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This browser is no longer supported. Download Microsoft Edge More info. Contents Exit focus mode. Is this page helpful? Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP all have defragmentation tools included but they're not available via Administrative Tools in those versions of Windows. Other companies make defrag software that competes with Microsoft's built-in tools. See our list of free defrag software for some of the better ones.
Disk Cleanup opens Disk Space Cleanup Manager, a tool used to gain free disk space by removing unnecessary files like setup logs, temporary files, Windows Update caches, and more.
It's part of Administrative Tools in Windows 10 and Windows 8. A number of "cleaner" tools are available from companies other than Microsoft that do a lot more than what Disk Cleanup does.
CCleaner is one of our favorites but there are other free PC cleaner tools out there , too. Event Viewer is an MMC snap-in used to view information about certain actions in Windows, called events.
It can sometimes be used to identify a problem that has occurred in Windows, especially when an issue has occurred but no clear error message was received. Events are stored in event logs. Application specific and custom event logs exist in Event Viewer as well, logging events that occur with and are specific to certain programs. This program is used to manage the communication between networked iSCSI storage devices. One example of using Local Security Policy would be requiring a minimum password length for user passwords, enforcing a maximum password age, or making sure any new password meets a certain level of complexity.
Pretty much any detailed restriction you can imagine can be set with Local Security Policy. This utility tests your computer's memory to identify defects, which may ultimately require you to replace your RAM. It was renamed Windows Memory Diagnostic in later versions of Windows. You can read more about it near the end of this list. Performance Monitor is an MMC snap-in that's used to view real-time, or previously recorded, computer performance data.
Advanced information about your CPU , RAM, hard drive , and network are just a few of the things you can view via this tool. In Windows Vista, the available functions are part of Reliability and Performance Monitor , available from Administrative Tools in that version of Windows.
Print Management is an MMC snap-in used as a central location to manage local and network printer settings, installed printer drivers , current print jobs, and much more. Recovery Drive is a tool used to copy system files to a USB device so that, in the event of a problem, you can repair Windows or reinstall the whole operating system. It's included in the Windows 10 Administrative Tools only, but you can open it elsewhere in Windows 8.
Registry Editor is the built-in editor for the Windows Registry. There's little reason for the average computer user to access this tool, but some deep customizations and troubleshooting does take place through Registry Editor. Registry Editor is available from Administrative Tools only in Windows However, the tool itself is available in other versions of Windows, too, through the 'regedit' command.
Reliability and Performance Monitor is a tool used to monitor statistics about system issues and important hardware in your computer. It's part of Administrative Tools in Windows Vista.
In Windows 10, Windows 8, and Windows 7, the "Performance" features of this tool became Performance Monitor , which you can read more about at the bottom of this list. Resource Monitor is a tool used to view details about current CPU, memory, disk, and network activity that individual processes are utilizing. It's included in Administrative Tools in Windows 10 and Windows 8. In those older versions of Windows, execute resmon to quickly bring it up. Services is an MMC snap-in used to manage the various Windows services existing that help your computer start, and then keep running, as you expect.
The Services tool is most often used to change the startup type for a particular service, which changes when or how the service is executed. The System Configuration link starts System Configuration, a tool used to help troubleshoot some kinds of Windows startup problems. In Windows 7, the tool can be used to manage the programs that launch when Windows starts up.
Click Ok to accept the changes and close out of the remaining screens. How to access the admin tools? Administrative Tools is an umbrella term that Microsoft uses for advanced system management programs. Windows 7, like its predecessors Windows Vista and Windows XP, includes shortcuts to a number of programs in the Administrative Tools folder.
The Tools menu in the Server Manager console. A shortcut saved to the desktop from the Administrative Tools folder to do this, right click the Control PanelSystem and SecurityAdministrative Tools link, and then click Create Shortcut. You can also Pin to Start, Pin to taskbar and Open file location as mentioned above. Right-click on the Administrative Tools folder and select Properties.
Click Security tab.
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