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Unable to initialize standalone Windows Deployment Services server

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Summary

After you uninitialize Windows Deployment Services (Windows DS) as a standalone environment on a Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2 system, you cannot use the following command to initialize the server: 
wdsutil /initialize-server /reminst:e:\remoteinstall

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Cause

This issue occurs because Windows DS can be configured to integrate with Active Directory, or it can be configured as a standalone server to not use Active Directory.

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Resolution

To work around this issue, use the following command to initialize the Windows DS server as a standalone server: 
wdsutil /initialize-server /reminst:e:\remoteinstall /standalone

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More Information

For more information about how to configure Windows DS for Standalone mode, see the following Microsoft TechNet article:
Windows Deployment Services Getting Started Guide for Windows Server 2012

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Article Info
Article ID : 2971646
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 5/28/2014
Exists online : False
Views : 330