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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.
Examples
To stop the services, type one of the following:
wdsutil /Stop-Server
wdsutil /verbose /Stop-Server /Server:MyWDSServer
wdsutil stop-transportserver
Applies to: Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012
Stops all services on a Transport Server.
Syntax
wdsutil [Options] /Stop-TransportServer [/Server:<Server name>]
Parameters
Parameter
Description
[/Server:<Server name>]
Specifies the name of the Transport Server. This can be either the NetBIOS name or the fully qualified domain name (FQDN). If no Transport Server is specified, the local server will be used.
Examples
To stop the services, type one of the following:
wdsutil /Stop-TransportServer
wdsutil /verbose /Stop-TransportServer /Server:MyWDSServer
wdsutil uninitialize-server
Applies to: Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012
Reverts changes made to the server during the initial server configuration. This includes changes made by either the /initialize-server option or the Windows Deployment Services mmc snap-in. Note that this command resets the server to an unconfigured state. This command does not modify the contents of the remoteInstall shared folder. Rather, it resets the server's state so that you can reinitialize the server.
Syntax
wdsutil [Options] /Uninitialize-Server [/Server:<Server name>]
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.
Examples
To reinitialize the server, type one of the following:
wdsutil /Uninitialize-Server
wdsutil /verbose /Uninitialize-Server /Server:MyWDSServer
Update-ServerFiles
Updates files in the REMINST shared folder by using the latest files that are stored in the server's %Windir%\System32\RemInst folder. To ensure the validity of your Windows Deployment Services installation, you should run this command once after each server upgrade, service pack installation, or update to Windows Deployment Services files.
Syntax
wdsutil [Options] /Update-ServerFiles [/Server:<Server name>]
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.
Examples
To update the files, type one of the following:
wdsutil /Update-ServerFiles
wdsutil /Verbose /Progress /Update-ServerFiles /Server:MyWDSServer
Using the verbose command
Displays verbose output for a specified command. You can use /verbose with any other wdsutil commands that you run. Note that you must specify /verbose and /progress directly after wdsutil.
Syntax
wdsutil /verbose <commands>
Examples
To delete approved computers from the Auto-Add database and show verbose output, type:
wdsutil /Verbose /progress /Delete-AutoAddDevices /Server:MyWDSServer /DeviceType:ApprovedDevices
wdsutil
Applies to: Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012
Wdsutil is a command-line utility used for managing your Windows Deployment Services server. To run these commands, click start, right-click Command prompt, and click Run as administrator.