Computer Management can also be pointed at another Windows machine altogether, allowing for monitoring and configuration of other computers on the local network that the user has access to. Computer Management actually consists of a collection of MMC snap-ins, including the Device Manager, Disk Defragmenter, Internet Information Services (if installed), Disk Management, Event Viewer, Local Users and Groups (except in the home editions of Windows), Shared Folders, Services snap-in, for managing Windows services, Certificates and other tools. The most prolific MMC component, Computer Management, appears in the 'Administrative Tools' folder in the Control Panel, under 'System and Security' in Category View. msc extension and can be launched using this syntax: mmc path \ filename.msc. A snap-in combined with MMC is called a management saved console, which is a file with. Snap-ins are registered in the \ and registry keys.

Third parties can also implement their own snap-ins using the MMC's application programming interfaces published on the Microsoft Developer Network's web site. Most of Microsoft's administration tools are implemented as MMC snap-ins. The management console can host Component Object Model components called snap-ins.