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| Windows Tools/Administrative Tools | The folders for Windows Tools and Administrative Tools are folders in the Control Panel that contain tools for system administrators and advanced users. | w10 | vinaypamnani-msft | vinpa | aaroncz | medium | 03/28/2022 | article | highpri |
Windows Tools/Administrative Tools
Applies to
- Windows 11
- Windows 10
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.
Windows Tools folder (Windows 11)
The following graphic shows the Windows Tools folder in Windows 11:
:::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":::
The tools in the folder might vary depending on which edition of Windows you use.
:::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":::
Administrative Tools folder (Windows 10)
The following graphic shows the Administrative Tools folder in Windows 10:
The tools in the folder might vary depending on which edition of Windows you use.
Tools
The tools are located in the folder C:\Windows\System32\ or its subfolders.
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.
- Component Services
- Computer Management
- Defragment and Optimize Drives
- Disk Cleanup
- Event Viewer
- iSCSI Initiator
- Local Security Policy
- ODBC Data Sources
- Performance Monitor
- Print Management
- Recovery Drive
- Registry Editor
- Resource Monitor
- Services
- System Configuration
- System Information
- Task Scheduler
- Windows Firewall with Advanced Security
- Windows Memory Diagnostic
Tip
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