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• The Windows ADK enables two key scenarios: Windows deployment and Windows assessment.
  Windows Deployment is for OEMs and IT professionals who customize and automate the large-scale installation of Windows on a factory floor or across an organization. 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 .

  IT Professionals can use the tools in the Windows ADK to facilitate deployment of a new version of Windows. The Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) inventories applications used in your organization and identifies potential applications compatibility issues. With the User State Migration Tool (USMT), IT Professionals can migrate user data from existing Windows installations. Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT) enables IT professionals to deploy Windows installations in their organization and manage the activation status of their PCs.

  Assessments are for OEMs, IHVs, enthusiasts, and IT professionals who measure the operational characteristics of a computer, including its performance, reliability, and functionality. Windows assessments are tools that help you make these measurements, diagnose problems, and determine how to make improvements. Windows assessments can help reduce support costs by identifying potential issues as you create your hardware and software experiences. By using these tools, you can help ensure that the hardware and software that you develop are responsive and high-quality.

  The tools available in the Windows ADK include:

  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. ACT helps to lower costs for application compatibility evaluation by providing an accurate inventory of the applications in your organization. ACT helps you to deploy Windows more quickly by helping to prioritize, test, and detect compatibility issues with your apps. By using ACT, you can become involved in the ACT Community and share your risk assessment with other ACT users. You can also test your web applications and web sites for compatibility with new releases of Internet Explorer. For more information, see .

  Deployment Tools
  Deployment tools help you customize, manage, and deploy Windows images. Deployment tools can be used to automate Windows deployments, removing the need for user interaction during Windows setup. 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. For more information, see .

  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. 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. USMT includes ScanState, Loadstate, and USMTUtils command line tools. For more information, see .

  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. VAMT can manage volume activation using retail keys (or single activation keys), multiple activation keys (MAKs), or Windows Key Management Service (KMS) keys. For more information, see .

  Windows Performance Toolkit (WPT)
  Windows Performance Toolkit includes tools to record system events and analyze performance data in a graphical user interface. WPT includes Windows Performance Recorder, Windows Performance Analyzer, and Xperf. For more information, see .

  Windows Assessment Toolkit
  Windows Assessment Toolkit is used to run assessments on a single computer. Assessments are tasks that simulate user activity and examine the state of the computer. Assessments produce metrics for various aspects of the system, and provide recommendations for making improvements. For more information, see .

  Windows Assessment Services
  Windows Assessment Services is used to remotely manage settings, computers, images, and assessments in a lab environment where Windows Assessment Services is installed. This application can run on any computer with access to the server that is running Windows Assessment Services. For more information, see .

  Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE)
  Windows PE is a minimal operating system designed to prepare a computer for installation and servicing of Windows. For more information, see .

System Requirements

Supported Operating System

• To install the Windows ADK, your computer must be running one of the following operating systems:

  Windows 8.1
  Windows 8
  Windows 7
  Windows Server 2012 R2
  Windows Server 2012
  Windows Server 2008 R2
  Windows Vista
  Windows Server 2008

  The Microsoft. NET Framework 4.5 is required and Windows ADK installs it automatically.

  Be aware of the supported platforms and requirements for the following features in the Windows ADK.

  Application Compatibility Toolkit: You can install the Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) on any of the supported Windows ADK operating systems and also on Windows Vista. Note that ACT supports inventory on Windows XP PCs.

  Deployment Tools: To use the PowerShell cmdlets for Deployment Imaging Servicing and Management (DISM) or Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT), you must install PowerShell 4.0. For more information, see this.
  Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 include PowerShell 4.0 by default.
  Windows 8, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2012 include PowerShell 3.0 and will need to be upgraded to PowerShell 4.0.

  Note: Whenever an item in the Windows ADK is updated, the entire kit is rebuilt and version numbers for all features in the kit are updated. Even though the version number has been updated, there might not be any changes to a feature. For a complete list of changes, see the .

  Windows Assessment Toolkit: The Windows Assessment Console can be installed on the following operating systems: Windows 8.1, Windows 8, or Windows 7 with SP 1.

