Pat Richard’s great script for Lync 2013 on Server 2012 installs all of the required Windows Features for each role – even Web App – as well as useful utilities like Shutdown, Reboot and Logoff buttons!
The downloaded MSI (when extracted) contains a Word document called “Lync_Server_2013_Resource_Kit_Tools.doc”, but if you can’t wait for the download to arrive you can find the same info here on TechNet Microsoft Lync VDI 2013 plugin (version.Read more about that in this separate post
The free “Lync Basic” 2013 client (version.This free-standing EXE will assess your deployment and let you know if it’s compliant/compatible with both the Lync Mobile client and the Lync Store App.
The Microsoft Lync Connectivity Analyzer.This tool finds Lync meetings that might have outdated links and automatically sends updated meeting invitations to participants.
Whilst Lync 2013 has largely gone the way of the dodo, I’ll update this page with releases as they come to my attention. This is my personal go-to page for Lync 2013 resources.