Creating a boot image, capture image, and install image with WDS

[Mog]

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Creating a boot image, capture image, and install image with WDS - Creating a boot image, capture image, and install image with WDS

Greetings,

In the last two guides, I have demonstrated how to Install the WDS Role and Configure WDS, see below for previous guides:

Part 1
Installing and Configuring WDS for Windows Server 2016

Part 2
Configuring WDS for Windows Server 2016


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[Ian]

Wonderful article @Mog .

 

[Mog]

Thank you! I had to stop because I reached my limit with uploading pictures, so I wasn't able to create a part for creating install images haha .

 

[Ian]

I've increased the max images per post to 50, from 25 now .

 

[Nad]

Mog, were you able to finish you posts with a 'how to capture an image'? Thanks!

 

[mysticfrisbee]

Issue with workgroup WDS deployment. OOBE not the answer.
I Need to create a WDS Boot and Install.wim from a laptop that's configured just the way we want it. having to run sysprep kind of ruins that and seems to be a backward step. Creates more work. I understand how important it may be to remove SID etc but sure would like to find a workaround.
Theses are laptops not on the domain with an Admin account and 1 user account. After imaging with clonezilla now we just log into admin and modify user name to who it's going to and a few updates, etc.
Any suggestions on what I'm missing? How can I capture this image either over the network via WDS or to a USB thumb drive then copy to my WDS Server.
These are current 2020 Win 10 laptop and windows server 2016. I have WDS installed and configured off domain and PXE booting to it is working. I have a generic Windows image on there and it would install fine but it's not the image we want or need.
All the docs I've read aren't specific enough to my scenario.

 

[mysticfrisbee]

I failed to mention this doesn't have to be device independent. This about 200+ Dell laptops of the exact same model that need imaging.
Thanks in advance for any input or links that may help.

 

[Wolfie]

Hi MF,

I am not sure if the following will help but worth a look.

Capture and Apply Windows using a WIM file

Capture and apply Windows using a single WIM file

docs.microsoft.com

 

[mysticfrisbee]

Thanks! Yes it definitely was worth a look and useful but it only creates only a single .wim file. WDS seems to require boot.wim and install.wim for each corresponding folder to create a deployment. Been learning more on and just read Active Directory was a requirement to run WDS? It's seems to work just find on my home network workgroup. Sorry getting off topic.

 

[Wolfie]

Can't help you further as i have never done what you want to do!.