WDS Client Failed to Start Error 0xc0000001

Problem:

In the server, you see the following error in the WDS log file:

                The Following Client failed TFTP Download:   ErrorCode: 13

At the client computer, you see the following error screen:

                Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause.  Status:0xC0000001

Solution:

Make the following changes on WDS server

Open tab “TFTP” and change the maximum block size to e.g. 1024.

Uncheck “enable variable Window Extension”

 

If the wds server and the client machine are located in different networks, add  ip helper-address in the switch.

ip helper-address x.x.x.x   (WDS server's ip address)

Solution 2: add the drivers to the install image package.

1 Download the latest laptop/desktop network card driver and add the driver package.

 

 

Add driver packages to the Install Image