Windows 10 Server RUN Shortcut Commands for Admin Tools

Windows 10 Server RUN Shortcut Commands for Admin Tools. In the last post, I’ve provided CPL file details or canonical names for control panel applets more information about SCCM and Windows Command Line Shortcut to Launch Control Panel Tools Applets via CPL files. 

After that post, I got a request to make documentation for “.MSC” files or shortcuts or canonicals name Administrative tools components. Here is the list of most of the components I can install on Windows 10 and Server 2012 R2 machines.

Windows 10 Server RUN Shortcut Commands for Admin Tools

Windows 10 Server RUN Shortcut Commands for Admin Tools

azman.MSC – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch Authorization Manager

Windows 10 Server 2012 R2 RUN CMD Shortcuts for Admin Tools
Windows 10 Server 2012 R2 RUN CMD Shortcuts for Admin Tools

certlm.msc – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch Certificates Manager for Local Computer or Machine

Patch My PC
Windows 10 Server 2012 R2 RUN CMD Shortcuts for Admin Tools
Windows 10 Server 2012 R2 RUN CMD Shortcuts for Admin Tools

certmgr.MSC – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch Certificates Manager for Local User

Certificates Store User

comexp .msc-  Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch Component Services (DCOM console), Event Viewer, and Services

Windows 10 Server 2012 R2 RUN CMD Shortcuts for Admin Tools
Windows 10 Server 2012 R2 RUN CMD Shortcuts for Admin Tools



compmgmt.msc – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch Computer Management

Windows 10 Server RUN Shortcut Commands for Admin Tools
Windows 10 Server RUN Shortcut Commands for Admin Tools

devmgmt.msc – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch Device Manager

Adaptiva
Windows 10 Server RUN Shortcut Commands for Admin Tools
Windows 10 Server RUN Shortcut Commands for Admin Tools


diskmgmt.msc – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch Disk Management

Windows 10 Server RUN Shortcut Commands for Admin Tools
Windows 10 Server RUN Shortcut Commands for Admin Tools

eventvwr –  Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch Event Viewer

Event Viewer

Windows 10 Server 2012 RUN CMD Shortcuts for Admin Tools?

fsmgmt – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Manage Shared Folders, Sessions, and Open Files Sessions

Shared Folders

gpedit  – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch Local Computer (Machine) Policy

Local Group Policy


lusrmgr.msc –  Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Local Users and Groups

Local Users and Groups

NAPCLCFG.MSC – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage NAP Client Configuration

Windows 10 Server RUN Shortcut Commands for Admin Tools
Windows 10 Server RUN Shortcut Commands for Admin Tools

perfmon.MSC – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Performance Monitor

Performance Monitor


printmanagement – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Print Management

Print Management

rsop – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage  RSOP Resultant Set Of Policies

Windows 10 Server RUN Shortcut Commands for Admin Tools
Windows 10 Server RUN Shortcut Commands for Admin Tools

secpol – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Local Security Policy

Local Security Policy

services – Command Prompt Shortcut to or canonical name Launch and Manage local Services

Serices

taskschd – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Task Scheduler

Task Scheduler

tpm –  Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Management

Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Management

virtmgmt.msc -Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Virtual Machines using Hyper-V manager.

Hyper-V Manager

WF – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Windows Firewall with Advanced Security.

Windows Firewall with Advanced Security

WmiMgmt – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) management.

Windows Management Instrumentation

adsieditCommand Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Active Directory Services Interfaces (ADSI) Editor

ADSI Edit

 AdRmsAdmin.msc – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Active Directory Right Management Services (AD RMS).

AD Right Management Services

CluAdmin.msc –  Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Cluster Manager

Cluster Manager

dfsmgmt.msc – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage DFS Management

DHCP Management

domain.msc – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Active Directory (AD) Domains and Trusts

AD Directory Domains and Trusts

dsa.msc – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage AD users and computers

Windows 10 Server RUN Shortcut Commands for Admin Tools

dssite.msc –  Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage AD Sites and Services

AD Sites and Services

fsrm.msc – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage  File Server Resource Manager

File Server Resource Manager

gpmc.msc –  Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Group Policy Management 

Group Policy Management

gpme.msc – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Group Policy Objects

Group Policy Object

gptedit.msc – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Group Policy Starter GPO Editor

Group Policy Starter GPO Editor

HCSCFG.MSC – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Health Registration Authority 

Health Registration Authority
Health Registration Authority1

nps.mscCommand Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Network Policy Server

Network Policy Server

pkiview.msc – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Enterprise PKI

PKI Enterprise

rrasmgmt.mscCommand Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Routing and Remote Access

Routing and Remote Access

tapimgmt.msc – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Telephony

Telephony

wbadmin.msc – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Windows Server Backup WBADMIN

Windows Server Backup WBADMIN

WdsMgmt.msc – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Windows Deployment Services

Windows Deployment Services

winsmgmt.msc – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage WINs

WINS

wlbadmin.msc – Command Prompt Shortcut or canonical name to Launch and Manage Local Backup Console Root  

Local Backup Console Root

Resources

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Anoop is Microsoft MVP! He is a Solution Architect in enterprise client management with more than 20 years of experience (calculation done in 2021) in IT. He is a blogger, Speaker, and Local User Group HTMD Community leader. His main focus is on Device Management technologies like SCCM 2012, Current Branch, and Intune. E writes about ConfigMgr, Windows 11, Windows 10, Azure AD, Microsoft Intune, Windows 365, AVD, etc…

4 thoughts on “Windows 10 Server RUN Shortcut Commands for Admin Tools”

  1. If you are going to post this sort of information, please get it right. For instance, gpedit opens the local machine group policy not “users”.

    Teaching people wrong information is worse than shutting the heck up and not bothering decent people.

    Reply

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