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OS Snapshot View

AdminStudio 2025 | 29.0 | Application Manager | Environment Tree

Application Manager is included with AdminStudio Professional and Enterprise Editions.

When you click on an OS Snapshot in the Application Manager Environment View, details about the snapshot appear in the right pane of the user interface.

The following information is displayed:

FieldDescription
VersionVersion of the operating system of the OS Snapshot, such as Windows 10 21H2.
LanguageThe language the operating system was written for.
FileThis can be either a hard-coded path or a UNC path.
Imported OnThe date and time the OS Snapshot was imported.
DescriptionYou can edit this with additional information about the OS Snapshot.

Click the plus sign next to the OS Snapshot icon to view these OS Snapshot constituent views:

Files View for OS Snapshots

When you expand an OS Snapshot in the Environment tab of the Application Manager tree, you can click on Files to display a list of the files included in the OS Snapshot.

The following information is displayed for each of the files included in the OS Snapshot:

ColumnDescription
FileNameName of the file.
csFilePathPath
FileSizeSize of the OS Snapshot file.
VersionVersion of the OS Snapshot file.
LanguageLanguage that the OS Snapshot file was written for.
AttributesAny attributes associated with the file.

INI File Changes View for OS Snapshots

When you expand an OS Snapshot in the Environment tab of the Application Manager tree, you can click on INI File Changes to display any INI file changes made by the snapshot.

The following information is displayed for each change to the INI file that is made by the snapshot:

ColumnDescription
FileNameName of INI File that the OS Snapshot makes an entry in.
csFilePathPath
SectionThe section of the INI File where this entry is made.
KeyThe Key used in the INI File entry
ValueThe Value used in the INI File entry.

Registry View for OS Snapshots

When you expand an OS Snapshot in the Environment tab of the Application Manager tree, you can click on Registry to display any registry entries created or changed by the product.

The following information is displayed for each Registry Entry:

ColumnDescription
RootDefault value of Key.
KeyKey of the Registry Entry that this component is making.
NameName of the Registry Entry that this component is making.
ValueValue of the Registry Entry that this component is making.

Shortcuts View for OS Snapshots

When you expand an OS Snapshot in the Environment tab of the Application Manager tree, you can click on Shortcuts to display any shortcuts that were found on this OS Snapshot’s operating system.

The following information is displayed:

ColumnDescription
NameName of shortcut.
DirectoryLocation of shortcut.
TargetThe application executable that the shortcut points to.

Tables View for OS Snapshots

The Tables View for an OS Snapshot is identical to the Tables View shown when a package is selected on the Products tab of the Application Manager tree. See Tables View in the Application Manager Home Deployment Type View section.