How to fix WdsClient error when install images using Windows Deployment Service?

When you install images through Windows Deployment Service (WDS) in a system which have latest mother board, you may see the below error. 

"WdsClient:  An error occurred while obtaining an IP address from the DHCP server.  Please check to ensure that there is an operational DHCP server on this network segment."

It indicate that your Network Interface Card (NIC) did not received valid IP address from DHCP server, it may be because the DHCP server is not serving IP address or your NIC may be required additional drivers and in most case that could be the problem. 

Solution:- 

First of all make sure your DHCP server is up and running and serving IP addresses. Then you need to add network driver to the boot image. For this 

1. Open Windows Deployment Management Console and Expand the server and right click on Drivers and select "Add Driver package"

2. In Add Driver package wizard enter the location of the driver software. The package must be extracted means it should not be .msi or .exe files

3. Then select the appropriate driver package and click next and follow the onscreen instructions

4. When it come the driver groups, choose the existing driver group or create a new one

5. When it Finish, you will get an optional settings  to “Modify the filters for this group now”. Using this you can set  which clients should get this drivers on network boot. If you do nnot want to set any filters, you can just ignore it and click on finish

6. It will add driver package in drivers

7. After successful adding driver package in to server you need to update boot image. For this go to the boot image and right click, then select Add driver package to image. 

8. You will get a welcome screen with warning that recommend you to back up the boot image before proceed.  It is highly recommended because, if any goes wrong over here may corrupt the boot image. 

9. Then select the appropriate driver package depend on the version of your boot image and follow the onscreen instruction to complete the process. 

10. Once it done, reboot your client and start it from network boot and load the image. You will not see any errors :). 

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How to Disable Windows Update using GPO?

When you manage cooperate network, you may want to disable the windows update and domain users to restrict to access the update features. If you managing active directory integrated network, you can do it from your server or domain by following the below steps.

1. Open Group Policy Management and expand the Domain

2. Right click Default Domain Policy and select Edit

3. Navigate to Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Internet Communication Management\Internet Communication settings

4. Then Enable Turn off access to all Windows Update features

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