Windows Deployment Service (WDS) is a powerful tool that allows network-based installation of Windows OS to computers without needing physical media. This guide will walk us through installing and ...

Read "Windows Nano Server Deployment 101, Part 2: The Execution," here. Earlier this week, I heard someone say that once Windows Server 2016 is released, Nano Server will become the new preferred ...

Addressing some essential prerequisites before initiating the IPAM setting process is necessary. The first step is to ensure that the server is operating on a supported Windows server version and is ...

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The second Technical Preview of Microsoft Windows Server 2016 provided us with the first glimpse of Microsoft's scaled-down Windows Server deployment. One of the more unique capabilities of Windows ...

Almost three weeks ago, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 went into public beta. Millions have installed it since, but few have actually taken the time to see what has been improved when it comes ...

The last time I set up our Server 2012R2-based WDS server, I somehow got it to automatically fill in the server/share name prompt the clients see after they PXE boot. After installing the necessary ...

Microsoft has brought some improvements to the Windows 11 setup files for the newest OS version, 24H2, as well as for Server 2025. Microsoft this week released an OOBE update for Windows 11 24H2 under ...