Services microsoft management console

The right pane is called the details pane. It shows details about - and command functions pertaining to - items selected in the console tree.

The details pane can display many types of information including Web pages, graphics, charts, tables, and columns. Click the New Console icon or click Console - New from the command menu.

When a new MMC window is opened, it displays command toolbar and drop-down menus, similar to, but separate from those of the main MMC window. In addition, there is a status bar at the bottom of the window and a description bar along the top of the details pane.

In the console window, you can assemble and configure a new console and then work with the tools in the console. Skip to main content. This browser is no longer supported. Download Microsoft Edge More info. Contents Exit focus mode. Please rate your experience Yes No. Any additional feedback? Submit and view feedback for This product This page. View all page feedback. In this article. Feedback will be sent to Microsoft: By pressing the submit button, your feedback will be used to improve Microsoft products and services.

Privacy policy. You use Microsoft Management Console MMC to create, save and open administrative tools, called consoles, which manage the hardware, software, and network components of your Microsoft Windows operating system.

MMC runs on all client operating systems that are currently supported. You can use MMC to create custom tools and distribute these tools to users. To create a custom MMC, you'll use the runas command.