How to Access Windows 10 Administrative Tools in File Explorer (And More)

By Timothy Tibbetts

on 06/15/2023

Windows Administrative tools include repair and diagnostic apps that can you can find in the Start Menu, or by searching using the Windows Key + S. Here's a neat trick that allows you to access all the Admin apps right inside File Explorer.

All you need to do is open File Explorer and type in the Quick Access bar:

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools

As you can see, just about every repair and diagnostic app you could ever want that is included with Windows is here.

They are:

Component Services

Computer Management

Defragment and Optimize Drives

Disk Cleanup

Event Viewer

iSCSI Initiator

Local Securty Policy

ODBC Data Sources (32 and 64-Bit)

Performance Monitor

Print Management

Recovery Drive

Registry Editor

Resource Monitor

Services

System Configuration

System Information

Task Scheduler

Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security

Windows Memory Diagnostic

Another idea would be to right-click on your Desktop and choose New > Shortcut and paste in C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools.

Now, you can take that shortcut and drag it to your taskbar, or anywhere you like. Right-click on that shortcut and even pin it to Start.

We thought this to be a neat trick for techs or anyone running diagnostics to save time and see all the available Administrative Tools available to you.