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Remote Desktop Services Deployment fails with exceptions
I'm trying to deploy Remote Desktop Services on a single server on Windows Server 2019 Standard. I've tried both Standard Deployment and Quick Start with a Session-based desktop development but I...
We had the same error that has taken several days to find a fix. Turned out to be some corrupt install files on a Windows Server template. Every VM we spun up from the template experienced the same error. It was resolved by running the DISM command.
For us, we did the following and this resolved RDS installation.
1. remove what RDS installation is currently on the server.
2. make sure windows updates are up to date.
3. open a command prompt in administrative mode/ elevated mode.
4. sfc /scannow
5. dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
6. attempt to install RDS again
Check https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/dism-image-management-command-line-options-s14
For us, we did the following and this resolved RDS installation.
1. remove what RDS installation is currently on the server.
2. make sure windows updates are up to date.
3. open a command prompt in administrative mode/ elevated mode.
4. sfc /scannow
5. dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
6. attempt to install RDS again
Check https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/dism-image-management-command-line-options-s14