{"id":10509,"date":"2017-11-10T12:34:12","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T12:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=10509"},"modified":"2017-11-10T12:35:17","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T12:35:17","slug":"open-odbc-data-source-administrator-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/open-odbc-data-source-administrator-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Open ODBC Data Source Administrator in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How can I open the 32-bit ODBC Data Source Administrator in Windows 10 64-bit? ODBC Data Source Administrator is a Windows component that lets you create and manage ODBC data sources. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you 5 ways to open ODBC Data Source Administrator in Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> The 32 -bit version of the ODBC Data Source Administrator must be used to configure data sources for 32- bit applications.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Open ODBC Data Source Administrator from Control Panel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/9-ways-to-open-control-panel-in-windows-10\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open the Control Panel<\/a> and set the <strong>View by<\/strong> option to <strong>Large icons<\/strong>, and click <strong>Administrative Tools<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/administrative-tools-in-control-panel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9787\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can then access both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of ODBC Data Source applet.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/odbc-data-source.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"594\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10512\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Open ODBC Data Source Administrator from Start Menu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Click the <strong>Start<\/strong> button. When the Start Menu comes up, scroll down until you see the &#8220;<strong>Administrative Tools<\/strong>&#8221; folder. Expand that folder and you can then open either <strong>ODBC Data Source (32-bit)<\/strong> or <strong>ODBC Data Source (64-bit)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/open-odbc-data-source.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"539\" height=\"430\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10513\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 3: Open ODBC Data Source Administrator via Search<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Simply type <strong>odbc<\/strong> into the Cortana Search box on your Windows 10 taskbar, the ODBC Data Source tool will show up in the search result and you can click to launch.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/search-odbc-data-source.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"393\" height=\"457\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10514\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 4: Open ODBC Data Source Administrator via Run or Command Prompt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/open-command-prompt-in-windows-10\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open the Command Prompt<\/a>, or press the WIN + R keys to open the Run dialog box. Type <strong>odbcad32<\/strong> and press Enter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/odbcad32.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"206\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10515\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re running Windows 10 64-bit, this should launch ODBC Data Source (64-bit). Otherwise, it will open ODBC Data Source (32-bit) instead.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 5: Create ODBC Data Source Administrator Shortcut<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A 32-bit version of Windows includes only ODBC Data Source (32-bit), which is located in <em>C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\odbcad32.exe<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re running Windows 64-bit operating system, you can access both 32-bit and 64-bit ODBC Data Source from the following locations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ODBC Data Source (64-bit) &#8211; <em>C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\odbcad32.exe<\/em><\/li>\n<li>ODBC Data Source (32-bit) &#8211; <em>C:\\WINDOWS\\SysWOW64\\odbcad32.exe<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/odbcad32-exe.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"287\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10516\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When you need to access ODBC Data Source frequently, you can create a desktop shortcut that points to odbcad32.exe.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How can I open the 32-bit ODBC Data Source Administrator in Windows 10 64-bit? 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