE includes a variety of carefully selected applications to get you started and PEBakery's user friendly scripting language makes it easy for you create your own scripts and customize PhoenixePE with your favorite apps and settings.

Homepage: GitHub

Latest Release: Download

Edited December 20, 2025 by Homes32

[JonF]

Hey.

Is the Oven ever returning?

[JonF]

Never mind.

Edited January 3 by JonF

[JonF]

Ok. Why can't I use a variable in a URL? Ony the third works.

[Main]
Title=CodeBox
Description=Test Commands

[Variables]
%ProgramFolder%=KeePass
%Version%=2.60
%Tools%=E:\PhoenixPE\Projects\PhoenixPE\Tools
%SourceArch%=x64


[Process]
// Write Commands Here
//--------------------

// WebGet,"https://sourceforge.net/projects/keepass/files/KeePass%202.x/2.60/KeePass-2.60.zip",%ProgramsCache%\%ProgramFolder%,UserAgent="curl/8.16.0"

// Shellexecute,Open,%Tools%\%SourceArch%\aria2c.exe,-d %ProgramsCache%\%ProgramFolder%  --no-conf --file-allocation=none -U #$qcurl/8.16.0 #$q #$qhttps://sourceforge.net/projects/keepass/files/KeePass%202.x/%Version%/KeePass-%Version%.zip#$q

Shellexecute,Open,%Tools%\%SourceArch%\aria2c.exe,-d %ProgramsCache%\%ProgramFolder%  --no-conf --file-allocation=none -U #$qcurl/8.16.0 #$q #$qhttps://sourceforge.net/projects/keepass/files/KeePass%202.x/2.60/KeePass-2.60.zip#$q

 

Using WebGet BuildLog_2026_01_03_103224_CodeBox_-_PhoenixPE.txt Using Aria2c with text BuildLog_2026_01_03_103520_CodeBox_-_PhoenixPE.txt Using Aria2c with variables BuildLog_2026_01_03_103338_CodeBox_-_PhoenixPE.txt

[Homes32]

On 1/3/2026 at 7:38 AM, JonF said:

Hey.

Is the Oven ever returning?

Hopefully. It looks like a relatively simple issue that's common when PHP is updated. Unfortunately, I've been trying to get in touch with galapo for over a month now (even before the site went down there were warning signs) and haven't had any luck.

I'm sure as soon as he gets back from whatever he is doing it will be sorted out.

 

[Homes32]

On 1/3/2026 at 12:56 PM, JonF said:

Ok. Why can't I use a variable in a URL? Ony the third works.

[Main]
Title=CodeBox
Description=Test Commands

[Variables]
%ProgramFolder%=KeePass
%Version%=2.60
%Tools%=E:\PhoenixPE\Projects\PhoenixPE\Tools
%SourceArch%=x64


[Process]
// Write Commands Here
//--------------------

// WebGet,"https://sourceforge.net/projects/keepass/files/KeePass%202.x/2.60/KeePass-2.60.zip",%ProgramsCache%\%ProgramFolder%,UserAgent="curl/8.16.0"

// Shellexecute,Open,%Tools%\%SourceArch%\aria2c.exe,-d %ProgramsCache%\%ProgramFolder%  --no-conf --file-allocation=none -U #$qcurl/8.16.0 #$q #$qhttps://sourceforge.net/projects/keepass/files/KeePass%202.x/%Version%/KeePass-%Version%.zip#$q

Shellexecute,Open,%Tools%\%SourceArch%\aria2c.exe,-d %ProgramsCache%\%ProgramFolder%  --no-conf --file-allocation=none -U #$qcurl/8.16.0 #$q #$qhttps://sourceforge.net/projects/keepass/files/KeePass%202.x/2.60/KeePass-2.60.zip#$q

 

You need to escape percent signs in the URL proper. eg. KeePass%202.x/2.60 as KeePass#$p202.x/2.60 otherwise the engine is evaluating your variable %202.x/% (or in the case of the attached WebGet log %202.x/2.60/KeePass-2.60.zip",%)which will be empty and result in an invalid URL.

 

FYI PhoenixPE has a wrapper for Aria (https://github.com/PhoenixPE/PhoenixPE/wiki/WebGetEx)

 

On 1/3/2026 at 12:56 PM, JonF said:

Using WebGet BuildLog_2026_01_03_103224_CodeBox_-_PhoenixPE.txt 10.83 kB · 0 downloads Using Aria2c with text BuildLog_2026_01_03_103520_CodeBox_-_PhoenixPE.txt 10.9 kB · 0 downloads Using Aria2c with variables BuildLog_2026_01_03_103338_CodeBox_-_PhoenixPE.txt 10.93 kB · 0 downloads

 

Edited January 8 by Homes32

[JonF]

Thank you.

[gantnerer]

Hello Mr. Homes32
from gantnerer
14.Februar.2026

Come from here (German): Ct Side url

My StartMenue is not complete, Why ?. Have many Tools are not in the StartMenu
only as exe in b:\

Many Tools, without in Startmenu, Error:
Echo - PinShortcut Warning: Could not find an open [StartMenu]
position for [X:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe].
(Echo,"PinShortcut Warning: Could not find an open [%PinLocation%]
position for [%ProgramExe%].",Warn) (Line 1481)

Greets gantnerer

 

 

Edited February 14 by gantnerer

[Homes32]

You will need to post the entire log, and also the contents of X:\Windows\System32\PinUtil.ini, but it looks like you are trying to pin more then 100 items to the start menu.

[gantnerer]

Have send a PN @Homes32 with the Links to the Build Log