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Windows Pre-installation environment (WinPE) fails

Possible cause

  • Certain OS components, like device drivers, that are a required for WinPE to work, may not be present.
  • WinPE cannot connect to the Deployment Share of your Deployment Server.

Possible solution

  • The required drivers are pre-loaded in the boot image and may need to be added to the driver repository. The version of WinPE in the boot image is based on Windows 8. Despite what OS you intend to deploy, you must have such drivers in the repository.
  • If the connection cannot be established you should verify that your network card is active, and has an IP address, that DNS name resolution is working properly and that there is no Windows security issues blocking the connection. See the MDT installation log for more details.

Publication date: June 20, 2018
Modification date: July 2, 2018

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