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  • SetupDiag (Windows Setup Failure Diagnostic Tool)

    SetupDiag (Windows Setup Failure Diagnostic Tool)

    🧩 SetupDiag (Windows Setup Failure Diagnostic Tool) Category: Installation & Media Author: jmarket (PCHF Founder) Verified by: PCHF Staff • October 2025 Overview SetupDiag is Microsoft’s official diagnostic utility designed to analyze Windows Setup and upgrade logs to determine why an installation or feature update failed. It scans log files, detects known error patterns, and generates a detailed report explaining the cause of failure in plain language. SetupDiag supports both Windows 1...
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  • Windows 11 Media Creation Tool (Official Microsoft Utility)

    Windows 11 Media Creation Tool (Official Microsoft Utility)

    🧰 Windows 11 Media Creation Tool (Official Microsoft Utility) Category: Installation & Media Author: jmarket (PCHF Founder) Verified by: PCHF Staff • October 2025 Overview The Windows 11 Media Creation Tool is Microsoft’s official utility for downloading and preparing the latest Windows 11 installation media. It allows users to create bootable USB drives, DVDs, or ISO files directly from Microsoft’s servers, ensuring all files are authentic and digitally signed. The tool automaticall...
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  • Windows 11 ISO (Official Microsoft Download)

    Windows 11 ISO (Official Microsoft Download)

    💿 Windows 11 ISO (Official Microsoft Download) Category: Installation & Media Author: jmarket (PCHF Founder) Verified by: PCHF Staff • October 2025 Overview The official Windows 11 ISO files, provided directly by Microsoft, contain the latest version of Windows 11 (25H2 — Build 26100.***). These images include all cumulative updates and security patches current as of release. They are suitable for clean installations, in-place upgrades, or use as recovery media. All downloads are serv...
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  • Sysinternals Suite (Advanced System Utilities)

    Sysinternals Suite (Advanced System Utilities)

    ⚙️ Sysinternals Suite (Advanced System Utilities) Category: Microsoft Official Tools Author: jmarket (PCHF Founder) Verified by: PCHF Staff • October 2025 Overview The Sysinternals Suite is a comprehensive collection of advanced system utilities developed by Microsoft for Windows diagnostics, performance analysis, and troubleshooting. Originally created by Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell, the suite has evolved into an indispensable toolkit for IT professionals, system administrators, and ...
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  • Windows Installation Media / Recovery Media Creator (Official Microsoft Tool)

    Windows Installation Media / Recovery Media Creator (Official Microsoft Tool)

    🪟 Windows Installation Media / Recovery Media Creator (Official Microsoft Tool) Category: System Repair & Recovery Author: jmarket (PCHF Founder) Verified by: PCHF Staff • October 2025 Overview The Windows Installation Media / Recovery Media Creator (Media Creation Tool) is Microsoft’s official utility for downloading and creating bootable Windows 11 installation or recovery media. It allows users to prepare USB flash drives, DVDs, or ISO files for reinstalling, repairing, or upgrading...
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  • Rescuezilla (Graphical Disk Imaging and Cloning Utility)

    Rescuezilla (Graphical Disk Imaging and Cloning Utility)

    🧠 Rescuezilla (Graphical Disk Imaging and Cloning Utility) Category: System Repair & Recovery Author: jmarket (PCHF Founder) Verified by: PCHF Staff • October 2025 Overview Rescuezilla is an open-source, cross-platform imaging and cloning utility often described as “the Swiss Army Knife of system recovery.” It provides a simple, graphical interface for creating full disk images, performing backups, and restoring systems after data loss or corruption. Rescuezilla is fully compatible with im...
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  • AOMEI PE Builder (Custom WinPE Recovery Environment)

    AOMEI PE Builder (Custom WinPE Recovery Environment)

    🧩 AOMEI PE Builder (Custom WinPE Recovery Environment) Category: System Repair & Recovery Author: jmarket (PCHF Founder) Verified by: PCHF Staff • October 2025 Overview AOMEI PE Builder is a free tool for creating customized Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE) media. It enables technicians and home users to assemble a fully functional bootable recovery environment without requiring the Windows ADK. The resulting environment integrates AOMEI Backupper Standard, Partition Assistan...
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  • Lazesoft Recovery Suite Home (Data and Boot Repair Utility)

    Lazesoft Recovery Suite Home (Data and Boot Repair Utility)

    🧩 Lazesoft Recovery Suite Home (Data and Boot Repair Utility)





    Category: System Repair & Recovery

    Author: jmarket (PCHF Founder)

    Verified by: PCHF Staff • October 2025





    Overview Lazesoft Recovery Suite Home is a comprehensive recovery environment designed to resolve critical system failures, recover lost data, and repair corrupted Windows installations. It int...
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  • Hiren’s BootCD PE (Windows 11 Compatible Recovery Suite)

    Hiren’s BootCD PE (Windows 11 Compatible Recovery Suite)

    🧰 Hiren’s BootCD PE (Windows 11 Compatible Recovery Suite) Category: System Repair & Recovery Author: jmarket (PCHF Founder) Verified by: PCHF Staff • October 2025 Overview Hiren’s BootCD PE is a prebuilt Windows 10/11-based recovery environment designed to assist with system repair, partition management, malware cleanup, and data recovery. The suite is built on the Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE x64) and includes a carefully curated collection of trusted freeware utilities...
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  • Windows ADK + WinPE Add-on (Deployment Tools for Windows 11 25H2)

    Windows ADK + WinPE Add-on (Deployment Tools for Windows 11 25H2)

    🧱 Windows ADK + WinPE Add-on (Deployment Tools for Windows 11 25H2) Category: System Recovery & Imaging Author: jmarket (PCHF Founder) Verified by: PCHF Staff • October 2025 Overview The Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) and its companion Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE) Add-on provide the essential framework for customizing, deploying, and maintaining Windows 11 images. These tools replace the earlier Windows Automated Installation Kit and include utilities such as Depl...
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    Author: Microsoft / PCHF Lab
    Version: 2.1 (October 2025)

    Summary:
    PowerShell automation suite for image capture and deployment using DISM and MDT.
    Streamlines Windows 11 image mounting, servicing, and deployment creation.

    Usage Example:
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    Windows Defender Offline Update and Quick Scan (PowerShell Script)

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    Author: Microsoft / PCHF Staff
    Version: 1.2 (October 2025)

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    Windows Update Reset and Repair (PowerShell Automation)

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    Version: 3.0 (October 2025)

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