Network boot/pxe boot windows

[FredyBobJoe]

Is it possible to have a full windows install boot over the network while using the client's gpu/cpu power. I am trying to game over the network (I know this is an unintended use) so this can't be an image that resets.

 

Thanks for any help

[Electronics Wizardy]

Do you want this for a install or doing network boot?

 

You can do this pretty easily.

 

But normally its easier and cheaper and faster to just have a small ssd in all of the client systems.

[FredyBobJoe]

1 hour ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Do you want this for a install or doing network boot? 

Network boot, I want to have access to the same windows install on multiple clients.

[Electronics Wizardy]

Just now, FredyBobJoe said:

Network boot, I want to have access to the same windows install on multiple clients.

You can't have the exact same install on multiple systems, exact clones on the same network will have issues due to the ID in windows, you need to sysprep first.

 

Just install on a local drive, its much easier, then use ad + group + sccm to manage all the systems.

[FredyBobJoe]

So, two questions:

1. If I used Linux that doesn't care about hardware changes it could work?
2. could you please point me in the direction of a good guide of some sort for this?

   17 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

    ad + group + sccm

   Thanks

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 hour ago, FredyBobJoe said:

So, two questions:

1. If I used Linux that doesn't care about hardware changes it could work?
2. could you please point me in the direction of a good guide of some sort for this?

   Thanks

Its not hardware changes, its the ids that are built into the system, depends on the exact use, but you want to reset some system specfic things. So sysprep.

 

You really don't want to have identical block clones normally.

 

What is your goal? Just have a lot of systems with the same setup?

 

Id learn normal windows admin stuff first.

 

You might want to get a experienced windows admin to help you here.