In my last post I talked about how using the Windows GUI can at times be cumbersome. If you administer a Windows network, you are frequently leveraging the Windows admin tools. Here are some tips to make that task a bit easier.
List of Tools
Here’s a list of the most commonly used Window’s admin tools as well as the command needed to launch them:
- Add/Remove Programs = appwiz.cpl
- Certificate Manager = certmgr.msc
- Computer Manager = compmgmt.msc
- Control Panel = control.exe
- Copy screen to clipboard = <ctrl><Print Scrn>
- Copy active window to clipboard = <ctrl><alt><Print Scrn>
- Device Manager = devmgmt.msc
- Event Viewer = eventvwr.msc
- File Explorer = explorer.exe
- File Signature Verification = sigverif.exe
- Group Policy Editor = gpedit.msc
- MS Management Console = mmc
- Network Properties = control netconnections
- Performance Monitor = perfmon.msc
- Registry Editor = regedt32.exe
- Security Center = wscui.cpl
- User Manager = lusrmgr.msc
- Security Policy Editor = secpol.msc
- Services Screen = services.msc
- Solitaire = sol.exe
- System Config Utility = msconfig.exe
- Task Manager = taskmgr.exe
- Task Manager = <ctrl><shift><esc>
- Task Scheduler = control schedtasks
- User Manager = lusrmgr.msc
Quick Launch Options
Here are some tips for making each of the above easily accessible:
- Click Start –> Run then type in the command listed above
- Press <Windows key><r> then type in the command listed above
- Create a desktop shortcut
- Create a taskbar shortcut
- Create a single program group so everything is in one place
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