  Windows Assessment Services: To install Windows Assessment Services, your server must be running one of these operating systems: Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Enterprise, Standard, or Datacenter edition. Windows Assessment Services is not supported on Server Core or on Domain Controller Servers. By default, the Windows Assessment Services-Client is installed on the server where you installed Windows Assessment Services. You can also install it on a client computer. To install Windows Assessment Services -Client, your computer must be running one of these operating systems: Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8, or Windows 7 with SP1.

  Windows Performance Toolkit: The Windows Performance Toolkit can only be installed on the following operating systems: Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008 R2.

  User State Migration Tool: The User State Migration Tool (USMT) tools can be manually copied to other versions of Windows. For more information, see .

Install Instructions

• • For complete installation options, see .
    To install the Windows ADK:

    1. Run ADKSetup.exe.
    2. Click Install, specify the location where you want to install the Windows ADK features, and then click Next.
    3. Select the Windows ADK features that you want to install, and then click Install.

    You only need to install the individual features for the scenario you want to accomplish:
    For deploying Windows to PCs, select the Deployment Tools and Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE)
    For assessing the quality of individual Windows PCs, select the Windows Assessment Toolkit and Windows Performance Toolkit
    For assessing the quality of Windows PCs at scale, select Windows Assessment Services
    For enterprise user data migration, select User State Migration Tool
    For enterprise volume licensing tools, select Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT)
    For application compatibility, select Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT)

Windows Phone Software Developer Kit 8.1 (SDK 8.1) is a package designed for developing applications for the Windows Phone 8.1 operating system. It contains all the necessary tools for creating, debugging and testing various applications. It can also be used to deploy unsigned XAP and APPX files. The instructions are suitable for anyone who, for whatever reason, cannot install the full SDK 8.1 package. Even a beginner can follow the instructions!

Step 1. First of all, you need to perform a simple action - follow the link to download Windows Phone Software Developer Kit 8.1 and download WP8.1 SDK Tools Lite Setup Av1.20.

Step 2. Unzip the file, open the folder and run InstallWP81SDKToolsLite. In the dialog box that appears, you just need to press any button to begin the installation of the required software package. All that remains is to wait a while and confirm, if necessary, emerging dialog boxes installations.

You can rejoice! You have installed Windows Phone Software Developer Kit 8.1 on your computer in just two steps and without much effort! Now you can

With the exit new version mobile system WP 8.1 and the appearance of APPX files for installation on a smartphone, to the average user It is no longer possible to install the Windows Phone 8.1 SDK. We will look at how to do this correctly and make sure everything works without problems in this article.

For this emulator to work, you need operating system Windows 8.1 64 bit and a processor that supports Hyper-V technology (virtualization).

P.S. To enable virtualization, read about it in your motherboard's instructions.

1. To begin, install Visual Studio Express 2013 last update. Go to the visualstudio website and download the winexpress_full.exe file (for easy downloading, we provide a link from our server):

Download winexpress_full.exe (visualstudio.com)

Download winexpress_full.exe (our server)

2. Run the file you downloaded, check the "I accept..." checkbox and click "Install". After successful installation, click on “Finish”.

3. Now, you can proceed to the installation of the emulator itself. Go to the Microsoft website and download the file (for easy downloading, we provide a link from our server):

MobileTools_EmulatorWP81GDR1.exe (dev.windows.com)

MobileTools_EmulatorWP81GDR1.exe (our server)

4. Run this file, check the "I accept the terms..." checkbox and click "Install". At the end of the installation, the “Finish” button will appear. Do not run the emulator after installation. Restart your computer.

5. After a complete reboot of the computer, we proceed to registering the smartphone. To do this, open the list of all programs (in the Start menu) and find Windows Phone Developer Registration.

6. Click on the "Registration" button, after which the login window will open account Microsoft. Enter your details and click “Login”. If everything is correct, you will see the previous window with successful registration and the “Cancel registration” button.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Windows Phone 8.1 SDK and activated your smartphone. Now, you can install XAP and APPX files, which can be downloaded for free from our website. If you have any questions, write in the comments below.

