Friday, 20 May 2016

System Administrator command line shortcuts to popular MMCs

Simply get to a run command (Start>Run) or a command prompt (Start>Run>CMD [enter])

Admin Applet	Command
AD Domains and Trusts	domain.msc
Active Directory Management	admgmt.msc
AD Sites and Services	dssite.msc
AD Users and Computers	dsa.msc
ADSI Edit	adsiedit.msc
Authorization manager	azman.msc
Certification Authority Management	certsrv.msc
Certificate Templates	certtmpl.msc
Cluster Administrator	cluadmin.exe
Computer Management	compmgmt.msc
Component Services	comexp.msc
Configure Your Server	cys.exe
Device Manager	devmgmt.msc
DHCP Management	dhcpmgmt.msc
Disk Defragmenter	dfrg.msc
Disk Manager	diskmgmt.msc
Distributed File System	dfsgui.msc
DNS Management	dnsmgmt.msc
Event Viewer	eventvwr.msc
Indexing Service Management	ciadv.msc
IP Address Manage	ipaddrmgmt.msc
Licensing Manager	llsmgr.exe
Local Certificates Management	certmgr.msc
Local Group Policy Editor	gpedit.msc
Local Security Settings Manager	secpol.msc
Local Users and Groups Manager	lusrmgr.msc
Network Load balancing	nlbmgr.exe
Performance Monitor	perfmon.msc
PKI Viewer	pkiview.msc
Public Key Management	pkmgmt.msc
Quality of Service Control Management	acssnap.msc
Remote Desktop	tsmmc.msc
Remote Storage Administration	rsadmin.msc
Removable Storage	ntmsmgr.msc
Removable Storage Operator Requests	ntmsoprq.msc
Routing and Remote Access Manager	rrasmgmt.msc
Resultant Set of Policy	rsop.msc
Schema management	schmmgmt.msc
Services Management	services.msc
Shared Folders	fsmgmt.msc
SID Security Migration	sidwalk.msc
Telephony Management	tapimgmt.msc
Terminal Server Configuration	tscc.msc
Terminal Server Licensing	licmgr.exe
Terminal Server Manager	tsadmin.exe
Teminal Services RDP	MSTSC
Teminal Services RDP to Console	mstsc /v:[server] /console
UDDI Services Managment	uddi.msc
Windows Mangement Instumentation	wmimgmt.msc
WINS Server manager	winsmgmt.msc

The Active Directory Users and Computers tools come as part of the Microsoft Server Tools. Once the Server Tools are installed you are able to add the Active Directory Users and Computers tools features to the computer. The steps below detail how to do this.

Download the install package here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-AU/download/details.aspx?id=7887 – make sure to select the correct one for your system, 32-bit or 64-bit
When you run the install package you will see this message, which explains that you are able to install an update – click ‘Yes’
Then after reading and agreeing to the terms, click ‘I Accept’
The installation will take a few minutes, when complete click ‘Close’
Open the Windows Start menu and in the search box type ‘Programs and Features’.
When it appears above, click on the icon for ‘Programs and Features’
On the left of the window click on the link for ‘Turn Windows features on or off’
Expand Remote Server Administration Tools > Role Administration Tools > AD DS and AD LDS Tools > AD DS Tools
Place a tick next to ‘Active Directory Administrative Centre’
Click ‘OK’ to save the changes
Once it is installed you can use the Windows Start menu to find ‘Active Directory Users and Computers’