Did Microsoft make a mistake? WinServer 2022 Standard and up.

Microsoft removed functionality of Windows Deployment Service. I know their are ways to to get around this but they either are hackjobs or deploying your own windows with PE. as far as i know of writing this. I know I could go linux. they have a simple cd to follow. Or Mac has their own version for macs. but not microsoft. They THREW it away for some stupid reason.

Do I really have to do a VM or worse ditch DNS & DHCP?