Chapter 18. Using advanced system management tools

Viewing details about your system

Managing services

Editing the Windows registry

Using Microsoft Management Console

In this chapter, we look at a handful of programs and management consoles that can help you attain greater mastery over Microsoft Windows. We start with tools for unearthing details about your system—its hardware, software environment, running programs and services, and other elements. In the remainder of the chapter, we discuss the Services console, Registry Editor, and various specialized tools that use Microsoft Management Console (MMC).

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These aren’t the only programs included with Windows that could be considered as system management tools, of course. Some others include ...

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