Overview

Let’s look at some of the Administrative tools in Windows 11. Windows 11 renames Administrative tools as Windows Tools. Notice this change if you upgrade from Windows 10.

We can view and launch the tools from the Control Panel screen.

Control Panel >> System and Security >> Windows Tools

Alternatively, Search for Windows Tools on the Search bar, and then click Windows Tools search result.

Windows Tools

Some of the most used tools are

Run Dialog
Command Prompt
Event Viewer
Registry Editor
Task Manager
Disk Cleanup
Services
Performance Monitor
Task Scheduler
Steps Recorder

Run Dialog Box

Run dialog is a handy tool to open Windows programs, files and other tools. To know more about the Run Dialog: Windows 11 Run Dialog

Command Prompt

Command Prompt is a command-line interface tool. Users can enter commands in the command prompt window, execute, and view the output of the commands.

To launch the tool, open the Run prompt ( Windows key + R ) and type the following command and click the OK button:( or hit the Enter key)

cmd

Windows 11 Command Prompt Window

Event Viewer

Event Viewer enables users to view system events and errors. Administrative Events are classified into event types like:

Critical
Error
Warning
Information
Audit Success/ Failure

To launch the tool, open the Run prompt ( Windows key + R ) and type the following command and click the OK button:( or hit the Enter key):

eventvwr

Event Viewer Application

Registry Editor

The registry is a database on a Windows computer system that stores hardware and software configuration. Information in the Registry is grouped into keys and hives. A registry hive is a group of keys, sub-keys, and values in the registry.

To launch the Registry tool, open the Run prompt window( Windows Key + R ) and type the following command and click the OK button:( or hit the Enter key):

regedit

Registry Editor

Changes to the registry take into effect immediately. Unless you are sure of the changes do not make any changes to the registry entries.

Task Manager

Task Manager tool gives the user a real-time view of the applications and processes list, utilization of physical resources on the computer, and many other things. The tool is used to view running processes, kill applications, monitor hardware resources usage, startup applications, etc.

To launch the Task Manager tool, open the Run prompt window( Windows Key + R ) and type the following command and click the OK button:( or hit the Enter key):

taskmgr

Task Manager Windows 11

We can view the CPU, Memory, Disk, Network usage in the Performance tab. This tool is useful in Performance/Load Testing and Server Capacity Tests.

Disk Cleanup

Disk Cleanup tool allows users to clean and delete temporary files on the Windows computer system.

To launch the Disk Cleanup tool, open the Run prompt window( Windows Key + R ) and type the following command and click the OK button:( or hit the Enter key):

cleanmgr

Disk Cleanup Windows 11

Task Scheduler

Task scheduler allows the PC user to create and schedule tasks automatically. This tool helps with task automation of repetitive and recurring tasks.

To know more about the Windows Task scheduler:

https://www.testingdocs.com/windows-11-task-scheduler/

Steps Recorder

Steps Recorder is a troubleshooting tool that helps to record the steps taken when the problem occurred. We can send this recording to the development team or attach it to the defect report to help diagnose the problem.

The recorded file contains the steps and information to describe the problem to others. This is a useful tool for Testers/Quality Assurance professionals.