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    pxe network repair

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    Boot and repair dead Windows machines over the network using PXE, iPXE, and remote Linux rescue environments.

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    pxe network repair

    Example session with this skill installed

    My Windows PC is stuck on a 'Checking media presence' PXE screen. I have another Windows laptop on the same network but no USB drives. How do I fix the boot loop?

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    I will set up a temporary PXE environment on your working laptop to rescue the dead PC. We will use Tiny PXE Server to serve a Linux rescue environment, then connect via SSH to repair the Windows filesystem.

    PXE Rescue Strategy

    StepComponentActionDetails
    1TriageHost ScanRun nmap -sn 192.168.1.0/24 to find the patient IP once it leases.
    2ServerTiny PXEConfig proxydhcp=1, start=1, and point to netboot.xyz.efi.
    3BootSystemRescueChainload via iPXE; patient boots into Linux RAM disk.
    4AccessSSHSet passwd and nft flush ruleset on patient to allow remote control.
    5RepairntfsfixRun ntfsfix -d /dev/sda2 to clear the NTFS dirty flag and metadata errors.
    6CleanupHiberfilDelete /mnt/win/hiberfil.sys to prevent fast-startup driver loops.

    Next steps

    1. Download pxesrv.zip from the erwan2212 GitHub repository.
    2. Place netboot.xyz.efi in the files/ directory.
    3. Power on the patient PC and ensure 'Network Boot' is prioritized in BIOS.

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    What you get

    Fix Windows boot-loops without using USB flash drives.Inject drivers or repair NTFS partitions remotely via SSH.Automate Windows OS reinstallation via network-staged iPXE scripts.Monitor DHCP traffic to identify dead hosts on the LAN.

    About this skill

    The problem

    You have a dead PC that won't boot into Windows, likely showing a PXE boot screen or boot-looping. You don't have a spare USB stick or install media on hand to run recovery tools locally.

    What it does

    • Deploys a portable PXE server using Tiny PXE and netboot.xyz images to boot the patient over the LAN.
    • Orchestrates a remote Linux rescue environment (SystemRescue) via SSH by bypassing patient-side firewalls and configuring nftables.
    • Performs deep NTFS filesystem repairs, SMART health checks, and stale hiberfil.sys removal to fix boot-to-black-screen issues.
    • Automates the staging of Windows Setup files over HTTP (iPXE) for full OS reinstalls without physical media.

    Frameworks & tools

    Tiny PXE Server, netboot.xyz, iPXE, SystemRescue, ntfsfix, smartctl, wimboot, and Nmap.

    Why this beats prompting it yourself

    Manual network booting involves complex DHCP/TFTP handshakes and specific binary paths that often 404. This skill includes pre-validated configurations for BIOS/UEFI architectures and specific fixes for common road-blocks like hidden Linux firewalls and Windows driver-locked I/O errors.

    Use cases

    • Repairing unbootable Windows systems using only a second laptop and an Ethernet cable.
    • Diagnosing hardware vs. software disk failure on headless or remote machines.
    • Performing a clean Windows install over the network when the local disk is write-locked.
    • Recovering user data via SSH before a destructive OS reinstallation.

    Known limitations

    Requires an Ethernet connection; PXE over Wi-Fi is generally unsupported. Patient hardware must successfully POST and have an integrated NIC.

    How to install

    Works the same in every agent - Claude, Cursor, Codex, Copilot and 20+ more.

    ~30 seconds
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