You can use Windows Deployment Services to install Windows to computers over a network instead of installing each operating system directly from a CD or DVD. To use Windows Deployment Services, you should have a working knowledge of common desktop deployment technologies and networking components, including Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Domain Name System (DNS), and Active Directory Domain Services.

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This documentation is a subset of the documentation that is online at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=134776.