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title: Windows Tools/Administrative Tools
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description: The folders for Windows Tools and Administrative Tools are folders in the Control Panel that contain tools for system administrators and advanced users.
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ms.prod: windows-client
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author: vinaypamnani-msft
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ms.author: vinpa
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manager: aaroncz
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ms.localizationpriority: medium
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ms.date: 03/28/2022
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ms.topic: article
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ms.collection: highpri
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ms.technology: itpro-manage
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---
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# Windows Tools/Administrative Tools
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**Applies to**
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- Windows 11
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- Windows 10
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**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.
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## Windows Tools folder (Windows 11)
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The following graphic shows the **Windows Tools** folder in Windows 11:
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:::image type="content" source="images/win11-control-panel-windows-tools.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Control Panel in Windows 11, highlighting the Administrative Tools folder." lightbox="images/win11-control-panel-windows-tools.png":::
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The tools in the folder might vary depending on which edition of Windows you use.
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:::image type="content" source="images/win11-windows-tools.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the contents of the Windows Tools folder in Windows 11." lightbox="images/win11-windows-tools.png":::
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## Administrative Tools folder (Windows 10)
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The following graphic shows the **Administrative Tools** folder in Windows 10:
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The tools in the folder might vary depending on which edition of Windows you use.
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## Tools
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The tools are located in the folder `C:\Windows\System32\` or its subfolders.
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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.
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- [Component Services](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/cc731901(v=ws.11))
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- [Computer Management](https://support.microsoft.com/topic/how-to-use-computer-management-in-windows-xp-d5872f93-4498-f4dd-3a34-36d6f569924f)
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- [Defragment and Optimize Drives](https://support.microsoft.com/windows/ways-to-improve-your-computer-s-performance-c6018c78-0edd-a71a-7040-02267d68ea90)
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- [Disk Cleanup](https://support.microsoft.com/windows/disk-cleanup-in-windows-8a96ff42-5751-39ad-23d6-434b4d5b9a68)
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- [Event Viewer](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-2000-server/cc938674(v=technet.10))
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- [iSCSI Initiator](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/ee338476(v=ws.10))
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- [Local Security Policy](/previous-versions/tn-archive/dd277395(v=technet.10))
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- [ODBC Data Sources](/sql/odbc/admin/odbc-data-source-administrator)
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- [Performance Monitor](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/cc749115(v=ws.11))
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- [Print Management](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/cc731857(v=ws.11))
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- [Recovery Drive](https://support.microsoft.com/windows/create-a-recovery-drive-abb4691b-5324-6d4a-8766-73fab304c246)
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- [Registry Editor](/windows/win32/sysinfo/registry)
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- [Resource Monitor](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/dd883276(v=ws.10))
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- [Services](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/cc772408(v=ws.11))
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- [System Configuration](/troubleshoot/windows-client/performance/system-configuration-utility-troubleshoot-configuration-errors)
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- [System Information](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-2000-server/cc957818(v=technet.10))
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- [Task Scheduler](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/cc766428(v=ws.11))
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- [Windows Firewall with Advanced Security](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/cc754274(v=ws.11))
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- [Windows Memory Diagnostic](/previous-versions/technet-magazine/cc745953(v=msdn.10))
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> [!TIP]
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> 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.
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## Related topics
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[Diagnostic data viewer](/windows/privacy/diagnostic-data-viewer-overview)
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