Windows – Finding the right Windows ADK

When building a Windows PE (Preinstall Environment) or prepping systems to be imaged and cloned you are going to need a set of tools in the Windows ADK (or older versions of Windows AIK). The trick is that you have to use the correct version of these tools that matches the version of the Windows OS that you eventually want to deploy.

First find which version of the Windows OS you are planning to deploy. Right click on the start menu and select “System”. Find your system version in the “Windows Specifications” section near the bottom of the window.

Next, head over to the Microsoft Windows ADK website and download the corresponding ADK.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/get-started/adk-install

Once downloaded, go on to install the tools. Accepting the defaults is probably your best bet at least for your first try at this.

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