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title: Creating a Runtime-Analysis Package (Windows 10)
description: In Application Compatibility Manager (ACM), you can create runtime-analysis packages, which you can then deploy to computers for compatibility testing in your test environment.
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author: TrudyHa
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# Creating a Runtime-Analysis Package


**Applies to**

-   Windows 10
-   Windows 8.1
-   Windows 8
-   Windows 7
-   Windows Server 2012
-   Windows Server 2008 R2

In Application Compatibility Manager (ACM), you can create runtime-analysis packages, which you can then deploy to computers for compatibility testing in your test environment.

**To create a runtime-analysis package**

1.  In ACM, click **Collect** to open the Collect screen.

2.  On the **File** menu, click **New**.

3.  Click **Runtime application testing**.

4.  Provide the information that is requested for the package, and then click **Create**.

5.  Navigate to the location where you want to save the Windows installer (.msi) file for the package.

    This .msi file is the file that you can use to install the runtime-analysis package on each computer in your test environment.

6.  Type a file name for the .msi file, and then click **Save**.

7.  Click **Finish**.

## Related topics


[Deciding Which Applications to Test](deciding-which-applications-to-test.md)

[Creating an Enterprise Environment for Compatibility Testing](creating-an-enterprise-environment-for-compatibility-testing.md)

[Deploying a Runtime-Analysis Package](deploying-a-runtime-analysis-package.md)

[Compatibility Monitor User's Guide](compatibility-monitor-users-guide.md)