I am using Windows Deployment Services on Windows Server 2012 R2 for PXE boot and wanted to change the timeout from the default 30 seconds when choosing which boot image to use. I actually wanted to disable the timeout count down but that does not appear to be an option. You can use bcdedit to modify the timeout of the PXE boot responses. Valid options are 0-9999 seconds, … [Read more...]

Windows Deployment Services is a role for Windows Server that goes hand-in-hand with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit. Using WDS with MDT, you can have your server respond to PXE requests and provide the MDT WinPE environment to simplify deployment across your network. It should be noted that Windows Deployment Services cannot be installed on the lower overhead, Server Core … [Read more...]