Questions tagged [wds]
Windows Deployment Services. A technology from Microsoft for network-based installation of Windows operating systems based on PXE.
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PXE Boot performing randomly from cascaded switches
I'm facing PXE-boot issues within a school network. I'm posting here to make sure I'm not missing something on switches configurations. The issue is that PXE-boot is performing systematically with ...
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Local user in bootstrap.ini Microsoft Deployment Toolkit
Tell me how to specify a local user in bootstrap.ini.
I specify it in the following way, but it writes an error that there is no access. The WDS folder has full user rights
DeployRoot = \\server\WDS$
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WDS server corrupt
After about 30 days of operation, the WDS deployment is corrupted. This has happened twice in completely different systeminstallations, albeit using the same installation-media.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Switching from WDS to MDT
I am in the process of moving from WDS to MDT. I will be installing MDT alongside WDS on the same box. The concept I am not grasping is at what point in this process will clients pxe boot to the MDT ...
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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 ...
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autounattend via WDS Windows server 2019 not running, no validation issues
I have spent a good number of hours on this and due to the massive amount of links to Windows 7,8,10 and older server versions essentially crowding the search results I am not able to find my way ...
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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 ...
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Capturing installed applications with MDT
I am using Microsoft Deployment Workbench v6.3.8450.1000.
I am trying to configure MDT to capture/deploy Windows 10 images. I have done a few test runs and I am able to capture the image with ...
