Free Systemadmin Tools for Windows 10 and Windows 11   |   17-Nov-2024

Some useful tools for system and network administrators are explained below. DeviceTool was developed because it is no longer possible to display the devices of a remote computer since Windows 10. Most of the tools are free and portable.
 

DeviceTool

DeviceTool is a remote device manager for administrators that can remotely turn devices on and off - also on Windows 10 and Windows 11. DeviceTool ist fast and you are able to set a filter to display only interesting device groups.

DisplayTool

DisplayTool can be described as Tail for Windows. It displays text files in real time - changes are shown immediately. Also remote files can be displayed comfortably over the network. DisplayTool is robust: if the remote computer is restarted, DisplayTool waits for re-accessibility and then displays the file again. It is possible to open large text files - even larger than your RAM.

DisplayTool permanently displays the end of a text file

PortCheck

PortCheck is a TCP port check tool for the command line. It has a similar syntax to the ping command and checks if network devices are responding on a specific TCP port. It displays the result in green or red depending on the result. This TCP port check tool allows you to check TCP ports of one or more destinations / remote hosts on on or more TCP ports. It is also able to log to a logfile with timestamp over a longer period of time. You can define actions to be performed in the event of a failure.

TCP port check on a remote computer. TCP port 445 (SMB) was temporarily not responding.

PingTool

PingTool is a free graphical ping tool for administrators. It shows if a device on the network is responding. But it's more than just a simple ping tool: It can wake up PCs via Wake-On-Lan, check TCP ports, perform network speedtests, scan the network and more. The ping interval can be configured from 1 second to 2 minutes. You can create user-defined actions to be applied on one or multiple devices.

LAN Speedtest Tool

LAN Speedtest Tool is a part of PingTool. You can start it by clicking on the Speedtest button at the bottom. This LAN speed test tool is able to measure the network bandwidth between your machine and a network share easily. The results are displayed in Mbps (Megabits per second).

 

PortProvider

PortProvider is a TCP port provider that generates TCP listeners. It is well suited for troubleshooting in the network.

PC-Check

PC-Check is the quick diagnostics for Windows computers in the company. It shows the user and the supporter the 24 most important PC parameters at a glance. It is specially designed to reduce PC support tickets in large enterprises. No server or database is necessary, yet centrally administered.

USBSecure Enterprise

USBSecure Enterprise protects your USB ports from unwanted devices. The software is already being used in more than 2,000 companies wordwide as USB port security software. You can define whitelists with allowed devices or allowed device groups. The special feature: You don't need a server or database for this USB security software - nevertheless it has a central administration.

make·it

make·it is the desktop automation that makes the administrator's job easier.

WakeOnLanTool

A Wake On Lan Tool (free) for your enterprise. WakeOnLanTool allows standard users to wake up their PC. Fully customizable to your company and to any language. No installation required - this is a portable Wake on Lan tool, also suitable for terminal servers. Users just have to select their computer from a dropdown list and click on "Wake up computer". WakeOnLanTool shows you how to wake up computers in other subnets.