Getting Windows 10 32-bit OS deployment through PXE to work via SCCM

[ranj]

Hi All

 

I have ran into an issue with a customer last week and just wondering if anyone has any ideas.

 

Customer currently deploys 64-bit Windows 10 using ConfigMgr through PXE boot configured through one of the DPs. All working well.

 

The customer has a requirement to use 32-bit OS deployed also through PXE however I have noticed that when a UEFI 64-bit machine boots it only receives the x64 boot image.

 

I have configured a specific task sequence to install 32-bit OS and have also specified the x86 boot image for that particular TS but my issue is when the machine reaches out to the PXE server it loading straight the x64 boot image.

 

I have tried to adjust the settings on the client machine in UEFI such as turn off secure boot, choose legacy BIOS but have not been successful.

 

Ideally, for the 32bit deployment the customer wants to leverage the task sequence steps that apply for 64-bit on the 32-bit machine such as BitLocker, would that be possible?

 

Any advice on setup on the client machine and how to get the machine to boot the x86 boot image would be grateful. The machines in question are fairly recent Lenovo laptops which are configured with UEFI, 64-CPU architecture, secure boot and all the rest you expect of a newish laptop.

 

Thanks

[Steve21]

Are you pushing out the boot image as part of DHCP etc? That's normally where an issue like that occurs

 

If it's left blank it should auto work out what it needs when you hit SCCM (based on the boot image linked to said task sequences)

 

Steve

[ranj]

Thanks Steve

 

Yes I suspect the issue is there as well. When I last checked I think they only have the 64bit image defined in DHCP options.

 

I'll post back either way if this was the issue or not.