Windows Deployment Services Cmdlets in Windows PowerShell

Windows PowerShell® is a task-based command-line shell and scripting language designed especially for system administration. This reference topic for the information technology (IT) professional provides assistance in utilizing the Windows PowerShell cmdlets to script and automate tasks.

Windows Deployment Services Cmdlets

This reference provides cmdlet descriptions and syntax for all Windows Deployment Services cmdlets. It lists the cmdlets in alphabetical order based on the verb at the beginning of the cmdlet.

Cmdlet	Description
Add-WdsDriverPackage	Adds an existing driver package to a driver group or injects it into a boot image.
Approve-WdsClient	Approves clients.
Copy-WdsInstallImage	Copies install images within an image group.
Deny-WdsClient	Denies approval for clients.
Disable-WdsBootImage	Disables a boot image.
Disable-WdsDriverPackage	Disables a driver package in the Windows Deployment Services driver store.
Disable-WdsInstallImage	Disables an install image.
Disconnect-WdsMulticastClient	Disconnects a multicast client from a transmission or namespace.
Enable-WdsBootImage	Enables a boot image.
Enable-WdsDriverPackage	Enables a driver package in the Windows Deployment Services driver store.
Enable-WdsInstallImage	Enables an install image.
Export-WdsBootImage	Exports an existing boot image from an image store.
Export-WdsInstallImage	Exports an existing install image from an image store.
Get-WdsBootImage	Gets properties of boot images from the image store.
Get-WdsClient	Gets client devices from the pending device database, or pre-staged devices from Active Directory or the standalone server device database.
Get-WdsDriverPackage	Gets properties of driver packages from the Windows Deployment Services driver store.
Get-WdsInstallImage	Gets properties of install images from an image store.
Get-WdsInstallImageGroup	Gets properties of install image groups.
Get-WdsMulticastClient	Gets a list of clients connected to a multicast transmission or namespace.
Import-WdsBootImage	Imports a boot image to the image store.
Import-WdsDriverPackage	Imports a driver package into the Windows Deployment Services driver store.
Import-WdsInstallImage	Imports an install image to an image store.
New-WdsClient	Creates a pre-staged client.
New-WdsInstallImageGroup	Creates an install image group.
Remove-WdsBootImage	Removes a boot image from the image store.
Remove-WdsClient	Removes a pre-staged client from AD DS or the stand-alone server device database, or clears the Pending Devices database.
Remove-WdsDriverPackage	Removes a driver package from a driver group or removes it from all driver groups and deletes it.
Remove-WdsInstallImage	Removes an install image from an image store.
Remove-WdsInstallImageGroup	Removes an install image group.
Set-WdsBootImage	Modifies settings of a boot image.
Set-WdsClient	Modifies a pre-staged client device.
Set-WdsInstallImage	Modifies the properties of an install image.
Set-WdsInstallImageGroup	Modifies the name and access permissions of an install image group.

Note

To list all the cmdlets that are available, use the Get-Command –Module WindowsDeploymentServices cmdlet.

For more information about, or for the syntax of, any of the cmdlets, use the Get-Help <cmdlet name> cmdlet, where <cmdlet name> is the name of the cmdlet that you want to research. For more detailed information, you can run any of the following cmdlets:

● Get-Help <cmdlet name> -Detailed
● Get-Help <cmdlet name> -Examples
● Get-Help <cmdlet name> -Full