SCCM Boot Image Tabs: Missing Fix

If the tabs under a boot image’s Properties dialog in the SCCM console (or the entire “Boot Images” node itself) appear stripped down or missing expected options, this is most commonly caused by a mismatch between your ADK (Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit) version and the version SCCM expects, often following an ADK or SCCM upgrade that wasn’t fully completed on all site servers.

What to Check First

Confirm the ADK and WinPE add-on versions installed on your site server match what your current SCCM version requires — check the SCCM console’s Administration > Site Configuration > Sites for any ADK-related warnings.
Check SMSProv.log and SmsAdminUI.log for errors referencing the boot image or ADK when the console fails to render properties correctly.

If a Mismatch Is Confirmed

Reinstalling or repairing the matching ADK and WinPE add-on version for your SCCM release, then updating the distribution points, typically restores full boot image functionality. If that doesn’t resolve it, recreating the boot image from scratch (assuming your customizations, drivers, and optional components are documented) is a reliable fallback and is often faster than continuing to troubleshoot a corrupted boot image object.

Matching Your ADK to Configuration Manager 2603 (Updated for 2026)

Since an ADK/SCCM version mismatch is the most common root cause here, it’s worth confirming exactly what “matching” means on the current release. For Configuration Manager 2603, Microsoft’s supported ADK is version 10.1.26100.2454 (the December 2024 update), or the base 10.1.26100.1 release — both built on the Windows 11 24H2 ADK. Avoid the older 10.1.25398.1 (September 2023) release specifically, which has known WinPE defects including a broken VBScript engine and failed pre-provisioned BitLocker. Don’t assume the newest ADK is automatically the right one, either — the current 10.1.28000.1 release (aligned to Windows 11 26H1) isn’t yet listed as supported for 2603 at the time of writing. Whichever ADK version you install, remember the separate Windows PE add-on has to be installed alongside it — installing only the base ADK is a common trap that produces exactly this kind of missing-tabs symptom.

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Andrew Armstrong

Andrew Armstrong is a UK-based IT professional with 26+ years of hands-on experience in Windows, Windows Server, SCCM/ConfigMgr, Active Directory, PowerShell, and enterprise infrastructure.

He founded TechyGeeksHome in 2010 and has published over 1,500 practical guides covering real-world IT problems and solutions. When not solving IT problems,

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One thought on “SCCM Boot Image Tabs: Fixing Tabs That Have Gone Missing”

Mogomotsi Lebane says:

1 December 2020 at 14:02

Afternoon Sir. Have you uninstalled the ADK and installed ADK 10 again, also the WinPE add

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