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# Administrative Tools in Windows


**Applies to**
-  Windows 10
-  Windows 11


Administrative Tools is a folder in Control Panel that contains tools for system administrators and advanced users. 

![Screenshot of Control Panel.](images/admin-tools.png)

The tools in the folder might vary depending on which edition of Windows you are using. 

![Screenshot of folder of admin tools.](images/admin-tools-folder.png)

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.

 

-   [Component Services]( https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=708489)
-   [Computer Management](https://support.microsoft.com/kb/308423)
-   [Defragment and Optimize Drives](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=708488)
-   [Disk Cleanup](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=698648)
-   [Event Viewer](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-2000-server/cc938674(v=technet.10))
-   [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))
-   [ODBC Data Sources]( https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=708494)
-   [Performance Monitor](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/cc749115(v=ws.11))
-   [Print Management](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/cc731857(v=ws.11))
-   [Recovery Drive](https://support.microsoft.com/help/4026852/windows-create-a-recovery-drive)
-   [Registry Editor](/windows/win32/sysinfo/registry)
-   [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](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=708499)
-   [System Information]( https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=708500)
-   [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]( https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=708507)

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## Related topics

[Diagnostic Data Viewer](/windows/privacy/diagnostic-data-viewer-overview)