Windows 10 Recovery Tools - Bootable Rescue Disk

Hi Jimmy I had an idea for you, but don't know if you can implement it. How about creating a UEFI Boot Option, like Macrium Reflect in this screenshot:

I would be useful for people with portable devices(laptops/pads/phones) when their thumbdrive/recovery disk isn't with them.

One could create the macrium boot option
and then replace the marcium boot.wim with my Boot.wim

I created a 1GB partition and copied the files from the ISO to the partition
Used EasyBCD to add the boot.wim entry

@Cliff S
Here's the code I use to dual boot Macrium Version 5 when it was not available until version 6. Just copy the content of Jimmy's Winpe to the HD. Change the path in GREEN to point to it, use one of the line in RED. One for MBR, one for UEFI. Save the code to .bat then run from Admin Command.

Code:

@echo off
echo Configuring Dual boot Win 10 Recovery Tools

bcdedit.exe /CREATE {ramdiskoptions} /d "Ramdisk Options"
bcdedit.exe /SET {ramdiskoptions} ramdisksdidevice partition=C:
bcdedit /set {ramdiskoptions} ramdisksdipath \macrium\boot\boot.sdi

for /f "tokens=2 delims={}" %%g in ('bcdedit.exe /create /d "Win 10 Recovery Tools" /application osloader') do (set guid={%%g})
echo GUID = %guid% created !!!

bcdedit /set %guid% device ramdisk=[c:]\macrium\sources\boot.wim,{ramdiskoptions}
bcdedit /set %guid% osdevice ramdisk=[c:]\macrium\sources\boot.wim,{ramdiskoptions}
bcdedit /set %guid% systemroot \windows
REM use the next line for UEFI style installation
bcdedit /set %guid% path \Windows\system32\winload.efi
REM For MBR, use the next line
bcdedit /set %guid% path \Windows\system32\winload.exe

bcdedit.exe /set %guid% winpe yes
bcdedit.exe /set %guid% detecthal yes
bcdedit /set %guid% nx OptIn

bcdedit /displayorder %guid% /addlast
bcdedit /timeout 5

echo "Done... Reboot your PC"
pause

Kyhi said:

One could create the macrium boot option
and then replace the marcium boot.wim with my Boot.wim

I created a 1GB partition and copied the files from the ISO to the partition
Used EasyBCD to add the boot.wim entry

topgundcp said:

@Cliff S
Here's the code I use to dual boot Macrium Version 5 when it was not available until version 6. Just copy the content of Jimmy's Winpe to the HD. Change the path in GREEN to point to it, use one of the line in RED. One for MBR, one for UEFI. Save the code to .bat then run from Admin Command.

Code:

@echo off
echo Configuring Dual boot Win 10 Recovery Tools

bcdedit.exe /CREATE {ramdiskoptions} /d "Ramdisk Options"
bcdedit.exe /SET {ramdiskoptions} ramdisksdidevice partition=C:
bcdedit /set {ramdiskoptions} ramdisksdipath \macrium\boot\boot.sdi

for /f "tokens=2 delims={}" %%g in ('bcdedit.exe /create /d "Win 10 Recovery Tools" /application osloader') do (set guid={%%g})
echo GUID = %guid% created !!!

bcdedit /set %guid% device ramdisk=[c:]\macrium\sources\boot.wim,{ramdiskoptions}
bcdedit /set %guid% osdevice ramdisk=[c:]\macrium\sources\boot.wim,{ramdiskoptions}
bcdedit /set %guid% systemroot \windows
REM use the next line for UEFI style installation
bcdedit /set %guid% path \Windows\system32\winload.efi
REM For MBR, use the next line
bcdedit /set %guid% path \Windows\system32\winload.exe

bcdedit.exe /set %guid% winpe yes
bcdedit.exe /set %guid% detecthal yes
bcdedit /set %guid% nx OptIn

bcdedit /displayorder %guid% /addlast
bcdedit /timeout 5

echo "Done... Reboot your PC"
pause

Thanks to both for your answers:). But I wasn't thinking for myself, I was thinking of an automated-one-click option, with the download, for people that don't even know, that such an option exists.

Thanks to both for your answers:). But I wasn't thinking for myself, I was thinking of an automated-one-click option, with the download, for people that don't even know, that such an option exists.

Do you mean a one click option that you can setup dual boot as in Macrium ? With Macrium, you have to do while Windows is running so it can create a Ramdisk entry in BCD and create neccessary files/folders.