You can download the Windows SDK for Windows 10 even though last time the program was updated in 2015. Despite this, the package works fine on the new OS version. You can also use it on previous versions OS. The main advantage of this utility is that it allows you to officially create an application that will be published in the Store. You can not only develop a utility, but also publish it in the official store. And this is important, because without publishing your application in the store, it will be extremely difficult for you to distribute your application.

Official developer tool

Microsoft has released SDK as the main assistant for developers. You can download it for application development. This package is available to all developers who create applications for Windows. Main question Whether it will work on 10 worries many. And this is no coincidence, because the program was developed more than 2 years ago. You will be able to download and install it without any problems, moreover, you will be able to run the development environment even without the need to launch compatibility mode. But please note that latest version The OS for which you need to use the utility is 8.1. That is, the package works on Windows 10, but it is not required to develop applications for this version of the OS. You only need to download the software for outdated OS, namely:

• Windows Phone;

We were not mistaken - it is also needed for mobile developers. If you want to create a public application, that is, something that will be posted in the Store, then you simply cannot do without a tool. But do not forget that the Windows SDK is an assistant for developers, but this utility is not a full-fledged development environment. This package should be installed along with other developer utilities.

As a rule, those people who are just starting to develop applications use not only SDK, but also a number of programs along with it. For example, . You can also do without an SDK altogether if you are creating an application that will be used only by you. You will not be able to create a full-fledged application that uses all the functions of the OS. Also note that Windows SDK is not just in Russian, but also includes help in Russian, which is very helpful with development.

As you know, the operating room Windows system Phone 8 is closed, as a result of which the user cannot install hacked applications or games. No problem, there is a set of software for this Windows software Phone 8 SDK.

Below we will look at a couple of ways to install files with the extension .har on Windows Phone 8 smartphones.

Method No. 1 (Application Deployment)

• To begin with, the SDK must be installed on your personal computer Windows package Phone 8. If you have not installed it yet or do not know how to do it, we recommend reading the instructions and downloading the package from the links below.

• After installation software, connect your WP smartphone to personal computer using a USB cable.

• In the lower left corner of the computer screen, click on the button start , then to point all programs (in Windows 8 instead of all programs icon ->), in the window that opens we find the folder Windows Phone SDK 8.0 , click on it and open the application called Application Deployment .

• As an example, let's take one of the most popular games for Windows Phone devices - har-file of which can be downloaded from our website.
• When Application Deployment starts from the menu target , select the item Device (device) is your smartphone connected to the PC.
• On the menu XAP file , after pressing the button review , we find the Zombie Derby game file that you downloaded from our website as an example. The file on your computer will have the following name: zombie-derby.xap.
• After you have indicated the location of the file to the program, click on the button Expand .

• Within approximately 30-60 seconds, the program will install the game on your smartphone.

• When installation will pass successful, the message will appear XAP file deployment complete. Congratulations, you can now safely disconnect your device from the computer and enjoy installed game on a smartphone.

Note: There are cases when installing har files, it throws an error - Failed to carry out Rdeploying a XAP file. If this happens to you too often or you just can’t install the game you want, then we’ll learn how to install it another way.

Method No. 2 (Windows Phone Power Tools)

• The second method will use a program with similar functions - Windows Phone Power Tools. Download it from the direct link:

Download Windows Phone Power Tools

• It is packed into an archive, after unpacking, run the file WindowsPhonePowerTools.exe .
• Just like in the first method, we connect the smartphone using a cable to the PC, then in running program click on the button Connect .

Note: The smartphone screen must always be unlocked.

• Now, for example, let's download useful application
• In the Power Tools program, click on the button Browse (review), and are looking for a file to install on a smartphone.
• After selecting the file, click on the button Install .
• During the application installation process, Power Tools may not respond and the button Install will gray- so everyone, it’s okay, a little patience.

• When the application is successfully installed on your device, the button Install will turn white. Installation is complete. Turn off your smartphone and use the installed application.

Conclusion: As you can see, there is nothing complicated in the programs that we have reviewed. You only need a little attention and consistency in the described actions. There may be other errors during the installation process; if so, write in the comments and we’ll try to figure it out together.