A few years ago I created a quick utility to simply bring together all the various configuration tools that are included inside Windows itself. The problem is that there are actually all these built-in tools and utilities but finding them sometimes require you to search or discover them by accident. The tool I created simply provides an easy way to get to a lot of them. Even in Windows 7 not everything is located in one place – especially the more ‘advanced’, older or legacy tools – e.g. ODBC settings. Additionally I added something simple to simply ‘list’ the installed .Net versions as well.<\/p>\n
A quick summary of what it contains:<\/p>\n
System<\/p>\n
Control panel
\nManage computer
\nSystem config
\nRegistry editor
\nPerformance monitor
\nScheduled tasks
\nLocale<\/p>\nRegional settings
\n<\/span>Date and time<\/p>\n.Net<\/p>\n
List versions
\nDisable Explorer GAC view<\/p>\nHardware<\/p>\n
Device manager
\nInstall hardware
\nRemove hardware
\nPower options
\nDisk management
\nRemovable storage
\nSettings<\/p>\nKeyboard
\nMouse
\nDisplay
\nSound
\nPrinter<\/p>\nSoftware<\/p>\n
Add & remove programs
\nDefault programs
\nWindows components<\/p>\nServices<\/p>\n
Services
\nIISAdmin
\nComponent services
\nODBC<\/p>\nSecurity<\/p>\n
Security centre
\nFirewall settings
\nUser accounts
\nPolicy
\nLocal security settings<\/p>\nConnections<\/p>\n
Network connections
\nCreate share
\nShared folders
\nMap network drive
\nDisconnect network drive
\nInternet options<\/p>\nLooks<\/p>\n
Taskbar properties
\nFonts
\nFolder options
\nDisplay themes<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nI’ve now simple recompiled the utility and created a very simple installer for it (one for x86 and one for x64)<\/p>\n
x86 – https:\/\/dl.dropbox.com\/u\/20983\/WindowsCommandCentreSetup.msi<\/a><\/p>\n