Installing Windows OS is not a complicated task. You can easily install Windows 10 from ISO image file using a DVD or USB drive. The Windows upgrade option is also an excellent choice to install Windows 10. But you can not directly install Windows from ISO file on a computer. Here we just explain the method you must know to install Windows 10 from an ISO file.

Install Windows 10 from ISO Image File

You must know that you can’t install Windows 10 from ISO image file directly. It’s not impossible, but you can do it with Windows deployment services. The Windows Deployment Services (WDS) enables you to deploy Windows operating systems over the network, which means that you do not have to install each operating system directly from a CD, DVD or USB.

Benefits of Windows Deployment Services

• Allows network-based installation of Windows operating systems, reducing the complexity and cost compared to manual installations.
• Supports deploying images for mixed environments including Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 through Windows 10  and Windows Server 2016.
• Uses standard Windows Setup technologies including Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE), .wim files, and image-based setup.
• Transmits data and images by using multicast functionality.
• Allows you to create images of a reference computer using the Image Capture Wizard, which is an alternative to the ImageX tool.
• Allows you to add driver packages to the server and configure them to be deployed to client computers along with the install image.

The below articles are about Windows deployment services, which explain the WDS usage on Windows servers. With these step by step articles, you can learn the best way to deploy Windows 10 images in the network environment.

1. Install Windows deployment services on Windows Server.
2. Configuring Windows Deployment Services.
3. Install and Configure WDS on Windows Server 2016.
4. Deploying Windows 10 with Windows deployment services.
5. How to Capture Windows 10 Reference Image using WDS?

On the final note, installing or deploying Windows operating systems with WDS is a perfect option for the network environment. For installing Windows on a single machine, you must use a DVD or a Windows Bootable USB. The following article helps you make a Windows 10 bootable USB with Diskaprt utility and Windows PowerShell.

• How to Create a Bootable USB Using Diskpart Utility?

Tools for Managing Windows Deployment Services

The following are tools that you can use to manage your server:

• Windows Deployment Services MMC snap-in – Provides an easy way to manage images, computers, and common server settings. You can perform almost all tasks from the MMC snap-in (for example, you cannot prestage client computers). Note that the snap-in is not available when you install only the Transport Server role service.
• WDSUTIL command-line tool – enables you to manage the full functionality of the server. WDSUTIL also enables you to script common tasks.
• Windows PowerShell cmdlets for WDS – enables you to manage and monitor the WDS server using Windows PowerShell scripts.

How to Install Windows 10 ISO from USB?

To install Windows 10 ISO from USB, create a Windows 10 bootable USB with Diskpart or PowerShell. When you have created a bootable USB drive, then boot your computer with USB and follow the Windows 10 installation process. It works the same as installing Windows 10 from Windows 10 DVD.

•  Make Windows 10 Bootable USB with PowerShell.

And anymore question you have about installing Windows operating systems, feel free to ask as from comment box under the post.

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Microsoft Windows deployment services (WDS) helps you for Windows deployment of the client computers on your business network environment. The WDS is a server technology from Microsoft for network-based installation of Windows operating systems. It is the successor to Remote Installation Services an old OS deployment service. Here you can learn to configure WDS on Windows Server 2016 for Windows Deployment.

Microsoft WDS is intended to be used for remotely deploying Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2016, but also supports other operating systems because unlike its predecessor RIS, which was a method of automating the installation process, WDS uses disk imaging, in particular, the Windows Imaging Format (WIM).

Install WDS in Windows Server 2016

The above video tutorial explains you to install WDS in Windows server 2016 quickly. For Installing Windows deployment services, you need a virtual server or a physical server.

Install and configure Windows deployment services:

1. Prepare Virtual Server.
2. Installing Windows Deployment Services.
3. Configure WDS.
4. Add OS Image.
5. Deploy Client OS.

Using WDS is the best way to deploy Windows 10 images on network client machines and network servers.

After watching this video, you must be able to install the WDS server on a virtual server or a physical dedicated server.

Configure WDS on Windows Server 2016

The next step, after installing Windows Deployment, you need to configure WDS on Windows Server 2016 for Windows deployment. Just watch the WDS configuration video tutorial.

Good, your Windows Deployment server must be configured accurately. The next step using WDS as the best way to deploy Windows 10 images you have added to WDS.

You can find a step by step configuration of Windows Deployment Services here: Step by step guide to configure WDS.

Best Way to Deploy Windows 10 Images

Here you find the best way to deploy Windows 10 image to the client machines on your business network environment. If your Windows Deployment server configured properly, you can deploy Windows 10 without any problems. Otherwise, you must troubleshoot the Deployment server configuration. Find out the issue and try to solve it or share with us to help you.

No matter, if you faced some Windows deployment issue, just comment us under this post.

How to Capture Windows 10 Reference Image with WDS?

Create and capture Windows 10 reference image is important because that image serves as the foundation for the devices in your organization. In this topic, you will learn how to capture Windows 10 reference image using WDS.

This video is a short lab manual. If you need to know more about capturing an image with Windows Deployment Services read the article “Capture Windows 10 reference image using WDS“.

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