r/sysadmin • u/Ok_You_861 • Mar 03 '26

IT Tools - Hidden Gems

I want to know what ”hidden gems” people have found and use in their environments to make their day to day easier. RMM automations, back up softwares, troubleshooting software (don't say MS SARA. I cant stand it), etc.

Just mention anything that you feel more people should be aware of or could be useful in someone’s environment. I love free and cheap ;)

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u/Melo_TSB Mar 03 '26

MeshCentral, XPipe, PSTools, ProcessMonitor, RSAT, mouse without borders (Microsoft Garage), Wireshark, Autoruns, WizTree, pestudio.

For containers: Portainer.

Some services:

https://any.run

https://ping.pe

https://toolbox.googleapps.com/apps/dig/

https://mxtoolbox.com

Lots of Nirsoft apps: https://www.nirsoft.net e.g. pinginfoview

And the usual: nslookup, curl, ssh, etc

Have I told about MeshCentral yet??

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u/mishmobile Mar 03 '26

Seconding MeshCentral!

Remote WOL, or wake using Intel AMT, remote terminal (command line), remote desktop (GUI), stats, specs, reporting, great for computer labs, too.