Preboot Execution Environment was created in 1999.

There are five different meanings of the acronym PXE. The five definitions of PXE are Preboot Execution Environment, Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum, Partial XML Envelope, Proof & Experimental Establishment, and Post Exercise Evaluation.

Preboot Execution Environment (PXE)

Preboot Execution Environment

PXE (Preboot eXecution Environment) is a method for diskless booting over a network. Using PXE, a computer without a hard drive can boot into an operating system. PXE is also used for installing an operating system onto multiple computers at the same time.