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title: Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT) Technical Reference (Windows 10)
description: The Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT) enables network administrators and other IT professionals to automate and centrally manage the Windows®, Microsoft® Office, and select other Microsoft products volume and retail-activation process.
ms.assetid: 1df0f795-f41c-473b-850c-e98af1ad2f2a
ms.reviewer:
manager: laurawi
ms.author: greglin
ms.prod: w10
ms.mktglfcycl: deploy
ms.sitesec: library
ms.pagetype: activation
audience: itpro
author: greg-lindsay
ms.date: 04/25/2017
ms.topic: article
---
# Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT) Technical Reference
The Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT) enables network administrators and other IT professionals to automate and centrally manage the Windows®, Microsoft® Office, and select other Microsoft products volume and retail-activation process.
VAMT can manage volume activation using Multiple Activation Keys (MAKs) or the Windows Key Management Service (KMS). VAMT is a standard Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in that requires the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) 3.0. VAMT can be installed on any computer that has one of the following Windows operating systems:
- Windows® 7 or above
- Windows Server 2008 R2 or above
**Important**  
VAMT is designed to manage volume activation for: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server 2008 (or obove), Microsoft Office 2010 (or above).
VAMT is only available in an EN-US (x86) package.
## In this Section
|Topic |Description |
|------|------------|
|[Introduction to VAMT](introduction-vamt.md) |Provides a description of VAMT and common usages. |
|[Active Directory-Based Activation Overview](active-directory-based-activation-overview.md) |Describes Active Directory-Based Activation scenarios. |
|[Install and Configure VAMT](install-configure-vamt.md) |Describes how to install VAMT and use it to configure client computers on your network. |
|[Add and Manage Products](add-manage-products-vamt.md) |Describes how to add client computers into VAMT. |
|[Manage Product Keys](manage-product-keys-vamt.md) |Describes how to add and remove a product key from VAMT. |
|[Manage Activations](manage-activations-vamt.md) |Describes how to activate a client computer by using a variety of activation methods. |
|[Manage VAMT Data](manage-vamt-data.md) |Describes how to save, import, export, and merge a Computer Information List (CILX) file using VAMT. |
|[VAMT Step-by-Step Scenarios](vamt-step-by-step.md) |Provides step-by-step instructions for using VAMT in typical environments. |
|[VAMT Known Issues](vamt-known-issues.md) |Lists known issues in VAMT. |
---
title: Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT) Technical Reference (Windows 10)
description: The Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT) enables network administrators to automate and centrally manage volume activation and retail activation.
ms.assetid: 1df0f795-f41c-473b-850c-e98af1ad2f2a
ms.reviewer:
manager: laurawi
ms.author: greglin
ms.prod: w10
ms.mktglfcycl: deploy
ms.sitesec: library
ms.pagetype: activation
audience: itpro
author: greg-lindsay
ms.date: 04/25/2017
ms.topic: article
---
# Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT) Technical Reference
The Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT) enables network administrators and other IT professionals to automate and centrally manage the Windows®, Microsoft® Office, and select other Microsoft products volume and retail-activation process.
VAMT can manage volume activation using Multiple Activation Keys (MAKs) or the Windows Key Management Service (KMS). VAMT is a standard Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in that requires the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) 3.0. VAMT can be installed on any computer that has one of the following Windows operating systems:
- Windows® 7 or above
- Windows Server 2008 R2 or above
**Important**  
VAMT is designed to manage volume activation for: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server 2008 (or obove), Microsoft Office 2010 (or above).
VAMT is only available in an EN-US (x86) package.
## In this Section
|Topic |Description |
|------|------------|
|[Introduction to VAMT](introduction-vamt.md) |Provides a description of VAMT and common usages. |
|[Active Directory-Based Activation Overview](active-directory-based-activation-overview.md) |Describes Active Directory-Based Activation scenarios. |
|[Install and Configure VAMT](install-configure-vamt.md) |Describes how to install VAMT and use it to configure client computers on your network. |
|[Add and Manage Products](add-manage-products-vamt.md) |Describes how to add client computers into VAMT. |
|[Manage Product Keys](manage-product-keys-vamt.md) |Describes how to add and remove a product key from VAMT. |
|[Manage Activations](manage-activations-vamt.md) |Describes how to activate a client computer by using a variety of activation methods. |
|[Manage VAMT Data](manage-vamt-data.md) |Describes how to save, import, export, and merge a Computer Information List (CILX) file using VAMT. |
|[VAMT Step-by-Step Scenarios](vamt-step-by-step.md) |Provides step-by-step instructions for using VAMT in typical environments. |
|[VAMT Known Issues](vamt-known-issues.md) |Lists known issues in VAMT. |