Test Kit for Windows Embedded 8 Standard Enterprise Capabilities

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2/13/2013

Test Kit for Windows Embedded 8 Standard Enterprise Capabilities is a command-line tool that you can use to test that enterprise capabilities are properly activated on a Windows Embedded 8 Standard (Standard 8) device that has been upgraded with a Volume License Key. Test Kit for Windows Embedded 8 Standard Enterprise Capabilities is designed to run a series of tests to verify these enterprise capabilities.

Warning

Do not manually shut down your device, restart your device, or otherwise interrupt Test Kit for Windows Embedded 8 Standard Enterprise Capabilities while Test Kit for Windows Embedded 8 Standard Enterprise Capabilities is running any tests. Some tests modify system settings as part of the test. See the help for each individual test for information on how to recover if a test is interrupted.

You must use an administrator account to run Test Kit for Windows Embedded 8 Standard Enterprise Capabilities.

Some tests may restart your device as part of the test. If your device has any write filters enabled, you must disable the write filters before running any of these tests.

Test Kit for Windows Embedded 8 Standard Enterprise Capabilities contains automated tests for the following enterprise capabilities:

In addition, this help file contains manual tests for the following capabilities:

Syntax

TestKit.exe
    /test /all
    /test [<test1> [<test2> <test3> <…>]]
    /list
    /help | /?

Command-Line Options

Option Description

/test /all

Runs all tests in the FeatureTests directory.

/test [<test1> [<test2> <test3> <…>]]

Runs the specified tests. You can specify multiple tests.

/list

Displays a list of valid tests.

/help | /?

Displays command-line help.

Where to Find the Test Kit

The executable file for Test Kit for Windows Embedded 8 Standard Enterprise Capabilities is TestKit.exe and in a standard installation TestKit.exe can be found at the following location:

  • %PROGRAMFILES%\Test Kit for Windows Embedded 8 Standard Enterprise Capabilities

If you move the location of Test Kit for Windows Embedded 8 Standard Enterprise Capabilities, do not move it to a folder location that contains any of the following special characters, otherwise the tests will not run successfully: [ ] $ @ ^ % \ / * ? “ < > |

Where to Find Detailed Test Results

Test Kit for Windows Embedded 8 Standard Enterprise Capabilities stores the output from tests in the following location:

  • %PROGRAMFILES%\Test Kit for Windows Embedded 8 Standard Enterprise Capabilities\TestKit.log

Install the Test Kit

You can install Test Kit for Windows Embedded 8 Standard Enterprise Capabilities by running the installer that is appropriate for your device’s architecture, either WindowsEmbeddedEnterpriseTestKitX86.msi or WindowsEmbeddedEnterpriseTestKitX64.msi.

Update the Test Kit

When a new version of Test Kit for Windows Embedded 8 Standard Enterprise Capabilities is available, you must first uninstall the older version and then install the latest version.

There is no automatic process to update Test Kit for Windows Embedded 8 Standard Enterprise Capabilities.