How to show administrative shares in Windows Server 2012’s Server Manager

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How do I make default administrative shares visible in File and Storage Services, in the Windows Server 2012 Server Manager?

With the Computer Management MMC add-in all shares hosted by a server are visible, hidden or otherwise. This is true when connecting remotley, you can right-click on C$ and choose Open to connect to \\SERVER\C$. However the Server Manager interface shows only non-default shares, and I can't find how to make C$ etc visible.

This is a minor irritation; it's an insconsistent design but not otherwise a problem.

Best Answer

The following command will show all shares on the machine including administrative shares.

net share