Windows 10: Restore Default Administrative Tools in Windows 10

How to: Restore Default Administrative Tools in Windows 10

How to Restore Default Administrative Tools in Windows 10


Administrative Tools is a folder in Control Panel that contains tools for system administrators and advanced users. The tools in the folder might vary depending on which version of Windows you are using.

This tutorial will help you to restore any missing shortcuts in the Administrative Tools folder in Windows 10.

You must be signed in as an administrator to be able to restore Administrative Tools.

Some common administrative tools in this folder include:

[table][tr][td]Administrative Tool[/td] [td]Description [/td] [/tr] [tr][td]System Information[/td] [td]View details about your computer, operating system, hardware, and software, including drivers—also known as msinfo32.exe.[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Task Scheduler[/td] [td]Schedule programs or other tasks to run automatically.[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Windows Firewall with Advanced Security[/td] [td]Configure advanced firewall settings on both this computer and remote computers on your network.[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Windows Memory Diagnostic[/td] [td]Check your computer's memory to see if it's functioning properly.[/td] [/tr] [/table]


EXAMPLE: Administrative Tools








Here's How:

1. Click/tap on the Download button below to download the .zip file below.
Administrative_Tools.zip

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2. Save the .zip file to your desktop.

3. Unblock the .zip file.

4. Open the Administrative Tools.zip file. (see screenshot below)



5. Open File Explorer, copy and paste the location below into the address bar, and press Enter to open the Administrative Tools folder. (see screenshots below)
*Arrow %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools







6. Drag and drop any missing shortcuts from the Administrative Tools.zip file in step 4 into the Administrative Tools folder in step 5.

7. Click/tap on Continue to approve. (see screenshot below)




That's it,
Shawn


Related Tutorials

• How to Open Administrative Tools in Windows 10

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Default Administrative Tools for Windows 10 (Home)

I've uploaded the default shortcuts here:

http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/q1-16/windows-10-admintools.zip

If you want to create the shortcuts manually, use the info here:

http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/restore-admin-tools-shortcuts-windows-10/

Enterprise Editions may have additional shortcuts than what's covered in the above page.

 

Default Administrative Tools for Windows 10 (Home)

your answer is the worst in human history.

what is wrong with you?

make sure the "show administrator tools" is set to yes.

HOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

have you ever given instructions before?

 

Hello flupke01, *Smile

What is the shortcut folder for?

Please go ahead and post a screenshot of it as well to help.

 

Like this, all the shortcuts I restored:

 

It's normal to have the "Administrative Tools" folder if that's what you meant?

If you mean shortcuts in this folder, then you can easily remove any of them by deleting the shortcut while doing step 5.

 

No, the only place where I want to see those shortcuts, is in control panel, but not also in my start-menu. See the next screenshot, that how it is supposed to be, not also in my start-menu. And if I delete shortcuts in the folder in the start-menu, they also disappear in control-panel, that's the problem...

 

You might check the settings for the 3rd party program you're using for the Start menu to see if there may be an option to add or remove items without affecting the other.

 

No, there's no option to edit folders at that level, only the programs folder itself. It looks like the original setting is somehow different from how it is now, being restored following your tutorial. Is this how Windows 10 is originally configurated, or is there also stuff that should be edited in for example the register or somewhere else?

 

What program are you using for the Start menu. If it's free or a trial available, I'll play with it to see if I see the same.

I'm thinking it has to do with that program since this below is how it looks by default for "Windows Administrative Tools".

 

That's very interesting, I've always install my (free) alternative start-menu program (Classic Shell - Start menu and other Windows enhancements) right away after installing windows, so I've never actually looked at the standard version, well, not thoroughly that is *Wink
Now I think the administrative tools folder was indeed in my start-menu earlier, and that I caused the problem myself by moving it to a folder I named 'SYS' in my start-menu. I like to have a tidy start-menu. I've done that many times before, but this time all shortcuts in the control panel folder disappeared, as I wrote. Now, with your tutorial, I have all shortcuts back were they belong in the control panel folder, but cannot move or delete the new unwanted folder. Well, I explained all that before.

Hope you can understand my description, English is not my native language as I'm sure you've noticed *Wink And thanks for taking the effort of trying to help! O, and a happy new year!

 

@flupke01,

Ok. After playing with it a bit, here's what I found.

The folder location below is what you see in the Control Panel -> Windows Administrative Tools.

%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools

Start menu -> Programs -> Windows Administrative Tools also shows you whats in the folder location above, so I'm not sure you can remove anything from this location without it being removed in both Start and Control Panel.

The folder location below will only show in Start menu -> Programs -> Windows Administrative Tools and not in the Control Panel.

%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools