Disabling the windows features such as taskmanager, folder option and others are more common. Once the virus disables any of the feature, common users have no choice but to reinstall the Windows or perform complicated registry changes. In this article, theres are some steps that help you to enable the task manager in various Process:
Enable Task Manager from Registry in Windows 7, XP or Vista
Registry Editor is an inbuilt Windows tool that is used to modify registry keys which tell Windows how it should work. A simple registry modification can be used to bypass the Task Manager block. Follow the steps below for enabling task manager:
- Click on Start. Go to Run. If you use Windows 7 or Windows Vista, go to Search.
- Type regedit and press Enter. Registry Editor will start. If Registry Editor is also disabled, you will first need to enable registry editing.
- Through the left hand navigation pane, navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ Windows\ Current Version\Policies\System.
- In the work area, double click on "Disable TaskMgr". A window will pop up.
- Enter its value data as 0 and press OK.
- Close Registry Editor. If Task Manager is still disabled, restart your computer.
Enable Task Manager from Group Policy Editor (Gpedit.msc)
Group Policy Editor is a feature in Windows which is used to edit local policy settings. It can also be used to enable Task Manager. To do so, just follow the steps given below:-
- Open Star Menu. Windows XP users click on Run. Windows 7 and Vista users, click on Search.
- Type gpedit.msc and press Enter. Group Policy Editor Window will show up.
- From the navigational pane at the left hand side, go to: User Configuration>Administrative Templates>System>Ctrl+Alt+Del Options.
- In the work area, double click on "Remove Task Manager" and set its value to Disabled or Not Configured.
- Restart your Computer or Log Off and Log back On to apply the changes.
Enable Task Manager by Running a CMD Command
Command Prompt can also be used to directly enable Task Manager.
- Just open Run command by pressing Window Key+R or through clicking on Start Menu and opening Run.
- Copy the code given below and paste it in the text form of the Run Command.
- Press Enter. A command prompt window will flash for a second and then disappear indicating successful execution. After running the command, you will be able to again use Task Manager. If Task Manager is still not available, restart your computer.
REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v
DisableTaskMgr /t REG_DWORD /d /0 /f
Create a Registry(.reg) file for enabling Task Manager
If you are unfamiliar with manually editing the Registry, you can create a Registry file which will automatically modify the Registry Key to re-enable Task Managing. To create one such file:-
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Policies\System] “DisableTaskMgr” =dword:00000000
- Open Notepad or any other text editor.
- Copy the code given below and paste it as it is in it.
- Save the file as Enable Task Manager.reg or *.reg.
- Open the file by double clicking on it.
- Registry Editor will ask you for confirmation. In the confirmation Window, click Yes.
- Task Manager would immediately be accessible. If it is not, restart your computer.
Using some software, you can enable task manager and others some disable windows disable features. Some of the available software for enabling such features are listed below:
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