Windows Deployment Services (WDS) is a Microsoft server technology network-based installation of Windows operating systems. It is the successor to Remote Installation Services (RIS).
It also supports other operating systems because unlike its predecessor RIS, which was a method of automating the installation process, WDS uses disk imaging, in particular, the Windows Imaging Format (WIM).
WDS is included as a Server Role on Windows Server 2016, Installation time takes 5 minutes the most and there are no prerequisites except the Windows Server hardware requirements.
Install WDS Role
To complete this article successfully, you will need the following:
- Windows 10 ISO Image
- DHCP Server on the same network as the WDS Server
- Domain Admin account for the Installation and booting machines to WDS
To Install WDS on Windows Server 2016, Start Server Manager and Select Windows Deployment Service
![Install WDS](http://1910974556.rsc.cdn77.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/082817_2319_Howtodeploy1.png)
You could also use Microsoft PowerShell to Install WDS using the one liner
add-WindowsFeature wds,wds-deployment, wds-transport, wds-adminpack
Add Windows 10 image
Open the WDS and click on “Install Images” ⇾ Add Install Image
![Add Install Image](http://1910974556.rsc.cdn77.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/082817_2319_Howtodeploy3.png)
Windows Deployment Services.
Browse to the Windows 10 ISO Image and select the “boot.wim” file from the D:\sources folder
![Browse boot.wim](http://1910974556.rsc.cdn77.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/082817_2319_Howtodeploy4.png)
Add Image Wizard.
Next, We will add the Windows 10 Installation image from the Window 10 ISO image
Right click on “Install Images” and click on add install image
![Add Install Image](http://1910974556.rsc.cdn77.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/082817_2319_Howtodeploy5.png)
Select “Install.wim” from the D:\Sources folder on the ISO Image
![Browse the Install.wim](http://1910974556.rsc.cdn77.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/082817_2319_Howtodeploy6.png)
Click on Next
![Available images](http://1910974556.rsc.cdn77.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/082817_2319_Howtodeploy8.png)
You will see it under “Install Images”
![Windows 10 Image](http://1910974556.rsc.cdn77.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/082817_2319_Howtodeploy10.png)
Install Windows 10 from the network
To Install the image on a Virtual machine or physical computer boot the computer from the network (F12) follow the prompt
![PXE boot](http://1910974556.rsc.cdn77.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/082817_2319_Howtodeploy11.png)
In the Select, Operating System page select Windows 10 and click Next
![Select Operating System](http://1910974556.rsc.cdn77.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/082817_2319_Howtodeploy12.png)
WDS will Install Windows 10 without any prompt and will join it to the domain