PENDING Creating a PXE DP without WDS is failing on Windows Server 2025 (24H2) Core

[PatelAshish]

My Windows Server 2025 Core was working with PXE responder services without WDS. Due to the physical hardware failure, I had to rebuild my SCCM environment. Now upon trying to configure the PXE responder service on the Windows Server 2025 Core. I see following in "distmgr.log" and don't see SMSPXE.LOG file creating on the PXE responder server.

ConfigurePXE $$<SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER><03-09-2025 00:37:55.183+300><thread=7420 (0x1CFC)>​

OpenService() failed.~ $$<SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER><03-09-2025 00:37:55.183+300><thread=7420 (0x1CFC)>​

PXEServiceExists failed; 0x80070424~ $$<SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER><03-09-2025 00:37:55.184+300><thread=7420 (0x1CFC)>​

RegQueryValueExW failed for Software\Microsoft\SMS\DP, PxeInstalled~ $$<SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER><03-09-2025 00:37:55.184+300><thread=7420 (0x1CFC)>​

RegReadDWord failed; 0x80070002~ $$<SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER><03-09-2025 00:37:55.184+300><thread=7420 (0x1CFC)>​

PXE provider is not installed.~ $$<SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER><03-09-2025 00:37:55.184+300><thread=7420 (0x1CFC)>​

I tried unchecking the PXE provider options and uninstalling WDS role. Then adding the PXE provider options. Still there is no SMSPXE.LOG and RemoteInstall direcotry. I want to have the environment without the WDS on the PXE provider. where it shows the "\boot.x64.A0100003.wim instead of \A0100003.wim with WDS role installed.

Any assistance and help would appreciate to resolve this issue.

Sincerely,