Which Windows utility can be used to build your own customized console Windows?

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What Windows utility allows you to build your own customized console Windows?
What utilities can be accessed using the computer management window?
What is the term given to the individual tools in a console?
Which Windows utility can be used to view and modify partitions on hard drives and to format drives?

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Task Manager	Lets you view the applications and processes running on your computer as well as information about process and memory performance, network activity, and user activity.
Ctrl+Alt+Delete and Ctrl+Shift+Esc	Opens Task Manager.
System Configuration Utility (Msconfig.exe)	Use this to find out what processes are launched at startup and to temporarily disable a process from loading. Icluded with Windows Vista and Xp but not Windows 2000.
Services.msc	Launches Services console.
Computer Management (Compmgmt.msc)	Is a window that consolidates several Windows administrative tools that you can use to manage the local PC or other computers on the network.
Microsoft Management Console MMC	Is a Windows Utility that can be used to build your own customized console windows.
Console	A single window that contains one or more administrative tools such as Device Manager or Disk Management.
Snap-ins	In a console, individual tools.
Event Viewer (Eventvwr.msc)	A Windows tool useful for troubleshooting problems with Windows, applications, and hardware.
Reliability and Performance Monitor	Is a MMC snap-in, collects, records and displays events. Also called in Windows XP, Performance Monitor or the System Monitor.
Data Collector Sets Utility	A Utility within the Reliability and Performance Monitor that is used to collect your own data about a system.
Registry Editor (regedit.exe)	Windows Utility used to edit the Windows registry.
Registry	A database designed with a treelike structure (called an hierarchical database) that contains configuration information for Windows, users, software applications, and installed hardware devices.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE (HKLM)	Most important key and contains hardware, software, and security data.
HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG (HKCC)	Key that contains Plug and Play information about the hardware configuration that is used by the computer at startup.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT (HKCR)	Key that stores information that determines which application is opened when the user double-clicks a file.
HKEY_USERS (HKU)	Key that contains data about all users and is taken from the Default hive.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER (HKCU)	Key that contains data about the current user.
Windows Experience Index	In Windows Vista, is a summary index designed to measure the overall performance of a system.
Vista Upgrade Advisor	An internet tool that can be run on a PC to determine if an XP system qualifies for Vista.
ReadyBoost	Windows Vista Utility that uses a flash drive or secure digital (SD) memory card to boost hard drive performance.
Task Scheduler	Offered with Home and Business Editions of Windows Vista and Windows XP Professional, a tool that can set a task or program to launch at a future time, including at startup.
Four ways to start Task Manager	CTRL+ALT+DELETE, Right click a blank area on the task bar select Task Manager, CRTL+SHIFT+ESC, Enter (taskmgr.exe) in the Vista Start Search box or the XP Run dialog box.
3 snap-ins that can be found in both Windows Vista and Windows XP Computer Management windows that are used to manage hardware and track problems with hardware	Event Viewer, Device Manager, and Indexing Service.
The file extension for a console that is managed by Microsoft Management Console	.msc
The Program filename of the Microsoft Management Console	mmc.exe
Application Log in Event Viewer	Records events about applications and Windows utilities such as when and application was unable to open a file or when Windows created a restore point.
Security Log in Event Viewer	Records events based on audit policies, which and administrator sets to monitor user activity such as successful or unsuccessful attempts to access a file or log on the system.
System Log in Event Viewer	Records events triggered by Windows components, such as a device driver failing to load during the boot process or a problem with hardware.
The program filename and extension of the Reliability and Performance Monitor	perfmon.msc
The path the the Ntuser.dat file in Windows Vista	C:\Users\username\Ntuser.dat
Three indicators in Task Manager can use to find which program has a memory leak	Observe the values in Memory Private Working Set, Handles, and Threads columns, if they increase overtime for a particular program.
The key you press at startup to load the system in Safe Mode	F8
The folder that Task scheduler keeps scheduled tasks	C:\Windows\System32\Tasks
The Name of the Control Panel applet used to uninstall software in Vista	Programs and Features
Tool used to permanently remove a service or a program from startup	Services Console
The program pathname and extension for the Services Console	Services.msc
Technique used to speed up the process to determine which startup service is slowing down the startup	Half-again
The one service you should not disable when trying to fix a problem	Volume Shadow Copy service
A good third party tool to monitor any changes in startup	WinPatrol by BillP Studios

What Windows utility allows you to build your own customized console Windows?

MMC offers a common framework in which various snap-ins can run so that you can manage several services by using a single interface. MMC also enables you to customize the console. By picking and choosing specific snap-ins, you can create management consoles that include only the administrative tools that you need.

What utilities can be accessed using the computer management window?

Windows Computer Management is a pack of Windows administrative tools Microsoft provides for users. You can use it to access to a series of administrative tools like Event Viewer, Task Scheduler, Device Manager, Disk Management, Services Manager, etc.

What is the term given to the individual tools in a console?

What is the term given to the individual tools in a console? snap-ins. What registry key stores information that determines which application is opened when a user double-clicks a file? HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.