What is WAIK?

WAIK (Windows Automated Installation Kit)

Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) enables IT professionals automated installation or deployment of customized Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems on computers within their companies.
WAIK or Windows Automated Installation Kit is one of the most important tools of Windows 7 Deployment solutions.

Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) can be used for :
- unattended Windows installations
- capturing Windows images using ImageX
- creating WinPE images

Windows Automated Installation Kit includes the following tools :
- Windows System Image Manager (Windows SIM)
- ImageX
- Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM)
- Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE)
- User State Migration Tool (USMT)

During the beta period of Windows 7, the download link of Windows AIK for Windows 7 Beta Windows Automated Installation Kit was at http://www.microsoft.com/downloadS/details.aspx?familyid=4AD85860-D1F4-42A1-A46C-E039E3D0DB5D.
But with the RTM release of Windows 7, the download link for WAIK also changed.
You can find download for Windows 7 Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) at Microsoft Downloads - Windows Automated Installation Kit for Windows 7.