NyxPE

As usual, I've been splitting my time between being an administrator and CEO, dealing with crises, and my never-ending hobby of making little things for the web. Some might help a few people. Some might help absolutely nobody. That's fine. I keep building this endless pile of internet junk for one reason: to learn.

Earlier this morning, I was going through my projects. And yes, there are quite a few. A lot are unfinished. Others were only recently completed and released.

Then, out of nowhere, I came across something I'd almost forgotten about: https://nyxpe.xyz/

I finished NyxPE in July 2026, after a few months of development and tinkering. Inspired by projects like Sergei Strelec, it's a deliberately minimal ISO for Windows maintenance. Just enough tools to work on a Windows installation from the outside, carry out basic repairs, and keep things light by running entirely from RAM.

I genuinely can't remember what software I used to customize the ISO. I was originally going to use NTLite, but after working with it for a while, that stopped making much sense. So I switched to something I found on GitHub. I can't remember its name either. I'd have to check another PC I use for testing, where it's still installed, and I'm nowhere near that machine right now. When I get back to it, I'll add a note to this post.

Making it was fun. I also added the bare minimum of traffic tracking, mostly out of curiosity. Looking at the analytics now, I'm surprised it got a modest amount of attention.

Which is nice, considering I released it without expecting a single visitor.

I published it knowing there was a chance someone might sue me, hehe. But I don't really mind. The whole point was to study, to learn, and to share knowledge. And besides, I'm on the side of freedom.

Anyway, you're welcome to take a look at NyxPE. I don't know if I'll update it anytime soon. A quick review tonight suggests the tools included in it are still pretty up to date.