These are integrated into the operating system and can be found in the “C:\Windows System32” directory by default.
.MSC files, also known as Microsoft Saved Console files, are snap-in control files that open in the Microsoft Management Console with a Graphical User Interface (GUI). These can be used to control and monitor different elements of the operating system, such as disk management, Windows services, etc.
Although users can open various Management Consoles in Windows (50 or so), they can also create their own version of Management Consoles that holds one or more .MSC files, which can then be shared with other people.
.MSC files can be opened by entering the file’s name with the extension into Run (Windows Key + R Shortcut keys).
You can run each of the .msc files in Run to bring up the respective snap-ins in Microsoft Management Console.
The .MSC files can also be run by pasting the file’s name with the extension into the File Explorer bar.
These files can be extremely useful, but they can also be extremely dangerous if you do not understand what you are doing.

List of All MSC Files

Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022

This is a list of all the .MSC files that you should find in a Windows Server and a brief description of their use: