Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit Windows 10

Before you can fix anything, you need to know what you have. Deploy the ACT inventory agents to a pilot group of machines. These agents scan the installed software and send the data back to the ACM.

A central tool used to apply "shims"—compatibility fixes that mimic older operating systems like Windows XP or Windows 7 for specific applications. microsoft application compatibility toolkit windows 10

| Component | Purpose | |-----------|---------| | | Create, edit, and deploy shim databases. | | Compatibility Manager | Collect inventory from networked machines (legacy – avoid; use PDQ/ConfigMgr instead). | | Standard User Analyzer | Test apps for LUA (Least-privileged User Account) issues. | Before you can fix anything, you need to know what you have