Description
Setting up dozens of PCs with the same system, apps and defaults eats a whole day when you click through each one. Microsoft's Windows ADK exists for exactly that, with imaging, customization and assessment in one kit.
It is a deployment toolset for IT admins and OEMs that builds system images with your own configuration and bootable Windows PE rescue media. Home users who want their own USB installer or an emergency boot disk can use it too.
Image customization:Add drivers, updates and language packs to an image with DISM.
Unattended installs:Windows System Image Manager writes answer files so setup runs without anyone watching.
Windows PE:Build bootable maintenance media with the PE add-on, handy when the system will not start.
Performance assessment:The Assessment Toolkit and Performance Toolkit measure systems and apps to find what drags.
User state migration:USMT moves a user's files and settings to a new machine.
Version matching:Each Windows release needs its own ADK, and the official page lists the downloads.
It is a deployment toolset for IT admins and OEMs that builds system images with your own configuration and bootable Windows PE rescue media. Home users who want their own USB installer or an emergency boot disk can use it too.
Features
Image customization:Add drivers, updates and language packs to an image with DISM.
Unattended installs:Windows System Image Manager writes answer files so setup runs without anyone watching.
Windows PE:Build bootable maintenance media with the PE add-on, handy when the system will not start.
Performance assessment:The Assessment Toolkit and Performance Toolkit measure systems and apps to find what drags.
User state migration:USMT moves a user's files and settings to a new machine.
Version matching:Each Windows release needs its own ADK, and the official page lists the downloads.
