Introduction
Microsoft Windows XP and later OSes include the Computer Management tool (Compmgmt.msc) in the Administration Support Tools component. You can use the Computer Management tool to remotely manage a Windows devices. Remote management capabilities can be especially helpful for debugging applications and services on a remote device.
The Computer Management tool provides Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-ins that you can use to perform common computer management tasks and to compile information about both local and remote computers. This information includes:
Tasks available via Computer Management
- Event viewer logs
- Shared folders
- Local users and groups accounts
- Performance logs and alerts
- Device Manager
- Storage devices (including Removable Storage, Disk Defragmenter, and Disk Management MMC snap-ins)
- Services and applications (including the Services snap-in)
Options for remote Computer Management
Once connected to the remote Windows device, the name of the device appears in parentheses next to Computer Management.
Option 1
- On your admin machine, open a command window. At the command prompt, type: COMPMGMT.MSC
- On the Action menu, select Connect to another computer...
- Type in the name of the Windows device that you want to connect to, and click OK.
Option 2
- COMPMGMT.MSC /Computer:<computername>