Microsoft plans to deprecate Windows Deployment Services
Microsoft will deprecate Windows Deployment Services starting with the Windows Server release after 2025.
Microsoft will deprecate the Windows Deployment Services server role starting with the Windows Server release after Windows Server 2025, then stop development and eventually remove it. WDS continues to work on currently supported releases, including Windows Server 2025, through their servicing lifecycles. Microsoft already removed boot.wim support in 2021 and disabled hands-free deployment by default for customers with April 2026 updates or later. Configuration Manager operating-system deployment is not affected, but environments still using WDS-backed PXE or WDS multicast should migrate; independent PXE implementations that do not depend on WDS are unaffected.
- Deprecation begins with the Windows Server release after 2025.
- WDS remains supported on current Windows Server versions until removal.
- Hands-free deployment is disabled by default after April 2026 updates.
- Configuration Manager customers should move off WDS-backed PXE and multicast.
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Microsoft announced it will deprecate the Windows Deployment Services (WDS) server role starting with the next Windows Server release. [...]
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