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Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK)
Developer(s)	Microsoft Corporation
Initial release	13 February 2007
Stable release	2.0 / 6 August 2009
Platform	IBM PC Compatible
Size	1.6 GiB
Available in	English, Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish
Development status	Active
License	Freeware
Website	Microsoft.com → TechNet → WAIK

Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK or WAIK) is a collection of tools and technologies produced by Microsoft designed to assist in the deployment of Windows. It was first introduced with Windows Vista.

1 History
2 Features
3 References
4 See also

History

Windows AIK Version 1.0 was released with Windows Vista. New or redesigned tools and technologies included Windows System Image Manager (Windows SIM), SysPrep, ImageX, and Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE) v2.0.^[1]

Windows AIK Version 1.1 was released with Windows Vista SP1 (and Windows Server 2008). A number of new tools were introduced, including PostReflect and VSP1Cln. The new WinPE 2.1 could be more customized.^[2]

Windows AIK Version 2.0 was released with Windows 7 beta. Significantly, a single new tool, DISM, took over the functions of several earlier tools including PEImg and IntlCfg, which were deprecated. The new WinPE 3.0 has AeroSnaps - a feature introduced for Windows 7. The User State Migration Tool (USMT) was added to this WAIK.^[3]

Features

Preinstallation environment

Main article: Windows Preinstallation Environment

WAIK includes Windows Preinstallation Environment, a lightweight version of Windows that can be booted via PXE, CD-ROM, USB flash drive or external hard disk drive and is used for deployment, troubleshooting or recovery of operating system. It is intended to be a replacement for MS-DOS boot disks, Emergency Repair Disk, Recovery Console and Automated System Recovery boot disks. Traditionally used by large corporations and OEMs (to preinstall Windows client operating systems to PCs during manufacturing), WinPE is now available free of charge via the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK).

User state migration

Main article: User State Migration Tool

WAIK for Windows 7 includes User State Migration Tool v4.0, a command-line interface tool for transferring user settings of a installation of Windows to another, in case of an operating system upgrade or wipe-and-reload recovery. USMT v4.0 can transfer the settings from Microsoft Windows XP or later to Microsoft Windows Vista and later.^[4]

Other features

This section requires expansion.

References

^ "Download Details: Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK)". Microsoft Download Center. Microsoft Corporation. 13 February 2007. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=C7D4BC6D-15F3-4284-9123-679830D629F2&displaylang=en. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
^ "Download Details: Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008". Microsoft Download Center. Microsoft Corporation. 9 April 2008. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=94BB6E34-D890-4932-81A5-5B50C657DE08&displaylang=en. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
^ "Download Details: The Windows® Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows® 7". Microsoft Download Center. Microsoft Corporation. 6 August 2008. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=696dd665-9f76-4177-a811-39c26d3b3b34&displaylang=en. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
^ "Download Details: Windows 7 Walkthrough: User State Migration Tool". Microsoft Corporation. 9 January 2009. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e263796c-c7e4-44d6-96dd-32e821c88a25&displaylang=en. Retrieved 16 November 2009.

v • d • e Windows components

Core	Aero · AutoRun · ClearType · Desktop Window Manager · DirectX · Explorer · Taskbar · Start menu · Shell (Shell extensions · namespace · Special Folders · File associations) · Search (Saved search · IFilter) · Graphics Device Interface · Imaging Format · .NET Framework · Server Message Block · XML Paper Specification · Active Scripting (WSH · VBScript · JScript) · COM (OLE · OLE Automation · DCOM · ActiveX · ActiveX Document · Structured storage · Transaction Server) · Previous Versions · Win32 console

Management tools	Backup and Restore Center · command.com · cmd.exe · Control Panel (Applets) · Device Manager · Disk Cleanup · Disk Defragmenter · Driver Verifier · Event Viewer · Management Console · Netsh · Problem Reports and Solutions · Sysprep · System Policy Editor · System Configuration · Task Manager · System File Checker · System Restore · WMI · Windows Installer · PowerShell · Windows Update · WAIK · WinSAT · Windows Easy Transfer

Applications	Calculator · Calendar · Character Map · Contacts · DVD Maker · Fax and Scan · Internet Explorer · Journal · Mail · Magnifier · Media Center · Media Player · Meeting Space · Mobile Device Center · Mobility Center · Movie Maker · Narrator · Notepad · Paint · Photo Gallery · Private Character Editor · Remote Assistance · Windows Desktop Gadgets · Snipping Tool · Sound Recorder · Speech Recognition · WordPad

Games	Chess Titans · FreeCell · Hearts · Hold 'Em · InkBall · Mahjong Titans · Minesweeper · Purble Place · Solitaire · Spider Solitaire · Tinker

Kernel	Ntoskrnl.exe · hal.dll · System Idle Process · Svchost.exe · Registry · Windows service · Service Control Manager · DLL · EXE · NTLDR / Boot Manager · Winlogon · Recovery Console · I/O · WinRE · WinPE · Kernel Patch Protection

Services	BITS · Task Scheduler · Wireless Zero Configuration · Shadow Copy · Error Reporting · Multimedia Class Scheduler · CLFS

File systems	NTFS (Hard link · Junction point · Mount Point · Reparse point · Symbolic link · TxF · EFS) · FAT32·FAT16·FAT12 · exFAT · CDFS · UDF · DFS · IFS

Server	Domains · Active Directory · DNS · Group Policy · Roaming user profiles · Folder redirection · Distributed Transaction Coordinator · MSMQ · Windows Media Services · Rights Management Services · IIS · Terminal Services · WSUS · Windows SharePoint Services · Network Access Protection · PWS · DFS Replication · Remote Differential Compression · Print Services for UNIX · Remote Installation Services · Windows Deployment Services · System Resource Manager · Hyper-V

Architecture	NT series architecture · Object Manager · Startup process (Vista) · I/O request packet · Kernel Transaction Manager · Logical Disk Manager · Security Accounts Manager · Windows Resource Protection · LSASS · CSRSS · SMSS · MinWin

Security	User Account Control · BitLocker · Defender · Data Execution Prevention · Security Essentials · Protected Media Path · Mandatory Integrity Control · User Interface Privilege Isolation · Windows Firewall · Security Center

Compatibility	Unix subsystem (Microsoft POSIX · Interix) · Virtual DOS machine · Windows on Windows · WoW64 · Windows XP Mode

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