Snap-ins
An MMC console has no native system or network management functionality, but rather provides a common user interface for whatever management functionality it is populated with in the form of snap-ins.
A snap-in is a Component Object Model (COM) in-process server dynamic-link library (DLL). This COM interface is situated between MMC and the snap-in. MMC does not care how the snap-in communicates with the managed service. Snap-ins can communicate with the managed service through any data protocol that the managed service supports. MMC has no knowledge of the mechanism used for this communication. Both Microsoft developers and independent software vendors (ISVs) can create snap-ins.
Source: Microsoft
| Msc File | Console | Description |
|---|---|---|
| adfs.msc | Active Directory Federation Services | |
| AdRmsAdmin.msc | Active Directory Rights Management Services | |
| adsiedit.msc | ADSI Edit | |
| azman.msc | Authorization Manager | Manage Authorization Stores |
| certim.msc | Local Computer Certificates | |
| certlm.msc | Certificates Local Computer | Loads the list of certificates of the local computer. |
| certmgr.msc | Certificates | Loads the list of certificates of the user |
| certsrv.msc | Certification Authority | |
| certtmpl.msc | Certification Templates | |
| ciadv.msc | Indexing Service | |
| cluadmin.msc | Failover Cluster Manager | |
| comexp.msc | Component Services | Loads Component Services, Event Viewer, and Services. |
| compmgmt.msc | Computer Management | Includes System Tools (Task Scheduler, Event Viewer, Shared Folders, Local Users and Groups, Performance and Device Manager), Storage (Disk Management), and Services and Applications (Services and WMI Control) |
| da6to4.msc | Network Interfaces Performance Monitor | |
| daihttps.msc | HTTPS Traffic Performance Monitor | |
| daipsecdos.msc | IPSec Performance Monitor | |
| daisatapmsc | ISATAP Performance Monitor | |
| devmgmt.msc | Device Manager | Opens the Device Manager to manage hardware and devices. |
| devmoderunasuserconfig.msc | ||
| dfsmgmt.msc | DFS Management | |
| dhcpmgmt.msc | DHCP Management | |
| diskmgmt.msc | Disk Management | Opens Disk Management to administrate connected storage devices. |
| dnsmgmt.msc | DNS Manager | |
| domain.msc | Active Directory Domains and Trust | |
| dsa.msc | Active Directory Users and Computers. | |
| dssite.msc | Active Directory Sites and Services | |
| eventvwr.msc | Event Viewer | Opens the Event Viewer which displays operating system, software, and hardware events. |
| fsmgmt.msc | Shared Folders | Loads the list of shared folders, sessions, and open files |
| fsrm.msc | File Server Resource Manager | |
| fxsadmin.msc | Microsoft Fax Service Manager | |
| gpedit.msc | Group Policy Editor | Loads the Group Policy Editor to manage system policies |
| gpmc.msc | Group Policy Management | |
| gpme.msc | Group Policy Mangement Editor | |
| gptedit.msc | Group Policy Starter GPO Editor | |
| hcscfg.msc | Health Registration Authority | |
| idmumgmt.msc | Microsoft Identity Management for Unix | |
| iis.msc | Internet Information Services Manager | |
| iis6.msc | Internet Information Services Manager 6.0 | |
| lsdiag.msc | RD Licensing Diagnoser | |
| lusrmgr.msc | Local Users and Groups | Interface to manage local users and user groups. |
| mfsmgmt.msc | Services for Network File System | |
| napclcfg.msc | NAP Client Configuration | |
| nps.msc | Network Policy Server | |
| ocsp.msc | Online Responder | |
| perfmon.msc | Performance Monitor | Loads the Windows Performance Monitor |
| pkiview.msc | Enterprise PKI | |
| printmanagement.msc | Print Management | Manage printers. |
| remoteprograms.msc | RemoteApp Manager | |
| rrasmgmt.msc | Routing and Remote Access | |
| rsop.msc | Resultant Set of Policies | List policies, full results only available through command line tool gpresult |
| sanmmc.msc | Storage Manager for SANs | |
| sbmgr.msc | Remote Desktop Connection Manager | |
| scanmanagement.msc | Scan Management | |
| secpol.msc | Local Security Policy | Loads policies such as account policies, public key policies, or advanced audit policy configuration |
| servermanager.msc | Server Manager | |
| services.msc | Services Manager | Loads the list of installed services to manage them. |
| storagemgmt.msc | Share and Storage Management | |
| storexpl.msc | Storage Explorer | |
| tapimgmt.msc | Telephony | |
| taskschd.msc | Task Scheduler | Loads the Task Scheduler to manage tasks |
| tpm.msc | Trusted Platform Module Management | Manage the TPM on the local device. |
| tsadmin.msc | Remote Desktop Services Manager | |
| tsconfig.msc | Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration | |
| tsgateway.msc | RD Gateway Manager | |
| tsmmc.msc | Remote Desktops | |
| virtmgmt.msc | Hyper-V Manager | |
| wbadmin.msc | Windows Server Backup | |
| wbiadmin.msc | Windows Server Backup | |
| Wdsmgmt-msc | Windows Deployment Services | |
| wf.msc | Windows Firewall | Starts Windows Firewall with Advanced Security. |
| winsmgmt.msc | WINS | |
| wmimgmt.msc | WMI Management | Configure and Control the Windows Management Instrumentation Service. |
| wsrm.msc | Windows System Resource Manager | |
| wsus.msc | Update Services |
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