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Whether you're actively managing device security or planning your next steps, this AMA is your opportunity to connect directly with Microsoft experts and get clear, actionable guidance on updating Se...
Heather_Poulsen
Updated Jun 04, 2026
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robbinsa
Copper Contributor
Jun 04, 2026

Why are we not getting guidance/support on Configuration Manager ADK/PE/PXE? (Particularly with WDS.)

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Karl-WE
MVP
Jun 09, 2026

MDT has been deprecated.
WDS has been deprecated in-parts for Windows 11, too.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/wds-boot-support


If your deployment relies on anything that is based on affected parts, or relies on anything using cscript / wscript / vbscript, be cautious as they are on a very short deprecation path, too.

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    robbinsa
    Copper Contributor
    Jun 10, 2026

    Thanks.

    "The operating system deployment functionality of Windows Deployment Services (WDS) is being partially deprecated."

    "This change doesn't affect WDS PXE boot. WDS can still be used to PXE boot devices with custom boot images, but boot.wim can't be used as the boot image and run Windows Setup in WDS mode.

    Windows Setup can still run from a network share. This change doesn't change Workflows that use a custom boot.wim, such as Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) or Microsoft Configuration Manager."

    For WDS I'm planning on taking 25H2 install media, mounting boot.wim, applying the LCU, running the following:

    copy "C:\Mount\Windows\Boot\EFI_EX\bootmgfw_EX.efi" "C:\bootmgfw.efi"

    copy "C:\Mount\Windows\Boot\PXE_EX\wdsmgfw_EX.efi" "C:\wdsmgfw.efi"

    Then copying them to the \RemoteInstall\SMSBoot\x64 directory on each DP and restarting WDS service. Fingers crossed.