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• WinPE — many useful tools in a single package

  Posted on January 29, 2024 at 02:43 CST by Ben Myers • Comment in the Forums

  BEN’S WORKSHOP

  

  By Ben Myers

  For years, I have been using Windows PE in a variety of forms to carry out many tasks necessary to service Windows computers.

  Microsoft Learn describes Windows PE (WinPE) as “a small operating system used to install, deploy, and repair Windows desktop editions, Windows Server, and other Windows operating systems.” WinPE stands for “Windows Preinstallation Environment,” but a WinPE can provide much more than that.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (21.05.0, 2024-01-29).

  Ben's Workshop DaRT, Gandalf PE, Hiren's PE, Newsletters, NirSoft, Rufus, Speccy, Utilities, Windows PE

• Freeware Spotlight — SyMenu

  Posted on October 28, 2019 at 01:00 CDT by Tracey Capen • Comment in the Forums

  BEST UTILITIES

  By Deanna McElveen

  I’ve been in the computer-repair business for 20 years. I used to carry around a folder of floppy disks containing all my diagnostics and repair utilities — then it became a collection of CDs and later DVDs.

  Now I carry everything I need on a few flash drives hanging on lanyards. Those utilities are invaluable, but they also have an annoying side: keeping them all up to date and quickly finding the particular app I need on one of the drives.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 16.39.0 (2019-10-28).

  Best Utilities AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Custom menus, NirSoft, SyMenu

• Freeware Spotlight — NirLauncher

  Posted on September 2, 2019 at 01:00 CDT by Tracey Capen • Comment in the Forums

  BEST UTILITIES

  By Deanna McElveen

  If you’ve been in the PC-maintenance field for a while, I don’t have to tell you about the impact developer Nir Sofer has had on the freeware utilities community.

  For everyone else, this very talented guy has created hundreds of free apps for tackling nearly any PC problem. You’d be hard pressed to find a system administrator or computer tech who doesn’t keep at least a few of Mr. Sofer’s utilities at hand.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 16.31.0 (2019-09-02).

  AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Best Utilities, Freeware AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Deanna's Freeware Spotlight, NirSoft, Utilities