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Import-WdsDriverPackage

Imports a driver package into the Windows Deployment Services driver store.

Last verified: 2026-10-26

Microsoft WDS reference: Imports a driver package into the Windows Deployment Services driver store. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.

Import-WdsDriverPackage -Path <String> [-GroupName <String>] [-DisplayName <String>]
 [-Architecture <Architecture>] [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] [-AsJob]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Required permissions

Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Import-WdsDriverPackage. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.

Supported environments

Windows / WDS · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply

Parameters

-Architecture

Specifies an architecture. This is the architecture of the driver package to add to the server. If you do not specify this parameter, the cmdlet includes all the architectures it finds. The acceptable values for this parameter are: - Arm - Ia64 - X64 - X86

-AsJob

Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the Receive-Job cmdlet. For more information about Windows PowerShell® background jobs, see about_Jobs.

-CimSession

Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.

-DisplayName

Specifies a display name for the driver package. If you do not supply a display name, the cmdlet creates one based on the driver name and architecture.

-GroupName

Specifies the name of a driver group. The cmdlet adds the driver package to this group.

-Path (required)

Specifies an absolute path. This is the path an .inf file. The cmdlet imports the driver package from this file.

-ThrottleLimit

Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.

Prerequisites

Windows with the WDS module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.

Security considerations

This cmdlet changes system state. Review every target and parameter in the official reference, test outside production, and prepare an appropriate backup or rollback. Do not execute the example automatically.

Examples

Import-WdsDriverPackage -Path "D:\Drivers\Fabrikam.inf" -Architecture X64 -DisplayName "Fabrikam Device Driver (x64)" -GroupName "Drivers for Fabrikam Devices"

Sources

https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-powershell-docs/blob/b7645dd8c687139b28e845119da30ec670526507/docset/winserver2025-ps/WDS/Import-WdsDriverPackage.md

https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/wds/import-wdsdriverpackage?view=windowsserver2025-ps

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