The Microsoft Management Console (MMC) is a Windows component and desktop application that hosts so-called snap-ins that provide an interface for configuring and monitoring the system. Most of the administration tools under Microsoft Windows are implemented as MMC snap-ins (*.msc files), including the Device Manager (Devmgmt.msc), the Service Control Manager (Services.msc), and the Event Viewer (eventvwr.msc).
Questions tagged [mmc]
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How can I start certmgr.msc for computer account?
I can start individual Management Console snap-ins by starting them directly without going through starting mmc.exe and selecting the snap-ins I want.
However, for certmgr.msc selecting in MMC gives me the option to load certmgr for the computer…
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How can I export a certificate from MMC as a PFX file?
I'm in the process of trying to change the KeySpec property of a code signing certificate from Comodo by following this guide. The guide mentions importing your certificate file into MMC and then exporting it again later. However, I don't seem to…
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"Host USB device connections disabled" in VMware?
I installed Linux, Windows XP and Chrome OS in VMware Workstation 7 and in every OS the USB host doesn't work. When I start some of the Operating Systems this message shows up:
Host USB device connections disabled
The connection to the VMware USB…
kvizii
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Windows 7 Certificate Manager Snap-In without access to MMC
In support of a remote end user, I need to walk them through adding a trusted root certificate to their computer's "Computer Account".
This is no big deal, except this user is running Windows 7 Home Premium; I believe this version of Windows 7 does…
Erick
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Microsoft Management Console stops working when I add snap-in to it
I have Windows 7 Ultimate OS.
I'm opening mmc.exe as administrator and trying add Certificates or any other snap-in, then while loading that snap-in MMC breaks and displays following message and after that it closes automatically once I click on…
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How to run each snap-in as a different user
I manage 4 different domains on our internal network and each of them requires a different domain\user and password.
What I want to do is run a MMC and add 4 different Active Directiory (Users & Computers) snap-ins all using different…
Clarkey
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How do I find out containing OU in results of “Find Users, Contacts, and Groups"?
After a search, how do I get to know in which OU (Organizational Unit) a given result is?
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Set sdcard "temporary write protect" bit on Linux
I want to set the TMP_WRITE_PROTECT (temporary write protection) bit on my sdcard /dev/mmcblk0. I think this can be done by rewriting the CSD (card specific data) at /sys/block/mmcblk0/device/csd, but surely there's already a Linux tool to do all…
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What to do if you want the Active Directory MMC plugin to be available?
I don't understand or think that much about active directory. Right now I am just wondering how the following icon comes up on my desktop. What needs to be installed on my machine to get it.
More info: That particular icon calls dsa.msc which…
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Windows 10 Fall Creators Update with unsigned mmc.exe
After upgrading to Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (Version: 1709, OS Build: 16299.64) mmc.exe is not recognized as a signed file.
I tried to execute it from cmd as administrator and worked:
c:\Windows\System32\mmc.exe…
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Broken dropdowns in SQL Server Configuration Manager on Windows 8.1
I recently installed a new virtual VMWare machine for development purposes. The machine has Windows 8.1 (64 bit), Visual Studio 2013 and Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Standard Edition, all with latest updates.
Today I wanted to create a new Alias in the…
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mmc could not create the snap-in. CLSID: FX:{18ea3f92-d6aa-41d9-a205-2023400c8fbb} error
MMC Snap-in will not load most processes and throws an error on Windows 2008R2 x64. It gives the error:
mmc could not create the snap-in. CLSID: FX:{18ea3f92-d6aa-41d9-a205-2023400c8fbb} when opening server manager.
It also gives similar errors…
Tammy
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Invoking an MMC Snap-in function from Windows command shell: is it possible?
I need to execute a MMC Snap-in function from the Command Shell of a Windows computer. I need it to schedule this command in the same Windows PC and executes in background.
Probably this questions could seem a little bit strange but I have a…
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Why can't signtool find certificate in machine store?
We have a code signing certificate that is working in TeamCity builds using the following command:
signtool sign /a /v /sm /s my /n "NAME_ISSUED_TO" /d "DESCRIPTION" FILENAME
Unfortunately the person who set this up is no longer here and we need to…
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MMC card reader slow on Linux
I have been searching in and out on google and the forum about the issue I am experiencing with Linux, with no luck so far.
This is my system:
System: Host: wally Kernel: 3.13.0-37-generic x86_64 (64 bit) Desktop: Gnome Distro: Linux Mint 17.1…
Rosario L