Installing Windows Deployment Services

You can install WDS on Windows Server 2012 using the Server Manager console, or through Windows PowerShell. Windows Deployment Services can be installed on the Standard or Datacenter edition of Windows Server 2012, but it is not included on any Server Core editions. If the WDS role is installed on a Server Core installation, this will also install the GUI on that system, essentially changing it from a Server Core installation to a GUI installation. Before installing the WDS role, ensure that all volumes on the WDS server are formatted as NTFS volumes. Also, it is not recommended to install the WDS images into the same volume as the operating system (to allow for customized security and to remove any risk ...

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