The Microsoft Management Console (MMC) is a tool used to create, save, and open collections of administrative tools, called consoles. Consoles contain items such as snap-ins, extension snap-ins, monitor controls, tasks, wizards, and documentation required to manage many of the hardware, software, and networking components of your Windows system. You can add items to an existing MMC console, or you can create new consoles and configure them to administer a specific system component.
Open MMC
Notes:
- To open MMC, click Start, and then click Run. In the Open box, type mmc.
- For information about using MMC, on the Action menu, click Help.
- For more information, click Related Topics.
Using administrative tools in Microsoft Management Console
You might need to be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group in order to perform some tasks.
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) hosts administrative tools that you can use to administer computers, services, other system components, and networks. You can add one or more of these administrative tools, called snap-ins, to the console by following the procedure below.
To add a snap-in
- Open MMC.
- On the File menu, click Add/Remove Snap-in.
- In the Add/Remove Snap-in dialog box, click Add.
- In the Add Standalone Snap-in dialog box, click the snap-in you want to add to the console, and then click Add.
- You can add additional snap-ins by repeating steps 2 through 4.
Notes:
- To open MMC, click Start, and then click Run. In the Open box, type mmc, and then click OK.
- For information about using a snap-in, in MMC, click Help on the Action menu.
- For more information, click Related Topics.
Useful tools
The following MMC snap-ins are available by default in this version of Windows:
- ActiveX Control
- Certificates
- Component Services
- Computer Management
- Device Manager
- Disk Management
- Event Viewer
- Group Policy Management
- Group Policy Object Editor
- IP Security Monitor
- IP Security Policy Management
- Link to Web Address
- Local Users & Groups
- Performance Logs and Alerts
- Resultant Set of Policy
- Security Configuration and Analysis
- Security Templates
- Services
- Shared Folders
- WMI Control