How to install just mt.exe?

Question

The manifest tool mt.exe is included in the Windows SDK. But the full SDK is large and includes a lot of things as shown in the screenshot. But which of these options actually includes mt.exe?

Ideally I'd like to install just the minimum to get this tool on the system.

It does say in the docs that mt "is available in the Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK)" - but thats it, without any further detail.

Skinflint

Also note that Resource Hacker will, among other things, properly install the manifest file in the executable. – Gossip

Answer 1

Choose Windows SDK for Desktop C++ x86 Apps.

Additionally, you can then grab the mt.exe binary and put it in a location of your choice, if you don't want to keep the rest of the stuff that comes with that option (say, on a build server). The mt.exe doesn't have any dependencies other than OS dlls.

Decolorize

Answer 2

If you have downloaded the ISO file of Windows SDK, grab the MSI called "Windows SDK for Windows Store Apps Tools-x86_en-us.msi" in the folder Installers

You can just extract (without installing) the content with an administrative installation:

msiexec /a "path_of_your_msi\Windows SDK for Windows Store Apps Tools-x86_en-us.msi" TARGETDIR="Full_Extract_Folder_Path" /qb

Then search mt.exe in your extract folder

Hohenlohe

I also had to copy midlrtmd.dll for mt.exe to run. – Gossip