Besides the utilities you've learned about in this class, the MMC provides many others. Here's a partial list. Experiment by adding several of these to your console to see what they do:

• ActiveX Control: Enables you to add ActiveX controls to a console.
• Certificates: Allows you to browse the stored certificates on your computer.
• Computer Management: Is a handy multipurpose console that allows you to run Disk Defragmenter, Disk Management, and several others.
• Device Manager: The list of hardware installed on the computer.
• Event Viewer: Displays event logs that can help you track down system problems.
• Link to web Address: Enables you to add items that refer to certain web pages.
• Local Users and Groups: Shows the authorized users and groups and enables you to edit those lists.
• Performance Logs and Alerts: Displays and configures data logs and alerts.
• Services: Starts, stops, and configures Windows services.
• Shared folders: Displays shared folders and tells you who's accessing them and which files are opened.

Moving On

Congratulations! You've made it to the end of this course. You may have started out not knowing much about Windows maintenance, but now you can check disks for errors, defragment them, back them up, download Windows updates, check for viruses, and much more. Before you leave, do the final assignment and quiz, and then ask any last-minute questions on the Message Board.

Good luck with your continuing education!