You try to boot a standard WinPE x64 USB on a Dell XPS with Secure Boot and BitLocker. It fails. The HBCD_PE_x86 ISO includes a signed bootloader that respects Secure Boot. You boot, unlock BitLocker using the recovery key, and reset Windows Update components.
The desktop organizes tools into folders: hbcdpex86iso updated
After downloading, compute the SHA-256 checksum and compare it against the developer’s published hash. For an ISO released in Q1 2025, a typical hash might look like (example only): e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855 You try to boot a standard WinPE x64