To fire up the Component Services Explorer, go to the Start menu and select Settings → Control Panel. When the Control Panel window appears, select the Administrative Tools directory and then select the Component Services application.
How do I access Component Services administrative tools?
You’ll find components services from your Start menu under the Control Panel under Administrative Tools. It’s this option right at the top here for Component Services. The Component Services view is very similar to that Microsoft Management Console view, where your options are on the left.
How do I run administrative tools as administrator?
Some tools in Computer Management require administrative access in order to run properly such as Device Manager.
- Open the Start screen (Windows 8, 10) or Start menu (Windows 7) and type “compmgmt. …
- Right-click the program that appears in the results list and select “Run as administrator” from the context menu.