For more information, see Windows Assessment Toolkit. Assessments produce metrics for various aspects of the system and provide recommendations for making improvements. Assessments are tasks that simulate user activity and examine the state of the computer. – Windows Assessment Toolkit: Windows Assessment Toolkit is used to run assessments on a single computer. For more information, see Windows Performance Toolkit. WPT includes Windows Performance Recorder, Windows Performance Analyzer, and Xperf. – Windows Performance Toolkit (WPT): Windows Performance Toolkit includes tools to record system events and analyze performance data in a graphical user interface. For more information, see Volume Activation Management Tool. VAMT can manage volume activation using retail keys (or single activation keys), multiple activation keys (MAKs), or Windows Key Management Service (KMS) keys. – Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT): VAMT helps IT professionals automate and centrally manage the activation of Windows, Windows Server, Windows ThinPC, Windows POSReady 7, select add-on product keys, and Office for computers in their organization. For more information, see the User State Migration Tool. USMT includes ScanState, Loadstate, and USMTUtils command-line tools. By using USMT, you can create a customized migration framework that copies the user data you select and excludes any data that does not need to be migrated. – User State Migration Tool (USMT): USMT is a scriptable command-line tool that IT Professionals can use to migrate user data from a previous Windows installation to a new Windows installation. For more information, see Deployment Tools.
Deployment tools include Deployment Imaging Servicing and Management (DISM) command line tool, DISM PowerShell cmdlets, DISM API, Windows System Image Manager (Windows SIM), and OSCDIMG. Deployment tools can be used to automate Windows deployments, removing the need for user interaction during Windows setup. – Deployment Tools: Deployment tools help you customize, manage, and deploy Windows images. For more information, see Application Compatibility Toolkit.
You can also test your web applications and web sites for compatibility with new releases of Internet Explorer. By using ACT, you can become involved in the ACT Community and share your risk assessment with other ACT users. ACT helps you to deploy Windows more quickly by helping to prioritize, test, and detect compatibility issues with your apps. ACT helps to lower costs for application compatibility evaluation by providing an accurate inventory of the applications in your organization. – Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT): The Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) helps IT Professionals understand potential application compatibility issues by identifying which applications are or are not compatible with the new versions of the Windows operating system. The tools available in the Windows ADK include: Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT) enables IT professionals to deploy Windows installations in their organization and manage the activation status of their PCs.Īssessments are for OEMs, IHVs, enthusiasts, and IT professionals who measure the operational characteristics of a computer. With the User State Migration Tool (USMT), IT Professionals can migrate user data from existing Windows installations. The Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) inventories applications used in your organization and identifies potential applications compatibility issues. IT Professionals can use the tools in the Windows ADK to facilitate deployment of a new version of Windows. The Windows ADK supports this work with the deployment tools that were previously released as part of the OEM Preinstallation Kit (OPK) and the Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) including Windows Preinstallation Environment, Deployment Imaging, Servicing and Management, and Windows System Image Manager. Windows Deployment is for OEMs and IT professionals who customize and automate the large-scale installation of Windows across an organization.