Cant find computermanegment by searching in Windows 8.1

I realy loved windows 7 but i use now windows 8 and one simple thing drives me nuts. Using windows 7 i was able to to press the windows key and then just type "computermanagement" to find the computermanagement console.

Now when i try to find the computermanagement console on windows 8.1 it does not find it and it drives me nuts. Im only able to open the computermanagement searching for compmgmt.msc or computer and then right click on computer and then press "manage".

Is it somehow possible to make windows find the management console using the keyword "computermanagement"?

Ivan Viktorovic

Posted 2015-01-16T09:30:47.017

Reputation: 564

If you are on the desktop mode is it not an option if you right click on the start menu ORB? (not in front of windows 8.1 at present so cannot check) – CharlesH – 2015-01-16T10:17:17.763

Yes you can use this way as well. Would be nice to do it the old way :P – Ivan Viktorovic – 2015-01-16T11:50:31.790

Haha maybe they'll bring it back in Windows 10 :) – CharlesH – 2015-01-16T11:54:42.323

I hope so because it sould not be too hard to add this. I work a lot with notebooks not using any mouse and using the keyboard to find stuff is much faster than using the touchpad. – Ivan Viktorovic – 2015-01-16T13:05:26.883

The closet I could get was by searching for Administrative Tools – Vinayak – 2015-01-21T21:04:11.470

Answers

It’s called “Computer Management”, with a space. I currently don’t have an English Windows 8 available but I can find it by its German name “Computerverwaltung” no problem.

Whether or not this works probably depends on whether you chose to show the “Administrative Tools” folder in your start menu/screen:

On the start screen, bring up the charms bar (WinC)
Select “Settings”, then “Tiles”
Enable “Show administrative tools”

Don’t worry, they’re only visible in the complete view, they aren’t forced onto the customizable start screen.

Daniel B

Posted 2015-01-16T09:30:47.017

Reputation: 40 502

Sound like what i want. I also use the german windows version. I cant find the settings you describe because when i select settings there is no "Tiles" – Ivan Viktorovic – 2015-01-22T07:50:23.597

Thanks for the hint!!!!!! I found how to change the desired setting. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/zxue/archive/2012/03/07/win8-howto-5-access-administrative-tools.aspx

– Ivan Viktorovic – 2015-01-22T07:53:29.860

You can do this by:

opening Run... (Win+R)
typing in compmgmt.msc

mwilczynski

Posted 2015-01-16T09:30:47.017

Reputation: 661

i know. i can do this as well by only pressing the windows key and then type compmgmt.msc. You dont need to do win +r – Ivan Viktorovic – 2015-01-16T13:36:01.073

Sure, I agree. Just a habit from being an admin (oldschool way). – mwilczynski – 2015-01-16T19:37:46.027