You can use the same procedure I posted to boot Macrium Rescue Disk on an external/Internal drive. Instead of copy the content of Macrium Rescue Disk, copy the content of Jimmy's WinPese:
Solved FYI: Setup Macrium Rescue to boot from an Internal/External USB HD/SSD - Windows 10 Forums

topgundcp said:

Do you mean a one click option that you can setup dual boot as in Macrium ? With Macrium, you have to do while Windows is running so it can create a Ramdisk entry in BCD and create neccessary files/folders.

You can use the same procedure I posted to boot Macrium Rescue Disk on an external/Internal drive. Instead of copy the content of Macrium Rescue Disk, copy the content of Jimmy's WinPese:
Solved FYI: Setup Macrium Rescue to boot from an Internal/External USB HD/SSD - Windows 10 Forums

Yeah Dino, something like that, but already setup with a one-click option, for the slightly less advanced up & coming geeks

I recommend creating a 1.5GB partition (G:) and copied the ISO contents to that G:\ partition....
Note: Edit the G: in the code box to match your partition drive letter
Save the Proper *.cmd and run as admin - to add PESE Boot Option to Host Boot Menu

PE_MBR_BOOT.cmd

Code:

@echo off
echo.
echo Configuring MBR Boot Option for WinPE Recovery Tools
echo --------------------------------------------------------------------------
for /f "tokens=2 delims={}" %%g in ('bcdedit.exe /create /d "WinPE Recovery Tools" /Device') do (set deviceid={%%g})
echo --------------------------------------------------------------------------
echo DEVICE ID = %deviceid%
echo --------------------------------------------------------------------------
bcdedit /set %deviceid% ramdisksdidevice partition=G:
bcdedit /set %deviceid% ramdisksdipath \boot\boot.sdi
for /f "tokens=2 delims={}" %%g in ('bcdedit.exe /create /d "WinPE Recovery Tools" /application osloader') do (set guid={%%g})
echo --------------------------------------------------------------------------
echo GUID = %guid%
echo --------------------------------------------------------------------------
bcdedit /set %guid% device ramdisk=[G:]\sources\boot.wim,%deviceid%
bcdedit /set %guid% osdevice ramdisk=[G:]\sources\boot.wim,%deviceid%
bcdedit /set %guid% systemroot \windows
bcdedit /set %guid% path \Windows\system32\boot\winload.exe
bcdedit /set %guid% winpe yes
bcdedit /set %guid% detecthal yes
bcdedit /displayorder %guid% /addlast
bcdedit /set {bootmgr} displaybootmenu True
bcdedit /set {bootmgr} timeout 10
echo.
echo DONE... Reboot your PC
pause

PE_EFI_BOOT.cmd

Code:

@echo off
echo.
echo Configuring UEFI Boot Option for WinPE Recovery Tools
echo --------------------------------------------------------------------------
for /f "tokens=2 delims={}" %%g in ('bcdedit.exe /create /d "WinPE Recovery Tools" /Device') do (set deviceid={%%g})
echo --------------------------------------------------------------------------
echo DEVICE ID = %deviceid%
echo --------------------------------------------------------------------------
bcdedit /set %deviceid% ramdisksdidevice partition=G:
bcdedit /set %deviceid% ramdisksdipath \boot\boot.sdi
for /f "tokens=2 delims={}" %%g in ('bcdedit.exe /create /d "WinPE Recovery Tools" /application osloader') do (set guid={%%g})
echo --------------------------------------------------------------------------
echo GUID = %guid%
echo --------------------------------------------------------------------------
bcdedit /set %guid% device ramdisk=[G:]\sources\boot.wim,%deviceid%
bcdedit /set %guid% osdevice ramdisk=[G:]\sources\boot.wim,%deviceid%
bcdedit /set %guid% systemroot \windows
bcdedit /set %guid% path \Windows\system32\boot\winload.efi
bcdedit /set %guid% winpe yes
bcdedit /set %guid% detecthal yes
bcdedit /displayorder %guid% /addlast
bcdedit /set {bootmgr} displaybootmenu True
bcdedit /set {bootmgr} timeout 10
echo.
echo DONE... Reboot your PC
pause

The main reason I created the partition - is for testing PESE without having to constantly write to USB
(I write to the G:\ Partition instead) and PESE is selectable via my host boot menu
I tweaked @topgundcp commands to better suit the purpose of BCD Entry Descriptions

Hi Jimmy.
Yes, the script is for dual boot. However, If you want to boot from another drive from boot menu. Just create the partition big enough for WinPeSe, format with FAT32, copy the whole content of WinPeSe and set the partition to Active and it should work either with MBR or GPT.
Personally I don't like dual boot of anything so that's how I test mine.

The selected disk is not a fixed MBR disk.
The ACTIVE command can only be used on fixed MBR disks.

My disks are all GPT
And I boot multi-OS, multi-VHD and PESE
All from the Host boot menu

To Boot legacy - I have to use USB