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Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit

Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (Windows ADK), formerly Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK or WAIK), is a collection of tools and technologies produced by Microsoft designed to help deploy Microsoft Windows operating system images to target computers or to a virtual hard disk image in VHD format. It was first introduced with Windows…

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Available in
Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish,…
Developer
Microsoft
License
Freeware
Operating system
Windows 8.1 and later
Platform
x64, ARM64 (exclusively)
Release
13 February 2007; 19 years ago (2007-02-13)

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Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit

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Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit

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Available in · 1
Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit → Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish,…
Developer · 1
Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit → Microsoft
License · 1
Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit → Freeware
Operating system · 1
Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit → Windows 8.1 and later
Platform · 1
Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit → x64, ARM64 (exclusively)
Release · 1
Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit → 13 February 2007; 19 years ago (2007-02-13)
Size · 1
Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit → 32 MB ~ 3.48 GB
Stable release · 1
Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit → for Windows 11, v.24H2 / May 2024; 2 years ago (2024-05)
Type · 1
Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit → Utility software
Website · 1
Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit → learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/get-started/adk-install

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Windows Assessment and Deployment KitAvailable inArabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish,…1.00infobox
Windows Assessment and Deployment KitDeveloperMicrosoft1.00infobox
Windows Assessment and Deployment KitLicenseFreeware1.00infobox
Windows Assessment and Deployment KitOperating systemWindows 8.1 and later1.00infobox
Windows Assessment and Deployment KitPlatformx64, ARM64 (exclusively)1.00infobox
Windows Assessment and Deployment KitRelease13 February 2007; 19 years ago (2007-02-13)1.00infobox
Windows Assessment and Deployment KitSize32 MB ~ 3.48 GB1.00infobox
Windows Assessment and Deployment KitStable releasefor Windows 11, v.24H2 / May 2024; 2 years ago (2024-05)1.00infobox
Windows Assessment and Deployment KitTypeUtility software1.00infobox
Windows Assessment and Deployment KitWebsitelearn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/get-started/adk-install1.00infobox
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language packsinstance ofinstall and uninstall Windows features0.80text

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