I accidently attempted to rename the WDS Remote Install folder but Windows just gave me a “Folder In Use” error and now the WDSS service won’t start.
The WDS Management Console states the following:
“Windows Deployment Services cannot be located on the specified server. The server might be down, there might be problems with the network, Windows Deployment Services might not be installed, the installation might be corrupt, or you might not have permission to access the server.”
When I try to start the “Windows Deployment Services Server” service I get the following error message:
“Windows could not start the Windows Deployment Services Server on Local Computer. For more information, review the System Event Log. If this is a non-Microsoft service, contact the service vendor, and refer to service-specific error code 2310.”
The error I get in the System Event log states the following:
“The Windows Deployment Services Sever service terminated with the following service-specific error: This shared resource does not exist.”
I have a lot of configurations in the WDS Management Console so I do not want to uninstall and reinstall the WDS role in the fear of losing them.
Has anyone here ever run into this issue before? Any recommendations on how to fix it?