Service Manager
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Hey Holger,
We have exactly the same problem and I've already opened a case with Microsoft.
Configuration Manager 2503 with latest ADK, PXE boot media is asking for password
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Holger Dijkstra
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Hi community,
I have just upgraded my Configuration Manager with the lastet update, 2503 and I am observing a problem when PXE booting new or existing devices for a reinstallation.
I am using the latest ADK, and I have updated the winpe.wim files with the 2025-04 cumulative updates.
What I am observing, is that I am now met with "This media is password protected" BUT I have not set any password on my single DP...
It is not possible to start the task sequence even, because the password field can not be empty. This is unexpected behaviour, since I configured my task sequence to be deployed as required, where no prompts are expected..
Has anyone else seen this and knows a work arround, or is this simply a bug introduced in the latest Configuration Manager update?
Best regards,
Holger
Service Manager
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Holger Dijkstra 0 Reputation points
2025-04-25T08:59:52.1166667+00:00 Hi Markus,
Thank you for reacting!
This means we are not alone anymore!
Keep me posted when you get in touch with a Microsoft service engineer. Our company, unfortulatly, does not have a premium support agreement...