In windows server 2003 it was called as Remote Installation Services (RIS)“. WDS is a server role and it is not installed or enabled when you first install server operating system.Īs per definition “ Windows Deployment Services is a technology from Microsoft for network-based installation of Windows operating systems. If you want to image or deploy Windows OS to machines, Windows Deployment Services is the best choice. I will also cover what is WDS and how to remove WDS role using PowerShell from Windows Server. In this post I will show you how to remove or uninstall Windows Deployment Services role.