Los archivos con extensión .MSC son «consolas» o «programas» que sirven para configurar ciertos aspectos de Windows, nos son muy útiles y hay muchos.
A continuación, hay la lista de comandos que nos abren las diferentes consolas en Windows. Algunas solo están disponibles en Windows Server y en algunas versiones solo.
Por defecto los archivos .msc estan en Windows\System32.
Podemos ejecutar qualquier archivo .msc pulsando Windows-R y escribiendo el nombre del archivo msc y la extensión y pulsando la tecla Enter del teclado. Ej: perfmon.msc
Lista de archivos MSC para cualquier Windows
| .MSC file | Console | Description |
| azman.msc | Authorization Manager | Manage Authorization Stores |
| certlm.msc | Certificates Local Computer | Loads the list of certificates of the local computer. |
| certmgr.msc | Certificates | Loads the list of certificates of the user |
| comexp.msc | Component Services | Loads Component Services, Event Viewer, and Services. |
| compmgmt.msc | Computer Management | Includes System Tools (Task Scheduler, Event Viewer, Shared Folders, Local Users and Groups, Performance and Device Manager), Storage (Disk Management), and Services and Applications (Services and WMI Control) |
| devmgmt.msc | Device Manager | Opens the Device Manager to manage hardware and devices. |
| devmoderunasuserconfig.msc | User Manager | Complete customization of the start menu items and the taskbar. |
| diskmgmt.msc | Disk Management | Opens Disk Management to administrate connected storage devices. |
| eventvwr.msc | Event Viewer | Opens the Event Viewer which displays operating system, software, and hardware events. |
| fsmgmt.msc | Shared Folders | Loads the list of shared folders, sessions, and open files |
| gpedit.msc | Group Policy Editor | Loads the Group Policy Editor to manage system policies |
| lusrmgr.msc | Local Users and Groups | Interface to manage local users and user groups. |
| perfmon.msc | Performance Monitor | Loads the Windows Performance Monitor |
| printmanagement.msc | Print Management | Manage printers. |
| rsop.msc | Resultant Set of Policies | List policies, full results only available through command line tool gpresult |
| secpol.msc | Local Security Policy | Loads policies such as account policies, public key policies, or advanced audit policy configuration |
| services.msc | Services Manager | Loads the list of installed services to manage them. |
| taskschd.msc | Task Scheduler | Loads the Task Scheduler to manage tasks |
| tpm.msc | Trusted Platform Module Management | Manage the TPM on the local device. |
| wf.msc | Windows Firewall | Starts Windows Firewall with Advanced Security. |
| wmimgmt.msc | WMI Management | Configure and Control the Windows Management Instrumentation Service. |
Lista de archivos MSC para Windows Server
| .MSC file | Description |
| adfs.msc | Active Directory Federation Services |
| AdRmsAdmin.msc | Active Directory Rights Management Services |
| adsiedit.msc | ADSI Edit |
| certim.msc | Local Computer Certificates |
| certsrv.msc | Certification Authority |
| certtmpl.msc | Certification Templates |
| ciadv.msc | Indexing Service |
| cluadmin.msc | Failover Cluster Manager |
| da6to4.msc | Network Interfaces Performance Monitor |
| daihttps.msc | HTTPS Traffic Performance Monitor |
| daipsecdos.msc | IPSec Performance Monitor |
| daisatapmsc | ISATAP Performance Monitor |
| dfsmgmt.msc | DFS Management |
| dhcpmgmt.msc | DHCP Management |
| dnsmgmt.msc | DNS Manager |
| domain.msc | Active Directory Domains and Trust |
| dsa.msc | Active Directory Users and Computers. |
| dssite.msc | Active Directory Sites and Services |
| fsrm.msc | File Server Resource Manager |
| fxsadmin.msc | Microsoft Fax Service Manager |
| gpmc.msc | Group Policy Management |
| gpme.msc | Group Policy Mangement Editor |
| gptedit.msc | Group Policy Starter GPO Editor |
| hcscfg.msc | Health Registration Authority |
| idmumgmt.msc | Microsoft Identity Management for Unix |
| iis.msc | Internet Information Services Manager |
| iis6.msc | Internet Information Services Manager 6.0 |
| lsdiag.msc | RD Licensing Diagnoser |
| napclcfg.msc | NAP Client Configuration |
| mfsmgmt.msc | Services for Network File System |
| nps.msc | Network Policy Server |
| ocsp.msc | Online Responder |
| pkiview.msc | Enterprise PKI |
| remoteprograms.msc | RemoteApp Manager |
| rrasmgmt.msc | Routing and Remote Access |
| sanmmc.msc | Storage Manager for SANs |
| sbmgr.msc | Remote Desktop Connection Manager |
| scanmanagement.msc | Scan Management |
| servermanager.msc | Server Manager |
| storagemgmt.msc | Share and Storage Management |
| storexpl.msc | Storage Explorer |
| tapimgmt.msc | Telephony |
| tsadmin.msc | Remote Desktop Services Manager |
| tsconfig.msc | Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration |
| tsgateway.msc | RD Gateway Manager |
| tsmmc.msc | Remote Desktops |
| virtmgmt.msc | Hyper-V Manager |
| wbadmin.msc | Windows Server Backup |
| Wdsmgmt-msc | Windows Deployment Services |
| winsmgmt.msc | WINS |
| wbiadmin.msc | Windows Server Backup |
| wsrm.msc | Windows System Resource Manager |
| wsus.msc | Update Services |