wdsutil start-namespace

• Applies to:

  ✅ Windows Server 2025, ✅ Windows Server 2022, ✅ Windows Server 2019, ✅ Windows Server 2016, ✅ Windows 11, ✅ Windows 10, ✅ Azure Stack HCI, versions 23H2 and 22H2

Starts a Scheduled-Cast namespace.

Syntax

wdsutil /start-Namespace /Namespace:<Namespace name[/Server:<Server name>]

Parameters

Parameter	Description
/Namespace:<Namespace name>	Specifies the name of the namespace. Note that this is not the friendly name, and it must be unique. - Deployment Server: The syntax for namespace name is /Namspace:WDS:<Image group>/<Image name>/<Index>. For example: WDS:ImageGroup1/install.wim/1 - Transport Server: This name must match the name given to the namespace when it was created on the server.
[/Server:<Server name>]	Specifies the name of the server. This can be either the NetBIOS name or the fully qualified domain name (FQDN). If no server name is specified, the local server will be used.

Examples

To start a namespace, type one of the following:

wdsutil /start-Namespace /Namespace:Custom Auto 1
wdsutil /start-Namespace /Server:MyWDSServer /Namespace:Custom Auto 1

Related links

• Command-Line Syntax Key
• wdsutil get-allnamespaces command
• wdsutil new-namespace command
• wdsutil remove-namespace command