Enable Start Task Manager Windows 7

The task manager is very powerful tool for troubleshooting and monitoring in Windows 7. The task manager can be either enabled or disabled using group policy. This article explains how to enable or disable the task manager in windows 7.

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• How to enable or disable task manager in Windows 7
• Disabling task manager in Windows 7
• Enabling task manager in Windows 7
• Related Articles
• Enable Task Manager from Registry in Windows 10, Windows 8, 7, or XP
• Enable Task Manager from the Group Policy Editor (Gpedit.msc)
• Enable Task Manager by Running a CMD Command
• Create a Registry(.reg) file for enabling Task Manager

How to enable or disable task manager in Windows 7

The task manager is very powerful tool for troubleshooting and monitoring in Windows 7. The task manager can be either enabled or disabled using group policy. Let us see how the task manager can be enabled or disabled in Windows 7.

The task manager in Windows 7 can be enabled or disabled through registry settings.

Disabling task manager in Windows 7

First you should click the "Start" button, and type "regedit" in the search box.

Now you will see the Registry Editor window opens up. Go to the following registry key as shown in the following screen shot.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

Now create a new 32-bit DWORD value as shown below in the screen shot.

Name the 32 bit DWORD as 'DisableTaskMgr' as shown in the screen shot below

Double click on the new DWORD 'DisableTaskMgr' and set its value to 1 as shown below.

The change takes place immediately and you cannot use the task manager any more in Windows 7.

Enabling task manager in Windows 7

To enable the task manager, you just need to double click on 'DisableTaskMgr' and change its value to 0.

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Comments

Thanks Raghav,

for providing us such a wonderful information. I neve think of disabling and enabling task manager before this.

I have just heard about enabling/disabling task bar not this. I will definitely do this.

I also have a querry that why we need to do so i mean, why we have enable/disable the task manager.

Please tell me about this if you know.

Hi,

In a public network like browsing center may be people will come and work in system some may like to kill some processes or they can check the services for all the users and he might kill the processes. From task manager if multiple users are working then they can logoff the users.

You can prevent such activates by disabling the task manager will be helpful

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Go to Start > Run, and type Gpedit.
Navigate to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Ctrl+Alt+Del Options.
On the right side of the screen, verify that the Remove Task Manager option is set to Disable or Not Configured.
Close Gpedit.
Go to Start > Run, type gpupdate /force, and then press Enter.

This May Help,
Peter

Windows Task Manager is used to view details about processes running on your computer. Since it can be used to terminate programs that are misbehaving or are viruses disguised in the form of harmless programs, most spyware and viruses disable it to prevent themselves from being closed through it. Some administrators also disable Task Manager to prevent users from closing important security programs like antiviruses and anti-malwares.

In such situations, running the Task Manager will give the "Task Manager has been disabled by Administrator" error. However, there are some techniques you can use to re-enable task manager and close those harmful programs manually. This article contains few such simple techniques you can use to regain access to Task Managing privileges.

Enable Task Manager from Registry in Windows 10, Windows 8, 7, or XP

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. To do so, just follow the steps:-

1. Click on Start. Go to Run. Alternatively, use Windows key+R keyboard shortcut.
2. Type regedit and press Enter. Registry Editor will start. If Registry Editor is also disabled, you will first need to enable registry editing.
3. Through the left hand navigation pane, navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ Windows\ Current Version\Policies\System. If the System key is not there, you will need to create it.
4. In the work area, locate "DisableTaskMgr". If this value is not there, you will need to create a new DWORD value called DisableTaskMgr. Double click on it. A window will pop up.
5. Enter its value data as 0 and press OK.
6. Close Registry Editor. If Task Manager is still disabled, restart your computer.

Enable Task Manager from the Group Policy Editor (Gpedit.msc)

Windows Task Manager in Windows 7

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:-

1. Open Start Menu. Windows XP users click on Run. Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7 and Vista users, go to Search. Alternatively, press Windows key+R.
2. Type gpedit.msc and press Enter. Group Policy Editor Window will show up.
3. From the navigational pane at the left hand side, go to: User Configuration>Administrative Templates>System>Ctrl+Alt+Del Options.
4. In the work area, double click on "Remove Task Manager" and set its value to Disabled or Not Configured.
5. Restart your Computer or Log Off and Log back On to apply the changes.

Group Policy Editor is not available on home editions of Windows.

Enable Task Manager by Running a CMD Command

Command Prompt can also be used to directly enable Task Manager.

1. Open Notepad.
2. Copy the code given below and paste it.

REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System  /v  DisableTaskMgr  /t REG_DWORD  /d /0 /f

3. Save the File as TaskManager.bat.
4. Run TaskManager.bat as Administrator if you use Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7 or Windows Vista. In Windows XP, simply open the file. A command prompt window will flash for a second and then disappear indicating successful execution. After running the batch file, you will be able to again use Task Manager. If Task Manager is still not available, restart your computer.

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:-

1. Open Notepad or any other text editor.
2. Copy the code given below and paste it as it is in it.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System] “DisableTaskMgr” =dword:00000000

3. Save the file as Enable Task Manager.reg or *.reg.
4. Open the file by double clicking on it.
5. Registry Editor will ask you for confirmation. In the confirmation Window, click Yes.
6. Task Manager would immediately be accessible. If it is not, restart your computer.

The techniques mentioned in this article work on Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows XP and Windows Vista.