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Exploring the Depths of mmc.exe: Resolving Operational Issues
Deciphering mmc.exe: Strategies for Effective Remediation
If you're a seasoned Windows user, you'll rarely need to resort to this tool. However, for managing multiple Windows devices across a network, this tool proves incredibly handy.
What exactly is mmc.exe? And what to do when mmc.exe fails to respond?
How can you access MMC?
Accessing Microsoft Management Console on Windows 10 Pro is a breeze.
Step 1: Type the keyword 'mmc' into the Search Windows or Cortana bar. You'll see a console with a blank screen appear.
Step 2: Select File =>Add or Remove Snap-in.
Step 3: Double-click on the snap-in to add it to your mmc console.
There are numerous snap-ins allowing you to perform various tasks on either local or remote computers. Users tend to utilize snap-ins like Device Manager, Event Viewer, Performance, and Disk Management more frequently. Although all these snap-ins are available through the Control Panel, they're consolidated within MMC for easier management and troubleshooting.
Other useful MMC snap-ins include Services, Task Scheduler, Computer Management, and Group Policy Editor. Additionally, there are some IP-related snap-ins if you're managing a network system.
How to use MMC?
Imagine you're living and studying remotely, and every time you chat with your parents online via computer, there are constant errors. In such a scenario, you can set up MMC to access your parents' computer via IP address. Once permissions are set, you can use MMC to check Event Viewer, Device Manager, and other snap-ins on your parents' computer. And all these snap-ins are within a single MMC window.
MMC will gather and correlate data from a local or remote computer, then display that data in a corresponding snap-in. When using the Device Manager snap-in, you can perform regular tasks.
In the example above, you can check Event Viewer to identify errors on your parents' computer, then use Device Manager to update or reload drivers for a specific device.
While MMC isn't the only solution, it's an ideal one for you.
Besides MMC.exe, you might have come across the MOM.exe file. To learn more about MOM.exe, you can read an introduction to MOM.exe here.
Create a MMC shortcut
To access MMC, users can utilize Search. However, instead of using Search, you can use a shortcut, which will be much more helpful.
Step 1: Right-click on any empty space on the Desktop, then select New.
Step 2: Select Shortcut and enter: '%windir%system32mmc.exe'.
Step 3: Select Next, give the shortcut any name you desire, then choose Finish.
Double-click the shortcut to open the Microsoft Management Console.
If you're using Windows 10, refer to how to create quick win 10 shortcuts instead of time-consuming operations as before. Creating quick win 10 shortcuts is also quite simple, not as difficult as many people think.
What to do if mmc.exe isn't working?
In case mmc.exe isn't functioning, you can apply one of the following tricks:
Trick 1: Use System File Checker to scan the system
SFC, also known as Windows System File Checker, is a tool that scans and checks core files in the system for any issues and automatically resolves them.
Step 1: Open Command Prompt as Admin.
Step 2: Run the command 'sfc /scannow' on the Command Prompt window and press Enter.
Step 3: Check and verify the system.
Trick 2: Use DISM
Step 1: Keep the Command Prompt window running as Admin.
Step 2: Enter the command below and press Enter:
DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Scanhealth && DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth
Step 3: Allow the system to run and fix any errors if detected.
Trick 3: Reset Windows to fix mmc.exe not working error
If using SFC and DISM doesn't detect and fix MMC errors, then your only solution is to reset Windows.
Step 1: Type reset into the Windows/Cortana Search bar, then select Reset This PC.
Step 2: Select Get Started =>Keep my files.
Step 3: Wait for the process to complete and then check again.
There are many .EXE files on the computer that users may not know the name or function of. Besides mmc.exe, the rundll32.exe process is also a format that many users are concerned about. To find out what rundll32.exe is, its function, you can follow the article about rundll32.exe here.
