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Description
wdsutil new-captureimage command
creates a new capture image from an existing boot image.
wdsutil new-discoverimage command
creates a new discover image from an existing boot image.
wdsutil new-multicasttransmission command
creates a new multicast transmission.
wdsutil new-namespace command
creates a new namespace.
wdsutil /progress
Displays progress while a command is running. You can use /progress with any other wdsutil commands that you run. If you want to turn on verbose logging for this command, you must specify /verbose and /progress directly after wdsutil.
Syntax
wdsutil /progress <commands>
Examples
To initialize the server and display progress, type:
wdsutil /verbose /progress /Initialize-Server /Server:MyWDSServer /RemInst:C:\RemoteInstall
wdsutil reject-autoadddevices
Applies to: Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012
Rejects computers that are pending administrative approval. When the Auto-add policy is enabled, administrative approval is required before unknown computers (those that are not prestaged) can install an image. You can enable this policy using the PXE Response tab of the server s properties page.
Syntax
wdsutil [Options] /Reject-AutoaddDevices [/Server:<Server name>] /RequestId:<Request ID or ALL>
Parameters
Parameter
Description
[/Server:<Server name>]
Specifies the name of the server. This can be either the NetBIOS name or the fully qualified domain name (FQDN). If no server name is specified, the local server will be used.
/RequestId:<Request ID | ALL>
Specifies the request ID assigned to the pending computer. To reject all pending computers, specify ALL.
Examples
To reject a single computer, type:
wdsutil /Reject-AutoaddDevices /RequestId:12
To reject all computers, type:
wdsutil /verbose /Reject-AutoaddDevices /Server:MyWDSServer /RequestId:ALL
remove-DriverGroup
Removes a driver group from a server.
Syntax
wdsutil /Remove-DriverGroup /DriverGroup:<Group Name> [/Server:<Server name>]
Parameters
Parameter
Description
/DriverGroup:<Group Name>
Specifies the name of the driver group to remove.
[/Server:<Server name>]
Specifies the name of the server. This can be the NetBIOS name or the FQDN. If a server name is not specified, the local server is used.
Examples
To remove a driver group, type one of the following:
wdsutil /Remove-DriverGroup /DriverGroup:PrinterDrivers
wdsutil /Remove-DriverGroup /DriverGroup:PrinterDrivers /Server:MyWdsServer
remove-DriverGroupFilter
Removes a filter rule from a driver group on a server.
Syntax
wdsutil /Remove-DriverGroupFilter /DriverGroup:<Group Name> [/Server:<Server name>] /FilterType:<Filter Type>
Parameters
Parameter
Description