Managing Windows

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Goals

• Use management consoles
• Use performance and troubleshooting tools
• Use command-line tools

Management Consoles

Microsoft Management Consoles (MMCs) provide a standard interface for advanced configuration and management of Windows desktops and servers.

• used to manage security, schedule tasks, and manage disk subsystem
• use registry editor if a config setting is not in GUI
• MMC contains .msc programs called snap-ins
• MMC GUI can create a customized container of snap-ins
• mmc command can be used to create custom container of snap-ins

Tools

• Device Manager (devmgmt.msc)
• Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc)
• Disk maintenance tools
  • Defragment and Optimize Drives (dfrgui.exe)
  • Disk Clean-up (cleanmgr.exe)
• Task Scheduler (taskschd.msc)
• Local Users and Groups (lusrmgr.msc)
• Certificate Manager console (certmgr.msc)
• Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc)
• Registry Editor (regedit.exe)

Performance and Troubleshooting Tools

• System Information (msinfo32.exe)
• Event Viewer (eventvwr.msc)
• Task Manager (taskmgr.exe)
• Resource Monitor (resmon.exe)
• Performance Monitor (perfmon.msc)
• System Configuration Utility (msconfig.exe)

Command-line Tools

• Command Prompt (cmd.exe)
• Navigation Commands
• File Management Commands
• Disk Management Commands
• System Management Commands