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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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UEFI Enabled; unable to get IP address from DHCP, WDS

I'm trying to boot PCs from a Windows 2012R2 WDS server in UEFI mode. it works fine BIOS mode, but I want to boot from UEFI mode. I have change the boot setting to UEFI mode; secure boot in BIOS. I am using Dell laptops and when I try to boot from…
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MDT Deployed Image has tanked ability to Apply Cumulative Windows 10 updates

My understanding of the issue has changed as we've been attempting to troubleshoot. It may make more sense to scroll down and read 'Update 6' first before reading through the entire body. We appear to be having some major Windows Update issues on…
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WDS updating raid drivers in an already existing image WIM

Here is my current setup. WDS installed on Server 2008 R2 for the new driverstore and multicast features. A Windows Server 2003 32bit Standard image built to support previous DL360 models. A new HP DL360 G6 which has a new raid controller in it. I…
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Dell Latitude 3490 - MDT results in "No Boot Device Found"

We recently got in a batch of a new (to us) model laptop, Dell Latitude 3490. Whenever I attempt to deploy Windows 10 (Education, version 1709 x64), I end up at "No boot device found. Press any key to reboot the machine". I found, downloaded, and…
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PXE boot stuck on "Start PXE over ipv4"

I have a server running Windows Server 2012 R2, on which I installed Windows Deployment Service and Microsoft Deployment Toolkit. I used MDT to capture an image and then I want to use PXE boot (powered by WDS) to deploy this image on computer. The…
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Installing windows OS on iSCSI san storage using iPXE BOOT

Captured boot up process I'm trying to make a diskless PC client and install the operating system on a SAN Storage. As of now I'm using Windows Server 2012 R2 and it will serve as my DHCP/WDS and SAN server. I found a video from yourtube on "Bjørn…
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Run PowerShell-Script from Server in unattend.xml

Currently we are Deploying our Windows 10 Machines with Windows Deployment Services(WDS) with a unattend.xml file for basic settings. From time to time there are machines which won't activate windows automatically(we are using OEM licences). This…
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Client Can't Connect to WDS Server

I'm running a WDS machine (Server 2016 Technical Preview) on a Hyper-V machine. I've set it up. I've set it to respond to all clients. However, when I try to pxe boot to it I get "contacting 192.168.1.76" and it just keeps trying forever. It…
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Can FOG and/ or WDS do multicast over an ordinary unmanaged Gigabit Switch? or does it need hardware with specific multicast features?

Can FOG and/ or WDS do multicast over an ordinary unmanaged Gigabit Switch? or does it need hardware with specific multicast features? Trying to help a small non profit in Asia with a poor budget. Currently Scenario: 2 x Windows 2008 DCs (one…
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Can Windows 7 Professional OEM be imaged using WDS?

Each year, I find myself installing Windows 7 dozens of times, on both brand new PCs and before passing on a used PC from one user to the next. I'm sure a LOT of network administrators are in the same boat. Windows Updates take a LONG time and it…
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WDS Deployment Auto Joining Domain

My company is in the process of ordering new desktops. My coworker has received one of the models and began working on a new image from scratch. This got me thinking that it would be a good time to learn about answer files and the deployment…
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Deploying Win10 with Windows Deployment Services

I'm trying to deploy Windows 10 Pro with WDS on Server 2008 R2. I successfully uploaded a boot image (boot.wim) to WDS, but when I try to add the install image (install.wim) I get the following error: "The file does not contain a valid install…
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Why Does WMI (Capturing) Boot Image Require "wpeutil initializenetwork" To Be Ran?

I don't get why I have to take the extra steps to run "wpeutil initializenetwork" before my NIC card is turned on and working within the WMI Capture (WinPE) GUI. I have the drivers added to the image and I still have to press Shift+F10, then type…
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Deploying Server 2012 with DNS role using WDS and answer file

I want to deploy an image using WDS on Server 2012. I will be using an answer file for unattended installation with little touch as possible. My answer file works great but I can't get the auto-logon to work and the FirstLogonCommand to run. I added…
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Active Directory Security Permissions automatically reset

I have a Server 2008 R2 machine with Windows Deployment Services installed, which works perfectly well. However after some time (maybe a restart after installing updates) the security permissions applied in Active Directory to allow WDS to work are…
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