Application Compatibility ToolkitDeployment ToolsWindows Preinstallation EnvironmentUser State Migration ToolVolume Activation Management ToolWindows Performance ToolkitWindows Assessment ToolkitWindows Assessment Services
Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit
Windows Deployment Kit helps you perform the following tasks:
Create a customized Windows PE environment that you can use to deploy Windows to computers.Customize aspects of Windows and add your own branding, applications, and settings by using Windows System Image Manager (Windows SIM).Keep Windows up to date with the latest updates, language packs, and drivers by using Deployment Imaging Servicing and Management Tool (DISM).Identify application compatibility issues by using the Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT).Migrate user data between Windows installations by using User State Migration Tool (USMT).Manage volume activation of Windows by using Volume Activation Management Toolkit (VAMT).
Windows Assessment Kit helps you perform the following tasks:
The Windows Assessment Toolkit helps you determine the quality of a running operating system or a set of components with regard to performance, reliability, and functionality. The Windows Assessment Toolkit includes the tools:
The Windows Assessment ConsoleAssessmentsThe Assessment Platform
This diagram shows the workflow for the first-time use of Windows Assessment Services and the client UI:
For more details and a step by step guide can be found here.
Windows Assessment Kit also helps you perform the following tasks:
Assess the performance aspects of a single computer using the Windows® Assessment Console.Assess the performance aspects of multiple computers in a networked or lab environment using Windows® Assessment Services.
The Windows Assessment Toolkit helps you determine the quality of a running operating system or a set of components with regard to performance, reliability, and functionality.
Installing Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit installation
There are a couple of ways in which you can install the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit.
To install the Windows ADK from the Internet by using the GUITo install the Windows ADK from the Internet by using the command lineInstalling the Windows ADK on an Offline ComputerTo install the Windows ADK on an offline computer by using the GUITo install the Windows ADK on an offline computer by using the command line
The Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit is available for download here. More details about the installation can be found here at Microsoft.
