Updated: July 14, 2020 (March 17, 2014)

Planning Tools

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Microsoft offers a range of tools, many of them free, for planning and executing Windows deployments. This chart shows major planning tools of interest to enterprise customers and describes their use. All listed tools are free.

Tool	Description	Information or Download
Assessment and Planning (MAP) toolkit	An agentless, automated, planning and assessment tool that customers can use to inventory hardware and software and assess readiness for versions of Windows, Office, and other Microsoft software.	technet.microsoft.com/solutionaccelerators/dd537566.aspx
Windows Assessment Toolkit	Runs assessments on a single computer. Included as part of the ADK.	msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/hardware/hh825508.aspx
Windows Assessment Services	Runs on a Windows server and is used to remotely manage settings, computers, images, and assessments in a lab environment.	msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/hardware/hh825573.aspx
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