How to download and install the Windows ADK Patches

Previously, You would need to uninstall and reinstall the Windows ADK and the Windows PE add-on for this ADK support when there are new releases. This has changed as the ADK patches now allow users on ADK versions Windows ADK 10.1.26100.2454 (December 2024) and newer to update their ADK installations without having to uninstall and reinstall the entire kit. This guide will discuss the steps on how to download and install the Windows ADK Patches. Please, see How to uninstall and upgrade ADK, WinPE, and MDT, and Various Msiexec.exe Command Line Switches.

With this changes, features and bug fixes can be published as frequently as monthly as part of the ADK patch. Microsoft only encourages you to applying these patches as needed as you can decide as you wish. When a significant security patch is released, the following page site will be populated.

Please, see how to install Endpoint Configuration Manager on HyperV VM, “Windows PE working for Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022“, and “how to check the version of Windows ADK”.

Download the Windows ADK Patches

You can download the ADK patch in via the link below.

Patch downloaded in the form of a zip folder as shown below

Extract the Windows ADK Patch

The extracted files should contain one or more .msp files

Please, see “Patch Veeam Backup and replication 12.3.2.3617 to 12.3.2.4165, Unable to edit MDT XML unattended file: Could not load file, and Enhanced Proactive Monitoring with Veeam ONE.

Apply Patch

To install the ADK patches, each MSI file will need to get patched using the underlying MSI infrastructure. To do this, launch the Command Prompt as an Administrator.

Change Directory by navigate to the folder containing the ADK update files. Next, invoke All MSP Files by creating a temporary directory for logs.

md %TEMP%\adkupdate

Next, run the following loop to apply all the MSP Files

for %i in (*.msp) do start /wait msiexec.exe /l* "%TEMP%\adkupdate\msiexec-%~nxi.log" /qn /p "%~fi"

Once installed, patches are automatically integrated into your existing Windows ADK setup, allowing you to continue your work without interruption.

C:\Users\techda\Downloads\Windows ADK 10.1.26100.2454 Update KB5053656>for %i in (*.msp) do start /wait msiexec.exe /l* "%TEMP%\adkupdate\msiexec-%~nxi.log" /qn /p "%~fi"

C:\Users\techda\Downloads\Windows ADK 10.1.26100.2454 Update KB5053656>start /wait msiexec.exe /l* "C:\Users\techda~1\AppData\Local\Temp\adkupdate\msiexec-Appman Sequencer on amd64-x64_en-us.msp.log" /qn /p "C:\Users\techda\Downloads\Windows ADK 10.1.26100.2454 Update KB5053656\Appman Sequencer on amd64-x64_en-us.msp"

C:\Users\techda\Downloads\Windows ADK 10.1.26100.2454 Update KB5053656>start /wait msiexec.exe /l* "C:\Users\techda~1\AppData\Local\Temp\adkupdate\msiexec-Appman Sequencer on x86-x86_en-us.msp.log" /qn /p "C:\Users\techda\Downloads\Windows ADK 10.1.26100.2454 Update KB5053656\Appman Sequencer on x86-x86_en-us.msp"

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