Overview of Administrative Tools in Windows 7

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Administrative Tools contains tools for system administrators and advanced users. The tools in the folder might vary depending on which version of Windows you are using.

Some common administrative tools in this folder include:

• Computer Management. Manage local or remote computers.Using Computer Management, you can perform many tasks, such as monitoring system events, configuring hard disks, and managing system performance.
• Data Sources (ODBC). Use Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) to move data from one type of database (a data source) to another. For more information, see What is ODBC?
• Event Viewer. View information about significant events, such as a program starting or stopping, or a security error, which are recorded in event logs.
• iSCSI Initiator. Configure advanced connections between storage devices on a network. For more information, see What is Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI)?
• Local Security Policy. View and edit Group Policy security settings.
• Memory Diagnostics Tool. Check your computer's memory to see if it's functioning properly.
• Performance Monitor. View advanced system information about the central processing unit (CPU), memory, hard disk, and network performance.
• Print Management. Manage printers and print servers on a network and perform other administrative tasks.
• Services. Manage the different services that run in the background on your computer.
• System Configuration. Identify problems that might be preventing Windows from running correctly. For more information, see Using System Configuration.
• Task Scheduler. Schedule programs or other tasks to run automatically. For more information, see Schedule a task.
• Windows Firewall with Advanced Security. Configure advanced firewall settings on both this computer and remote computers on your network.

Note: This article does't include the detailed configurations of all the Administrative Tools.

For Administrative tools:

1. Click the Start and then choose the Control Panel option.


2. The Control Panel window opens up.


3. Click to open Administrative Tools. In the left pane you can see Favorites, Libraries, Computer and Network options.



4. Libraries: Windows has some common folders that you can use to store most of your files. Libraries feature can be used to access these folders.

• Documents library. is a Personal Documents folder, where you can store word-processing documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and other text-related files.
• Pictures library. is the Personal Pictures folder, where you can store digital pictures.
• Music library. is your Personal Music folder, where you can store digital music, such as songs that you copy from an audio CD or download from the Internet.
• Videos library. is usesd to access your Personal Videos folder, where you can store videos, such as clips from your digital camera or camcorder, or video files that you download from the Internet.

5. From the Computer folder, you can access locations such as hard disk drives, CD or DVD drives, removable media, and shared folders that are connected to your computer. You can also access other devices that might be connected to your computer, such as external hard disks, USB flash drives, and digital cameras.


A common reason to open the Computer folder is to view the available space on your hard disks and removable media.


6. The Network folder provides access to the computers and devices on your network. From here, you can see the contents of network computers and find shared files and folders. You can also view and install network devices, such as printers.


Click to Change to view Network computers and devices. Click Yes, turn on Network discovery and file sharing for all public networks.


Available Networks are shown as below.


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