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How do I create a WDS image in Windows 10?

Steps to Create a Capture Image using the WDS console:

1. On WDS Server, open Server Manager Console.
2. Click on Tools and select Windows Deployment Services.
3. Expand the Server name.
4. Right-click on the existing boot image and select Create Capture Image.
5. Specify the name and description of the image.

What are the requirements for WDS?

Prerequisites for Installing Windows Deployment Services

• A Domain Controller or a Domain Member Server.
• A properly configured Domain Name System (DNS) server to provide name resolution.
• To provide IP address to the Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) clients, a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server.

What deployment tools does Windows 10 support?

These tools include Windows Deployment Services (WDS), the Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT), the User State Migration Tool (USMT), Windows System Image Manager (Windows SIM), Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE), and Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE).

How do I install WDS drivers?

SOLVED: How to Add Drivers in WDS Windows Deployment Services

1. Open your WDS MMC, expand the server in question and then expand DRIVERS.
2. Select ADD DRIVER PACKAGE,
3. Select SELECT ALL DRIVER PACKAGES FROM A FOLDER and browse to a folder that contains your unpacked drivers.

How do I create a Windows 10 pre installed software from an ISO?

Custom W10 ISO with pre-installed software & pre-set user accounts

1. 2.1) Create all user accounts you want to, signing once in to each account to create profile folders.
2. 2.2) Install / uninstall software as you prefer, update Windows fully.
3. 2.4) Run Disk Management.
4. 2.5) Shut down the PC, continue from Part Four below.

What is the difference between WDS and MDT?

While MDT is more of a design tool MDT is creating boot images with various step-by-step deployment sequences. Windows Deployment Services (WDS) is a server technology from Microsoft for performing network-based installation of Windows Operating Systems (OS).

What ports are used by WDS?

The following UDP ports need to be open for WDS to work across a firewall: 67, 69, and 4011 for DHCP and TFTP; 64001 through 65000 (random ports from this range are used by TFTP and for multicasting); and 68 if DHCP authorization is required on the server.

Which Windows services are required for WDS?

The WDS Client API requires the Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE 2.0) phase of setup processing. A RAMDISK bootable image of Windows PE 2.0 in the . WIM format must be downloaded as part of the network boot process to implement custom WDS clients.

Is WDS free?

WDS and MDT are free to use, but what are the licensing requirements?

How do I add a CAB file to WDS?

How to: Add Drivers to WDS Deployment Share

1. Create a folder for the computer model.
2. Extract drivers from cab to the folder you just created.
3. Open Deployment Workbench.
4. Import drivers into Deployment Workbench – Right click on “Out of Box” drivers and choose Import drivers.
5. Let that run, then update deployment share.

How do I pre install Windows 10?

To reset your Windows 10 PC, open the Settings app, select Update & security, select Recovery, and click the “Get started” button under Reset this PC. Select “Remove everything.” This will wipe all your files, so be sure you have backups.