Why does Task Manager suddenly have no Menu or Tabs?

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From MS-Support-Page:

SYMPTOMS
The menu bar and tabs may not be visible in Task Manager.
CAUSE
This behavior may occur if Task Manager is running in Tiny Footprint mode. If you double-click the empty space in the border around the tabs, Task Manager switches to this mode.
RESOLUTION
To switch Task Manager to its typical display mode, double-click the top border of the window.
MORE INFORMATION
When Task Manager is running in Tiny Footprint mode, you can resize the window.

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I cannot get TASK MANAGER to open at all! What would cause this?

Thanks

What happens when you try? What happens when you Start->Run and type in "taskmgr" and press OK?

its says another program is currently using this file

I have the same problem mahen has its says another program is currently using this file. what can i do?

it says another program is my task manager too and i cant figure out how to get it back. :(

double click the bar with the red mark

It could have just had a box for (advanced) I looked for a while before double clicking on the border. Do other windows processes share that feature, meaning you have to guess when to click the border to get the advanced settings?

my task bar is at the bottom of my screen, i used to be able to open a program, minimize it and see it in the task bar - now it is always empty and when i minamize a program, i have no way to retrieve it. what do i do?

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