As shown in the table above, Microsoft Management Consoles use the extension .msc which stands for Microsoft Common Console Document (MCCD). By default, files which use the .msc extension open with the application Microsoft Management Console (MMC)....
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As shown in the table above, Microsoft Management Consoles use the extension .msc which stands for Microsoft Common Console Document (MCCD). By default, files which use the .msc extension open with the application Microsoft Management Console (MMC). Via the file association, simply clicking on a MCCD opens it in the MMC application. If you are more of a command line type user, typing the document name will accomplish the same result. Either of these methods opens the console in whatever mode it was saved in previously, which leads into the discussion of modes: what is a mode and what modes are available? A mode as it relates to a Microsoft Management Console is really just another way of defining what type of access is allowed. It's broken down into two basic forms: Author Mode and User Mode, with User Mode being further broken down into three categories; full access, limited access - multiple window, and limited access - single window. Setting modes is accomplished via [File]... See less 
