General Open Windows Tools in Windows 11


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This tutorial will show you different ways on how to open Windows Tools in Windows 11.

Windows Tools,, formerly 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 edition of Windows you are using.

Starting with Windows 11 build 25272 and build 22623.1095, Microsoft moved Quick Assist out of Windows Tools so it displays directly in the Start menu’s All apps list and is easier to find.

References:
learn.microsoft.com

Windows Tools

The folders for Windows Tools and Administrative Tools are folders in the Control Panel that contain tools for system administrators and advanced users.
learn.microsoft.com

System configuration tools in Windows - Microsoft Support

Learn about the different system tools to configure Windows.
support.microsoft.com support.microsoft.com


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EXAMPLE: Windows Tools

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Option One

Open Windows Tools from Start Menu


1 Open the Start menu.

2 Click/tap on the All apps button. (see screenshot below)

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3 Click/tap on Windows Tools. (see screenshot below)

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Option Two

Open Windows Tools from Control Panel


1 Open Control Panel (control.exe) in icons view.

2 Click/tap on the Windows Tools icon. (see screenshot below)

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Option Three

Open Windows Tools from Search


1 Open Search (Win+S) or the Start menu.

2 Type Windows Tools into the search box. (see screenshot below)

3 Click/tap on Open for Windows Tools.

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Option Four

Open Windows Tools from File Explorer


1 Open File Explorer (Win+E).

2 Click/tap on the far left icon in the address bar of File Explorer. (see screenshot below)

3 Copy and paste the path below into the address bar, and press Enter.

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

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That's it,
Shawn Brink


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Just searching for tools in Option 3 will find it as well.
 

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    HomeBrew
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    AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
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    MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE
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    2x Eve Spectrum ES07D03 4K Gaming Monitor (Matte) | Eve Spectrum ES07DC9 4K Gaming Monitor (Glossy)
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    PC Power & Cooling’s Silencer Series 1050 Watt, 80 Plus Platinum
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    Arctic Liquid Freezer III 420 RGB + Air 3x 140mm case fans (pull front) + 1x 120 mm (push back) and 1 x 120 mm (pull bottom)
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    SteelSeries Apex Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S | MX Master 3 for Business
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    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
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    Nightly (default) + Firefox (stable), Chrome, Edge , Arc
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    Defender + MB 5 Beta
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    ChromeOS Flex Dev Channel (current)
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    Laptop
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    Dell Latitude E5470
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6300U CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2501 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
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    Dell
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    16 GB
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    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520
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    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520 + RealTek Audio
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    Dell laptop display 15"
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    Toshiba 128GB M.2 22300 drive
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    Dell
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    Samsung Odyssey G7 32" Curved Gaming Monitor, IIYAMA XUB2792QSU-W1 27"
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    Samsung 980 Pro 1 Tb (OS), Samsung 970 Pro 1 Tb (games), Samsung 860 Evo 1Tb (data), Samsung 860 Evo 4 Tb (games), Crucial MX500 1Tb (photos), Synology DS920+ 32 Tb NAS.
    PSU
    Corsair RM850x
    Case
    Corsair Crystal 680x
    Cooling
    Corsair H100i Se Platinum, 8 Corsair QL120/140 fans
    Keyboard
    Corsair K70 RGB Mk 2 SE Rapid Fire
    Mouse
    Corsair M65 Elite
    Internet Speed
    58/12 Mbps
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender + Malwarebytes
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    Astro a50 Headset, Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Tablet.
    Creative T6300 5.1 Speakers. TPM 2.0 Module.
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    Gigabyte RTX2070 Super Gaming OC
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    Creative Soundblaster AE-5
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    Asus Strix XG43VQ 43" Ultrawide
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    3840x1200 @ 120Mhz
    Hard Drives
    Aorus Gen 4 NVMe 1 Tb (Windows Insider), Samsung 850 Pro 512Gb (data), Samsung 850 Evo 1Tb (backups), Samsung 860 Evo 2Tb (Home folder), Blu-ray player
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    Corsair RM750i
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    Fractal Define R6
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