I'm feeling really stressed out because I have a school project due on Windows Deployment Services (WDS), and I'm nearing the end of my course. I need to finish this project as well as prepare for my exams and a presentation next week. I've been stuck for about a month trying to set up WDS along with ADDS, DNS, and DHCP servers using Hyper-V to test my boot and install images.
Specifically, I need to create two unattended files for each image: one for Windows 10 and another for Windows 11. However, I'm having issues because when I link the unattended files directly to the images, nothing happens, and the correct partitions aren't created. If I link the unattended file to the server itself, it works, but it skips basic setup steps like selecting the region and keyboard settings. Do I need to create a total of three unattended files—one for the boot image and two for the installation images? I'm really frustrated and under a lot of time pressure, so any help would be greatly appreciated!
3 Answers
First, make sure you're using a Win 11 boot.wim. For setting up your unattended files: right-click your Install.wim, go into properties, and enable "allow image to install in unattended mode." Then link your XML files to the respective images. It sounds tricky, but this should get things rolling.
If you're still stuck after this, try asking on a more specialized forum. Sometimes, the community there might give you the exact insights you need.
You definitely need three unattended files in total: one for the WinPE (boot.wim) and one each for the Windows installations. The WinPE file will handle the disk partitioning, while the other two will manage the configuration after installation. A tip is to link them at the server level rather than to individual images, but ensure your WinPE file is injected into boot.wim so WDS can recognize it.
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