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title: Administrative Tools in Windows title: Windows Tools/Administrative Tools
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# Windows Tools and Administrative Tools in Windows # Windows Tools/Administrative Tools
**Applies to** **Applies to**
- Windows 11
- Windows 10
- Windows 11
- Windows 10
Administrative Tools (Windows 10) is a folder in Control Panel that contains tools for system administrators and advanced users. **Windows Tools** is a folder in the Windows 11 Control Panel. **Administrative Tools** is a folder in the Windows 10 Control Panel. These folders contain tools for system administrators and advanced users.
![Screenshot of Control Panel.](images/admin-tools.png) ## Windows Tools folder (Windows 11)
The tools in the folder might vary depending on which edition of Windows 10 you are using. The following graphic shows the **Windows Tools** folder in Windows 11:
![Screenshot of folder of administrative tools.](images/admin-tools-folder.png) :::image type="content" source="media/win11-control-panel-windows-tools.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Control Panel in Windows 11, highlighting the Administrative Tools folder." lightbox="media/win11-control-panel-windows-tools.png":::
Windows Tools (Windows 11) is a folder in Control Panel that contains tools for system administrators and advanced users. The tools in the folder might vary depending on which edition of Windows you use.
![Screenshot of Control Panel.](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/3296790/159910156-954c4835-a4a0-4dd3-8858-8f7796ae8ad9.png) :::image type="content" source="media/win11-windows-tools.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the contents of the Windows Tools folder in Windows 11." lightbox="media/win11-windows-tools.png":::
The tools in the folder might vary depending on which edition of Windows 11 you are using. ## Administrative Tools folder (Windows 10)
![Screenshot of folder of windows tools.](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/3296790/159910178-e6e5144b-e571-4a86-af83-d55f2195839d.png) The following graphic shows the **Administrative Tools** folder in Windows 10:
These tools were included in previous versions of Windows. The associated documentation for each tool should help you use these tools in Windows. The following list provides links to documentation for each tool. The tools are located within the folder C:\Windows\System32\ or its subfolders. ![Screenshot of the Control Panel in Windows 10, highlighting the Administrative Tools folder.](images/admin-tools.png)
The tools in the folder might vary depending on which edition of Windows you use.
![Screenshot of the contents of the Administrative Tools folder in Windows 10.](images/admin-tools-folder.png)
- [Component Services]( https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=708489) ## Tools
- [Computer Management](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/308423)
- [Defragment and Optimize Drives](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=708488) The tools are located in the folder `C:\Windows\System32\` or its subfolders.
- [Disk Cleanup](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=698648)
- [Event Viewer](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-2000-server/cc938674(v=technet.10)) These tools were included in previous versions of Windows. The associated documentation for each tool can help you use them. The following list provides links to documentation for each tool.
- [iSCSI Initiator](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/ee338476(v=ws.10))
- [Local Security Policy](/previous-versions/tn-archive/dd277395(v=technet.10)) - [Component Services](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/cc731901(v=ws.11))
- [ODBC Data Sources]( https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=708494) - [Computer Management](https://support.microsoft.com/topic/how-to-use-computer-management-in-windows-xp-d5872f93-4498-f4dd-3a34-36d6f569924f)
- [Performance Monitor](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/cc749115(v=ws.11)) - [Defragment and Optimize Drives](https://support.microsoft.com/windows/ways-to-improve-your-computer-s-performance-c6018c78-0edd-a71a-7040-02267d68ea90)
- [Print Management](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/cc731857(v=ws.11)) - [Disk Cleanup](https://support.microsoft.com/windows/disk-cleanup-in-windows-8a96ff42-5751-39ad-23d6-434b4d5b9a68)
- [Recovery Drive](https://support.microsoft.com/help/4026852/windows-create-a-recovery-drive) - [Event Viewer](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-2000-server/cc938674(v=technet.10))
- [Registry Editor](/windows/win32/sysinfo/registry) - [iSCSI Initiator](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/ee338476(v=ws.10))
- [Resource Monitor](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/dd883276(v=ws.10)) - [Local Security Policy](/previous-versions/tn-archive/dd277395(v=technet.10))
- [Services](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/cc772408(v=ws.11)) - [ODBC Data Sources](/sql/odbc/admin/odbc-data-source-administrator)
- [System Configuration](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=708499) - [Performance Monitor](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/cc749115(v=ws.11))
- [System Information]( https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=708500) - [Print Management](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/cc731857(v=ws.11))
- [Task Scheduler](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/cc766428(v=ws.11)) - [Recovery Drive](https://support.microsoft.com/windows/create-a-recovery-drive-abb4691b-5324-6d4a-8766-73fab304c246)
- [Windows Firewall with Advanced Security](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/cc754274(v=ws.11)) - [Registry Editor](/windows/win32/sysinfo/registry)
- [Windows Memory Diagnostic]( https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=708507) - [Resource Monitor](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/dd883276(v=ws.10))
- [Services](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/cc772408(v=ws.11))
- [System Configuration](/troubleshoot/windows-client/performance/system-configuration-utility-troubleshoot-configuration-errors)
- [System Information](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-2000-server/cc957818(v=technet.10))
- [Task Scheduler](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/cc766428(v=ws.11))
- [Windows Firewall with Advanced Security](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/cc754274(v=ws.11))
- [Windows Memory Diagnostic](/previous-versions/technet-magazine/cc745953(v=msdn.10))
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> If the content that is linked to a tool in the following list doesn't provide the information you need to use that tool, send us a comment by using the **Was this page helpful?** feature on this **Administrative Tools in Windows 10** page. Details about the information you want for a tool will help us plan future content.  > If the linked content in this list doesn't provide the information you need to use that tool, send feedback with the **This page** link in the **Feedback** section at the bottom of this article.
## Related topics ## Related topics
[Diagnostic Data Viewer](/windows/privacy/diagnostic-data-viewer-overview) [Diagnostic data viewer](/windows/privacy/diagnostic-data-viewer-overview)

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