Installing Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK)

Download the free Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for Windows® 8 from Microsoft. To install the software, take the following steps:
  1. Run ADKSetup.exe.
  2. Click Install, specify the location where you want to install the Windows ADK features, and then click Next. The default installation directory is C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.0\. The installation requires about 5.0 GB of disk space.

    ADK Specify Location

  3. You will next be asked if you wish to participate in Microsoft's Customer Experience Program (CEIP).

    ADK CEIP

  4. You then are prompted to accept Microsoft's Software License Terms.
  5. Select the Windows ADK features that you want to install, and then click on Install.

    ADK Features to Install

    The components that are selected for the default installation are as follows:

  6. Click on Install after picking all of the components you wish to install.
  7. At the completion of the installation, you can view the Getting Started Guide.

    Getting Started Guide

I chose to add the "User State Migration Tool (USMT).

User State Migration Tool (USMT)

Size: 61.3 MB

Tools to migrate user data from a previous installation of Windows to a new installation.

Includes:

 

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Created: Sunday August 10, 2014