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 later), Microsoft Office 2010 (or above).

VAMT is only available in an EN-US (x86) package.

In this section

Topic	Description
Introduction to VAMT	Provides a description of VAMT and common usages.
Active Directory-Based Activation Overview	Describes Active Directory-Based Activation scenarios.
Install and Configure VAMT	Describes how to install VAMT and use it to configure client computers on your network.
Add and Manage Products	Describes how to add client computers into VAMT.
Manage Product Keys	Describes how to add and remove a product key from VAMT.
Manage Activations	Describes how to activate a client computer by using a variety of activation methods.
Manage VAMT Data	Describes how to save, import, export, and merge a Computer Information List (CILX) file using VAMT.
VAMT Step-by-Step Scenarios	Provides step-by-step instructions for using VAMT in typical environments.
VAMT Known Issues	Lists known issues in VAMT.