I'm trying to get the client restore service running on my homeserver running Windows Server Essentials 2012r2. It backs up all my PC's no problem, but for the first time since I moved from WHS to WSE, I had a machine crash and need to do a bare metal restore. Unlike WHS, apparently to actually restore a machine (or at least create the USB to boot off of), you need to have Windows Preinstall Environment installed (or WHS had it installed automatically).
The link that it comes up with is dead. Googling seems to indicate that that old version (Which appears to be the Windows 8 ADK) had some vulnerability in it and so MSFT stopped allowing it to be downloaded. The MSFT page says that the Windows 10 ADK will work fine instead. I downloaded the latest (2004) as well as the separate ADKWinPE file, and installed both. They both installed to the default directory. They both show in programs that they are installed. I've rebooted.
However, the Client Restore Service still won't start and tells me I need to install this thing! I've been searching the internet for a few hours and can't seem to find anything specific as to how to fix this. Anyone have any ideas?
The link that it comes up with is dead. Googling seems to indicate that that old version (Which appears to be the Windows 8 ADK) had some vulnerability in it and so MSFT stopped allowing it to be downloaded. The MSFT page says that the Windows 10 ADK will work fine instead. I downloaded the latest (2004) as well as the separate ADKWinPE file, and installed both. They both installed to the default directory. They both show in programs that they are installed. I've rebooted.
However, the Client Restore Service still won't start and tells me I need to install this thing! I've been searching the internet for a few hours and can't seem to find anything specific as to how to fix this. Anyone have any ideas?
