MMC on Windows Server 2003, running Computer Management snap-in

The Microsoft Management Console (MMC) is a component of modern Microsoft Windows operating systems that provides system administrators and advanced users with a flexible interface through which they may configure and monitor the system. Most of Microsoft's administration tools included with both Windows itself, and Windows Server System products are implemented as MMC "snap-ins". Third-parties can also implement their own snap-ins using the MMC application programming interfaces published at MSDN. Image File history File links Microsoft_Management_Console. ... Image File history File links Microsoft_Management_Console. ... Windows Server 2003 is a server operating system produced by Microsoft. ... Microsoft Windows is the name of several families of proprietary software operating systems by Microsoft. ... An operating system (OS) is a set of computer programs that manage the hardware and software resources of a computer. ... Windows Server System logo Windows Server System is an integrated set of server software, from Microsoft, that forms the infrastructure for operating the backend of an institutions information technology system. ... A application programming interface (API) is the interface that a computer system, library or application provides in order to allow requests for services to be made of it by other computer programs, and/or to allow data to be exchanged between them. ... The Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) is an information service from Microsoft for software developers. ...

Common snap-ins

The most prolific MMC is Computer Management, which appears in the Administrative Tools folder in the Control Panel. Computer Management is actually a collection of MMC snap-ins, including the Device Manager, Disk Defragmenter, Internet Information Services, Disk Management, Event Viewer, Local Users and Groups, Shared Folders, and other tools. Computer Management can also be pointed at another Windows machine altogether, allowing for monitoring and configuration of other computers on the local network that the user has access to. Control Panel in Windows Vista Control Panel in Windows XP Classic View of the Control Panel in Windows XP Control Panel is a part of the Microsoft Windows graphical user interface which allows users to view and manipulate basic system settings and controls, such as adding hardware, adding and removing... The Device Manager is a tool included with Microsoft Windows operating systems that allows the user to display and control the hardware attached to the computer. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS; sometimes, erroneously called Server or System) is a set of Internet-based services for servers using Microsoft Windows. ... A network share is a location on a computer network, typically allowing multiple computer users on the same network to have a centralized space on which to store files (i. ...

Other MMC consoles in common use include:

• Microsoft Exchange Server administration console
• Active Directory user and group, domain trust, and site consoles
• Group Policy management, including the Local Security Policy console included on all Windows 2000 and later systems
• Services console, for managing Windows services
• Performance console, for monitoring system performance and metrics
• Event Viewer, for monitoring system and application events

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Version History

• MMC 1.0, shipped with Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack.
• MMC 1.1, shipped with SQL Server 7.0 and Systems Management Server 2.0, and also made available as a download for Windows 9x versions and Windows NT. New features:[1]
  • Snap-in taskpads
  • Wizard-style property sheets
  • Ability to load extensions to a snap-in at run-time
  • HTML Help support
• MMC 1.2, shipped with Windows 2000. New features:[2]
  • Support for Windows Installer and Group Policy
  • Filtered views
  • Exporting list views to a text file
  • Persistence of user-set column layouts (i.e. widths, ordering, visibility and sorting of lists)
• MMC 2.0, shipped with Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. New features:
  • Operating system-defined visual styles
  • Automation object model, allowing the capabilities of an MMC snap-in to be used programmatically from outside MMC itself (e.g. from a script)
  • 64-bit snap-ins
  • Console Taskpads
  • View Extensions
  • Multilanguage User Interface help files
• MMC 3.0, shipped with Windows Server 2003 R2 and Windows Vista, and has a download available for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. New features:
  • Support for developing snap-ins with the .NET framework, including Windows Forms
  • Reduced amount of code required to create a snap-in
  • Improved debugging capabilities
  • Asynchronous user interface model (MMC 3.0 snap-ins only)
  • DEP is always enforced. All snap-ins must be DEP-aware. ^[1]

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See also

• List of Microsoft Windows components
• Microsoft Windows
• Windows PowerShell
• Emergency Management Services (EMS)

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References

1. ^ MMC 3.0 snap-ins must be DEP aware

External links

• Microsoft Management Console documentation at the Microsoft Developer Network