What is the Microsoft assessment and planning toolkit?

MicrosoftAssessment and Planning Toolkit can be used to determine whether a specific windows infrastructure, user's device, or software application is adequately prepared to migrate to a new server version or not. An IT professional can run MAP toolkit on one Microsoft computing device and can record the entire Windows network.


MS Assessment and Planning Toolkit’s main components:

  • MAPSetup.exe

It contains MAP as well as the files that administrators require to set up a local SQL Server Database Engine.

  • Readme_en.htm file

Carries details of what administrators require to run MAP Toolkit and familiar issues.

  • MAP_Sample_Documents.zip

It provides examples of the types of reports and proposals MAP Toolkit fabricates.

  • MAP_Training_Kit.zip

It has details of how to use MAP Toolkit and also provides a sample database of the information MAP Toolkit can provide.

Microsoft MAP Toolkit features

MAP Toolkit does not require an agent and can automatically inventory the software, devices, and infrastructure in Windows and produces a readiness report and proposal for executives with hardware and software information.


The data can include metrics such as the number of devices, the number of users, and how many devices run Windows. The readiness report has information on the applications; you can also get to know if those applications are compatible with the desktop.
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