Installer Windows 11 Pro via WDS MDT – Guide Windows Server 2025

📘 In this comprehensive tutorial, learn how to install, configure, and deploy Windows 11 Pro via WDS & MDT on Windows Server 2025. WDS configuration, ADK, WinPE, MDT, network drivers, DHCP, PXE UEFI/BIOS, Task Sequences, TFTP optimization, troubleshooting BAD_ADDRESS errors and missing drivers: everything is covered step by step. --- 🧭 Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:44 Overview of prerequisites and architecture 01:28 Creating virtual machines 03:25 Configuring VLANs 05:07 Configuring server IP addresses 06:39 Installing AD, DHCP, and DNS 07:00 Installing the WDS role 07:56 Promoting the DC 08:35 Configuring DHCP 08:52 Joining the WDS server to the domain 10:02 Downloading ADK / WinPE / MDT 10:56 Installing the ADK 11:31 Configuring the MDT disk 12:13 Installing WinPE 12:40 Installing MDT 13:03 Creating the Deployment Share 14:01 Importing the Windows 11 ISO 14:54 Managing drivers 16:35 Initial WDS configuration 18:29 Creating the Task Sequence 19:30 Configuration Bootstrap.ini and CustomSettings.ini 20:20 Generating the Boot Image 20:54 Adding the Image to WDS 21:10 Preparing the Client VM 22:48 PXE Boot and Installation 22:58 TFTP Optimization Tip 24:25 Final Check --- 📥 Official Downloads Windows ADK + WinPE 👉 [https://learn.microsoft.com/](https://learn.microsoft.com/) Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 👉 [https://www.microsoft.com/](https://www.microsoft.com/) Windows 11 ISO 👉 [https://www.microsoft.com/](https://www.microsoft.com/) Windows Server 2025 (Evaluation) 👉 [https://info.microsoft.com/](https://info.microsoft.com/) --- 📜 DHCP/PXE PowerShell Script ```powershell DHCP Server Name $DhcpServerName = "ENTER_YOUR_DHCP_SERVER_HERE" WDS Server IP Address $PxeServerIp = "ENTER_WDS_SERVER_IP_ADDRESS_HERE" DHCP Scope (Network) $Scope = "ENTER_YOUR_NETWORK_HERE" ``` BIOS/UEFI Classes ```powershell Add-DhcpServerv4Class -ComputerName $DhcpServerName -Name "PXEClient - UEFI x64" -Type Vendor -Data "PXEClient:Arch:00007" Add-DhcpServerv4Class -ComputerName $DhcpServerName -Name "PXEClient - UEFI x86" -Type Vendor -Data "PXEClient:Arch:00006" Add-DhcpServerv4Class -ComputerName $DhcpServerName -Name "PXEClient - BIOS x86 and x64" -Type Vendor -Data "PXEClient:Arch:00000" ``` BIOS Policy ```powershell $PolicyNameBIOS = "PXEClient - x86 and x64 BIOS" Add-DhcpServerv4Policy -Computername $DhcpServerName -ScopeId $Scope -Name $PolicyNameBIOS -Description "Boot BIOS" -Condition Gold -VendorClass EQ, "PXEClient - BIOS x86 and x64*" Set-DhcpServerv4OptionValue -ComputerName $DhcpServerName -ScopeId $Scope -OptionId 066 -Value $PxeServerIp -PolicyName $PolicyNameBIOS Set-DhcpServerv4OptionValue -ComputerName $DhcpServerName -ScopeId $Scope -OptionId 067 -Value "boot\x64\wdsnbp.com" -PolicyName $PolicyNameBIOS ``` UEFI x86 Policy ```powershell $PolicyNameUEFIx86 = "PXEClient - UEFI x86" Add-DhcpServerv4Policy -Computername $DhcpServerName -ScopeId $Scope -Name $PolicyNameUEFIx86 -Description "Boot UEFI x86" -Condition Gold -VendorClass EQ, "PXEClient - UEFI x86*" Set-DhcpServerv4OptionValue -ComputerName $DhcpServerName -ScopeId $Scope -OptionId 066 -Value $PxeServerIp -PolicyName $PolicyNameUEFIx86 Set-DhcpServerv4OptionValue -ComputerName $DhcpServerName -ScopeId $Scope -OptionId 067 -Value "boot\x86\wdsmgfw.efi" -PolicyName $PolicyNameUEFIx86 ``` UEFI x64 Strategy ```powershell $PolicyNameUEFIx64 = "PXEClient - UEFI x64" Add-DhcpServerv4Policy -Computername $DhcpServerName -ScopeId $Scope -Name $PolicyNameUEFIx64 -Description "Boot UEFI x64" -Condition Gold -VendorClass EQ, "PXEClient - UEFI x64*" Set-DhcpServerv4OptionValue -ComputerName $DhcpServerName -ScopeId $Scope -OptionId 066 -Value $PxeServerIp -PolicyName $PolicyNameUEFIx64 Set-DhcpServerv4OptionValue -ComputerName $DhcpServerName -ScopeId $Scope -OptionId 067 -Value "boot\x64\wdsmgfw.efi" -PolicyName $PolicyNameUEFIx64 ``` --- 🔎 SEO Hashtags #windows11 #windowsserver2025 #wds #mdt #pxe #sysadmin #deployment #dhcpserver #windowsdeployment #uefi #bios #networking #itadmin #homelab #microsoft --- 💡 Pro Tip With WDS and MDT, you can streamline your Windows 11 Pro deployments, automate installation, manage WinPE drivers, and eliminate PXE errors like BAD_ADDRESS or Driver Missing. --- 🎵 Music KOMI BLUE DeepLofiVibes