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Windows Deployment Services. A technology from Microsoft for network-based installation of Windows operating systems based on PXE.

Windows Deployment Services is a technology from Microsoft for network-based installation of Windows operating systems. It is the successor to Remote Installation Services. WDS is intended to be used for remotely deploying Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008, but also supports other operating systems because unlike its predecessor RIS, which was a method of automating the installation process, WDS uses disk imaging, in particular the Windows Imaging Format (WIM). WDS is included as a Server Role in all 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows Server 2008, Server 2008 R2, Server 2012 and is included as an optionally installable component with Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Deployment_Services

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Change block/cluster size in unattend.xml

Is there a way to change the block/cluster size when formatting a disk using unattend.xml & Windows Deployment Services? It keeps defaulting to 1024k, and I need something smaller.
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Windows 11 WDS unattend xml answer file not doing asynchronousCommand

I am currently trying to use WDS to deploy a windows 11 image. I want to run a powershell script after the admin logs in (prompt for the computer name) but I can't even get an mkdir to work. Am I doing something wrong? can I check logs or something…
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Apply reg import in MDT Task Sequence

I have a couple Registry files that I'm trying to import through MDT. I created a folder called Reg inside the scripts folder on the MDT server and put the files in there. I added individual command line task sequences with the line reg import…
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WDS Unattended Answer File - Not Auto Logging-In to Domain

I am trying to create an Answer file to pass domain login credentials (not to join the domain) when the WDS server is booted via PXE to install Windows 10 on a laptop. The server is on the domain and is running Window Server 2016 Standard version…
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Boot configuration Data error during PXE boot after add VMware drivers

I have WDS and MDT installed on a Windows Server in my network. The WDS server is on the same subnet as the client machine. I am getting the following error on my VMware VMs when trying to boot LiteTouch over PXE: I can't figure out how to get rid…
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LiteTouchPE.wim and Boot.wim taking ages to download

I have an MDT/WDS server (VM) with both MDT and WDS installed on it. I've had this server for a few years, with several WDS/MDT deployments happening from it each day (automated). I've never had an issue with the server previously. Last week we move…
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WDS OS DEPLOYMENT WINDOWS 11

I am trying to deploy windows 10 or 11 through MDT/WDS. Now I have done all the steps needed, the problem is When I create a vm in hyper v gen 1 everything is running fine as soon as I would like it to run in gen 2 am getting the following ERROR…
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How Microsoft licences work with MDT and WDS deployment?

The problem is the following: My company has bought several laptops (Acer, Lenovo), those come with Windows 10 professional edition already installed, so when you start the PC for the first time you end up in a classic OOBE environment (choose…
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Client boot default from WDS server not iPXE

The background information: iPXE/DHCP Server: 192.168.0.5 Centos 7.9 WDS Server: 192.168.0.2 Windows 10 I instaled iPXE/ISC DHCP server in 192.168.0.5 and it works,also installed WDS Server in Windows 10, the issue is when I tryied install a new…
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How to troubleshoot missing hardware functionality in Win 10 PE WDS boot environment

I am working to inject drivers into our Windows 10 PE WDS boot environment. First hurdle was getting the correct NIC driver installed, but now that is done I am hitting a wall in getting the touchpad working. Adding the entire CAB worth of drivers…
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Failing to deploy to Win10 VM via MDT Error 5616

I'm testing a windows 10 deployment through MDT and WDS. I've been running through the following MS Documentation and I've reach the point where I'm booting the VM from the iso that has been created.…
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Automate Windows installation for large companies

So I am not an expert (System Engineer Apprentice) but I am looking for a way to automate the windows-installation process on a large scale. In my company I have to setup a lot of computers and it is very time-consuming. We are working with a…
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How can I do a full server recovery through PXE?

I have: 8 servers in various Windows Server flavors (2008 R2, 2016, 2019) A Windows Deployment Services (PXE) server setup and functioning well Windows Server Backup on all servers, nightly backups to a NAS OS deployment works great: just boot via…
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ansible win_command fails but works when command run manually

I'm trying to run New-WdsClient PowerShell cmdlet or wdsutil /add-device, I don't really care which one gets used in the end, so long as it works. When I run 'wdsutil.exe /add-device /device:new_client /id:aabbccddeeff…
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(WDS) UEFI PXE Boot Fails While Downloading NBP File

Hello guys i'm currently running into an issue where the laptop that i'm trying to network boot with would go download the NBP file over the network but then it would go back to the BIOS menu. I was following this guide in the process. as you can…
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