Enable PXE Support - Configure WDS

• So that computers in the Unknown computer collection will be able to request a deployment image from the network. The operating system image and the Windows PE boot image are sent to a distribution point that is configured to accept PXE requests.
  • Open Configuration Manager, from the Workspace, click Administration
  • From the Navigation Pane double click Site Configuration , then click **Servers and Site System Roles. **
  • From the List View, right click distribution point , click **properties **
  • Click PXE , click the box and Enable PXE support for clients.** **
  • Windows Deployment Services will be **installed.Important, **install but do not configure WDS
  • Check **Allow this Distribution point to respond to incoming PXE requests. **
  • Check Enable unknown computer Support , read the warning, click ok** **
  • Check, **Require a password when computers use PXE, type the password twice **
  • User device Affinity – Select **do not use device affinity **
  • From network interfaces, select Respond to PXE requests on all network interfaces.
  • Click **ok **

**DHCP and WDS on the same server **

If you have DHCP and WDS on the same server. Configure the registry and configure WDS to use option 60. **Relax it’s easy **

Registry edit – From the server where DHCP and WDS is installed, in this case ITFSCCM01

Open a command prompt, administrator level, then type regedit

• Drill down into the registry following this path

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WDSServer\Providers\WD SPXE

• To the right, double click UseDhcpPorts, change the value from one to 0, click ok, close the registry

**Configure WDS to use Option 60 **

• From the same administrator command prompt type the command

WDSUTIL /Set-Server /UseDHCPPorts:No /DHCPOption60:Yes

**Start the Client Deployment **

• Open Virtual Box, double click the cl…