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title: Creating an Inventory-Collector Package (Windows 10)
description: You can use Application Compatibility Manager (ACM) to create an inventory-collector package.
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# Creating an Inventory-Collector Package


**Applies to**

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

You can use Application Compatibility Manager (ACM) to create an inventory-collector package. You can then deploy the inventory-collector package to other computers to gather inventory data. The package uploads inventory data to the Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) database.

**To create an inventory-collector package**

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

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

3.  Click **Application inventory**.

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

5.  Browse to the location where you want to save the Windows® Installer (.msi) file for the package.

    You can use this .msi file to install the inventory-collector package on each computer for which you want to gather inventory data.

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

7.  Click **Finish**.

## Related topics


[Identifying Computers for Inventory Collection](identifying-computers-for-inventory-collection.md)

[Deploying an Inventory-Collector Package](deploying-an-inventory-collector-package.md)