{"id":1693,"date":"2016-02-28T15:51:57","date_gmt":"2016-02-28T10:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=1693"},"modified":"2023-07-15T15:45:41","modified_gmt":"2023-07-15T10:15:41","slug":"restore-admin-tools-shortcuts-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/restore-admin-tools-shortcuts-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Restore Missing Administrative Tools Shortcuts in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Administrative Tools folder in the Start menu contains a list of shortcuts to launch admin tools like Perfmon, Resmon, Computer Management, Registry Editor, etc.\u00a0If your Administrative Tools folder is empty, use one of these ways to restore the default shortcuts.<\/p>\n

Method 1: Restore missing shortcuts using SFC<\/h3>\n

The default Administrative Tools shortcuts can be restored by running the System File Checker<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Open an admin Command Prompt<\/a> window, and then type:<\/p>\n

sfc \/scannow<\/pre>\n
After the System File Checker completes, you’ll notice the missing Administrative Tools shortcuts restored.<\/p>\n
To restore a specific shortcut, you can use the following command instead.<\/p>\n
For example:<\/p>\n
sfc \/scanfile=\"C:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs\\Administrative Tools\\Active Directory Administrative Center.lnk\"<\/pre>\n
\"admin<\/p>\n
\n
Method 2: Download the admin tools shortcuts<\/h3>\n
Alternatively, download windows-10-admintools.zip<\/a> (from Windows 10 Pro x64 v22H2 computer.)<\/p>\n
Note that this list is from a Windows 10 Professional x64 computer. Higher editions like Windows 10 Enterprise may contain additional shortcuts.<\/em><\/p>\n
You can either download the above zip file and place the shortcuts in the Admin Tools folder or create shortcuts manually in the following folder:<\/p>\n
C:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs\\Administrative Tools<\/pre>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Name<\/b><\/td>\nTarget<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Active Directory Administrative Center<\/td>\n%windir%\\system32\\dsac.exe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Active Directory Domains and Trusts<\/td>\n%SystemRoot%\\system32\\domain.msc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell<\/td>\n%windir%\\system32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\powershell.exe -noexit -command import-module ActiveDirectory<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Active Directory Sites and Services<\/td>\n%SystemRoot%\\system32\\dssite.msc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Active Directory Users and Computers<\/td>\n%SystemRoot%\\system32\\dsa.msc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ADSI Edit<\/td>\n%SystemRoot%\\system32\\adsiedit.msc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Component Services<\/td>\n%windir%\\system32\\comexp.msc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Computer Management<\/td>\n%windir%\\system32\\compmgmt.msc \/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Defragment and Optimize Drives<\/td>\n%windir%\\system32\\dfrgui.exe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Disk Cleanup<\/td>\n%windir%\\system32\\cleanmgr.exe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Event Viewer<\/td>\n%windir%\\system32\\eventvwr.msc \/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Group Policy Management<\/td>\n%SystemRoot%\\system32\\mmc.exe %SystemRoot%\\system32\\gpmc.msc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
iSCSI Initiator<\/td>\n%windir%\\system32\\iscsicpl.exe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Local Security Policy<\/td>\n%windir%\\system32\\secpol.msc \/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Microsoft Azure Services<\/td>\n%SystemRoot%\\explorer.exe “http:\/\/go.microsoft.com\/fwlink\/?LinkId=401298”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ODBC Data Sources (32-bit)<\/td>\n%windir%\\syswow64\\odbcad32.exe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ODBC Data Sources (64-bit)<\/td>\n%windir%\\system32\\odbcad32.exe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Performance Monitor<\/td>\n%windir%\\system32\\perfmon.msc \/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Print Management<\/td>\n%systemroot%\\system32\\printmanagement.msc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Recovery Drive<\/td>\n%windir%\\system32\\RecoveryDrive.exe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Registry Editor<\/td>\n%windir%\\regedit.exe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Resource Monitor<\/td>\n%windir%\\system32\\perfmon.exe \/res<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Server Manager<\/td>\n%SystemRoot%\\system32\\ServerManager.exe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Services<\/td>\n%windir%\\system32\\services.msc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
System Configuration<\/td>\n%windir%\\system32\\msconfig.exe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
System Information<\/td>\n%windir%\\system32\\msinfo32.exe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Task Scheduler<\/td>\n%windir%\\system32\\taskschd.msc \/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security<\/td>\n%windir%\\system32\\WF.msc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows Memory Diagnostic<\/td>\n%windir%\\system32\\MdSched.exe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
In addition to the above (commonly used) shortcuts, there may be many more, depending upon the version and edition of Windows 10 you’re using.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Administrative Tools folder in the Start menu contains a list of shortcuts to launch admin tools like Perfmon, Resmon, Computer Management, Registry Editor, etc.\u00a0If your Administrative Tools folder is empty, use one of these ways to restore the default shortcuts. Method 1: Restore missing shortcuts using SFC The default Administrative Tools shortcuts can be … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-windows-10"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3094,"url":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/windows-10-start-menu-user-folders-do-not-open\/","url_meta":{"origin":1693,"position":0},"title":"Windows 10 Start Menu User Folders Do Not Open When Clicked","author":"Ramesh","date":"May 7, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"When you click Start and click on a shortcut to your personal folders such as Documents, Downloads, Pictures or Music, nothing may happen. 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