Windows Administrative Tools

Vocabulary flashcards mapping Windows management executables and snap-ins to their respective descriptions and functions.

Event Viewer (eventvwr.msc)

Shows logs of things that happened on the computer, including errors, warnings, crashes, logins, and other system events

Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc)

Manages disks, partitions, volumes, and drive letters. Use it to create, delete, format, or resize volumes. Think: organize y

Task Scheduler (taskschd.msc)

Schedules programs, scripts, or other tasks to run automatically at a certain time or when a specific event occurs. Think: W

Device Manager (devmgmt.msc)

Shows installed hardware devices and lets you manage drivers, enable or disable devices, and troubleshoot hardware pro

Certificate Manager (certmgr.msc)

Views and manages digital certificates used to verify identities and establish trust and secure connections. Think: digital ID

Local Users and Groups (lusrmgr.msc)

Creates and manages local user accounts and groups on a computer. Think: who can use this PC and what group they be

Performance Monitor (perfmon.msc)

Tracks system performance using counters such as CPU, memory, disk, and network activity, including performance over

Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc)

Lets administrators configure and enforce Windows rules and settings for users and the computer. Think: Windows rule m

System Information (msinfo32.exe)

Displays a detailed overview of the computer's hardware, components, BIOS, memory, and Windows environment. Think:

Resource Monitor (resmon.exe)

Shows which processes are currently using CPU, memory, disk, and network resources. Think: what is hogging my PC rig

System Configuration (msconfig.exe)

Helps troubleshoot how Windows starts by providing access to boot options, services, and startup-related settings. Think:

Disk Cleanup (cleanmgr.exe)

Finds unnecessary files that can be deleted to free storage space. Think: storage cleaner.

Disk Defragment (dfrgui.exe)

Opens Optimize Drives to optimize storage. It can defragment hard disk drives, while Windows optimizes SSDs differently

Registry Editor (regedit.exe)

Lets you view and change the Windows Registry, a database containing configuration settings for Windows and applicatio