Seven free Windows server management tools

There are numerous tools on the market that help Windows server administrators configure, manage, troubleshoot, and secure Windows servers and domains. In this article, we recommend 7 free and useful server management tools for administrators to choose from.

Active Directory Best Practices Analyzer

Active Directory Best Practices Analyzer is provided by Microsoft from within Windows Server 2008 R2. It checks for critical installations and other Active Directory components to see if they follow Microsoft's best practice standards. This tool can help identify the security and performance of adding Active Directory. The corresponding status and description are displayed for each setting or component scan.

Active Directory Explorer

Active Directory Explorer (AD Explorer) is the Active Directory Viewer and Editor, which allows administrators to view AD databases, save offline snapshots, and create favorite points. And save the advanced search. Administrators can view object properties and features without opening a dialog box. They can also modify permissions and view object schemas. Administrators can also compare two AD snapshots to view objects, attributes, and security permissions.

Remote Desktop Manager

Remote Desktop Manager allows administrators to collect multiple types of remote connections and services and their passwords/vouchers on one platform. It can help achieve faster response times and even help improve security. The developer offers a premium version of the 30-day trial version, which is also completely free, but has limited functionality.

Remote Desktop Manager can also manage remote connections, supporting Microsoft Remote Desktop (RDP, RemoteFX), Microsoft Windows Azure (RDP), Microsoft Hyper-V (RDP), Microsoft Remote Assistance, VNC (RealVNC/TightVNC) /UltraVNC/built-in), Citrix (ICA/HDX/Web), Web (HTTP/HTTPS), LogMeIn (Free/Pro), TeamViewer and PC. It also supports FTP, FTPS management and SFTP (Windows Explorer/Filezilla/WinSCP/built-in) and Telnet, SSH, RAW, and rLogin (Putty/Kitty/built-in).

Viewfinity Local Admin Discovery

Viewfinity Local Admin Discovery scans the network and displays administrator privileges. User accounts. This can help identify users who may have unnecessary privileges, which can lead to security breaches, malware infections, or other issues.

Administrators can select which parts of the computer scan or select an organizational unit or AD community. The Viefinity tool categorizes the results, generates a graphical summary report, and allows administrators to export to Excel for further analysis and reporting. It is also easy to delete accounts from the Administrators group.
< Desktop Central Desktop Management Tools

Desktop Central provides a free set of Windows desktop management tools, including 12 tools for Windows server and PC management and management: Remote Task Manager tool, Wake on LAN, Software Inventory Tools, Remote Command Prompt Tools, GPO Updates, Shutdown/Restart Tools, Join/Unjoin Computer Tools, Currently Logon Users, Hard Disk Space Detector Tools, Local User/Group List Tools, Network Shared Browser Tools, and Laptop Battery Power Monitoring Tools.

Core Configuration Tools: Core Configurator 2.0 and Corefig

These two “Core Configurator” tools provide a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for the core version of the Windows server. Members can be configured and configured through the GUI rather than being forced to use the CLI (command line interface) for Core Server Configurator 2.0 for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 and Corefig for Windows Server 2012 Core and Hyper-V Server 2012.