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WDS Error 1001

Modified on: Tue, 31 Mar, 2026 at 4:08 PM

In order to uninstall the WDS agent correctly, a script needs to run to remove registry entries from the windows host to completely remove the registry entries.


1. Stop the Device42 service
2. Navigate to the Device42 Directory (C:\Program Files\Device42\Device42Discovery)
3. Right click on d42_wds_manual_remove and Run as administrator
4. Reboot the server
5. Reinstall the WDS agent

You can download the latest Windows Discovery Service (WDS) agent here:
https://www.device42.com/autodiscovery/

Documentation:
https://docs.device42.com/getstarted/installation/windows-discovery-service-installation/