diff --git a/windows/deployment/volume-activation/install-vamt.md b/windows/deployment/volume-activation/install-vamt.md index 5d49cc632f..3d79a4ff9b 100644 --- a/windows/deployment/volume-activation/install-vamt.md +++ b/windows/deployment/volume-activation/install-vamt.md @@ -40,9 +40,13 @@ You install VAMT as part of the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for ### Install SQL Server Express / alternatively use any full SQL instance 1. Download and open the [SQL Server Express](https://www.microsoft.com/sql-server/sql-server-editions-express) package. + 2. Select **Basic**. + 3. Accept the license terms. + 4. Enter an install location or use the default path, and then select **Install**. + 5. On the completion page, note the instance name for your installation, select **Close**, and then select **Yes**. ![In this example, the instance name is SQLEXPRESS01](images/sql-instance.png) @@ -50,29 +54,37 @@ You install VAMT as part of the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for ### Install VAMT using the ADK 1. Download the latest version of [Windows 10 ADK](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows-hardware/get-started/adk-install). + If an older version is already installed, it is recommended to uninstall the older ADK and install the latest version. Existing VAMT data is maintained in the VAMT database. + 2. Enter an install location or use the default path, and then select **Next**. + 3. Select a privacy setting, and then select **Next**. + 4. Accept the license terms. + 5. On the **Select the features you want to install** page, select **Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT)**, and then select **Install**. (You can select additional features to install as well.) + 6. On the completion page, select **Close**. ### Configure VAMT to connect to SQL Server Express or full SQL Server 1. Open **Volume Active Management Tool 3.1** from the Start menu. + 2. Enter the server instance name (for a remote SQL use the FQDN) and a name for the database, select **Connect**, and then select **Yes** to create the database. See the following image for an example for SQL. - ![Server name is .\SQLEXPRESS and database name is VAMT](images/vamt-db.png) + ![Server name is .\SQLEXPRESS and database name is VAMT](images/vamt-db.png) -for remote SQL Server use -servername.yourdomain.com + For remote SQL Server use `servername.yourdomain.com`. ## Uninstall VAMT To uninstall VAMT using the **Programs and Features** Control Panel: + 1. Open **Control Panel** and select **Programs and Features**. + 2. Select **Assessment and Deployment Kit** from the list of installed programs and click **Change**. Follow the instructions in the Windows ADK installer to remove VAMT.