Download and install Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK)

Last published : Apr 02, 2026
Using the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) you can create a Veritas System Recovery Disk using the Advanced option or setup Lights Out Restore for 32-bit and 64-bit platforms. You can create the advanced Veritas System Recovery Disk for any of the available languages.
Note: If Windows ADK is not installed, when you clickNexton the Environment Options page of the Veritas System Recovery Disk Creator wizard, an error message is displayed. You can continue to create the Veritas System Recovery Disk only after you download and install Windows ADK successfully.
The following information describes the version of Windows ADK that you need to select along with steps to download and install the ADK.
Select the version of Windows ADK
Veritas recommends that you create the Veritas System Recovery Disk using the latest version of Windows ADK that is available (Windows ADK 10, version 1809). You can perform a seamless recovery of the latest Microsoft operating systems using a Veritas System Recovery Disk.
Windows ADK for Windows 8.1 Update, Windows 10, Windows ADK 10, version 1809 can be installed on the following operating systems:

Table

Operating systems Windows ADK for Windows 8.1 Update Windows ADK for Windows 10 Windows ADK 10, version 1809
Windows 7 Yes Yes Yes
Windows 8 Yes Yes Yes
Windows 8.1 Yes Yes Yes
Windows 10 No Yes Yes
Windows Server 2008 Yes Yes Yes
Windows Server 2008 R2 Yes Yes Yes
Windows Server 2012 Yes Yes Yes
Windows Server 2012 R2 Yes Yes Yes
Windows Server 2016 No Yes Yes
Windows Server 2019 No Yes Yes
Starting with Windows ADK 10, version 1809 and Windows Preinstallation Environment (PE) is released separately from the Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) and need to be downloaded manually.
Download and install Windows ADK (Deployment Tool and Windows Preinstallation Environment)
  1. Download and run the Windows ADK 10, version 1809.
    Note: Windows ADK is a Microsoft product and if any errors are reported when you download and install the ADK, contact Microsoft support.
The Download and Install the Windows ADK page is displayed.
  1. Download the setup files for Windows ADK and for Windows PE add-on for ADK using the available links.
    Note: This page also displays the disk space that is required for the ADK kit and the disk space available on your computer.
  2. After the download is complete, verify that the adksetup.exe file and the Installers folder have been downloaded to the computer.
  3. Copy the downloaded files and folder to the computer on which you want to install ADK.
  4. Start adksetup.exe from the copied folder.
The Specify Locationpage is displayed. By default,Install the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit to this computer is selected.
  1. Click Browse and select the installation path.
  2. Click Next.
The Windows Kits Privacypage is displayed. By default,Yes is selected.
  1. Determine if you want to join the program, and then click Next.
The License Agreement page is displayed.
  1. Click Accept.
The Select the features you want to install page is displayed.
  1. Select only the Deployment Tools check box.
    Note: This page also displays the disk space that is required for the features and the disk space available on your computer.
  2. Click Install.
The Installing features page is displayed. You can view the installation progress of the features.
When the installation is complete, for the Windows Preinstallation Environment, run adkwinpesetup.exe.
The Specify Locationpage is displayed. By default,Install the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit to this computer is selected.
  1. Click Browse and select the installation path.
  2. Click Next.
The Windows Kits Privacypage is displayed. By default,Yes is selected.
  1. Determine if you want to join the program, and then click Next.
The License Agreement page is displayed.
  1. Click Accept.
The Select the features you want to install page is displayed.
  1. Select only the Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) check box.
  2. Click Install.
The Installing features page is displayed. You can view the installation progress of the features.
  1. When the installation is complete, click Close.
To continue creating the advanced Veritas System Recovery Disk, click Next on the Veritas System Recovery Disk Creation Wizard.