Windows 2000 Professional includes many features that help reduce the overall cost of managing the computing environment, from installation of the operating system and applications to day-to-day desktop management and support.

Setup Tools
Windows 2000 Professional simplifies the process of setting up a workstation by using the following setup tools:
- Windows 2000 System Preparation tool (Sysprep.exe). Allows you to create an image of a computer's hard disk. You can then use a third-party tool to duplicate the hard disk on similarly configured computers.
- Setup Manager wizard. Guides you through the process of choosing the elements and settings for a group of computers, and saves those settings in script files. The script files can then be used to automate the installation of those computers.

Configuration Management Capabilities
The configuration management capabilities in Windows 2000 Professional create a more consistent environment for the end user, and help ensure that users have any data, applications, and operating system settings that they need.
Windows 2000 Professional includes the following configuration management enhancements:
- Add/Remove Programs. Simplifies the process of installing and removing programs. Users can install applications by pointing directly to a location on the network or the Internet. Enhancements to the user interface provide additional feedback and sorting options to view installed or available applications by name, size, frequency of use, and date last used.
- Windows Installer. Manages application installation, modification, repairs, and removal. It provides a standard format for managing the components of a software package, and an application programming interface (API) for managing applications and tools.
- Computer Management. Consolidates previously separate tools that are used to manage local or remote computers into a single console tree. Computer Management allows an administrator to troubleshoot and configure a computer from another computer on the same network, and contains the following components:
- System Tools. Contains troubleshooting, diagnostic, and service management tools, such as Event Viewer, Device Manager, and Services.
- Storage. Contains disk management-related tools, such as Removable Storage, Disk Defragmenter, and Disk Management.
- Server Applications and Services. Allows you to view and manage the properties of the Indexing Service, which provides search capabilities for locating information on your local hard disk.

Troubleshooting Tools
Windows 2000 Professional includes diagnostic and troubleshooting tools that make it easier to support the operating system. Troubleshooting tools in Windows 2000 Professional include:
- Windows 2000 Compatibility Tool. Detects and warns the user if certain installed applications or components will cause an upgrade (from Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT Workstation 4.0) to fail, or if the components will not work after an upgrade is complete. This tool is available separately, and is also included in the Windows 2000 Setup program (Winnt32.exe).
- Troubleshooters. Included in Windows 2000 online Help as troubleshooting wizards that can be used to solve many common computer problems.