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Summary: Task Manager can be found or started in a couple different places in Windows.

Where is Task Manager?

We take it for granted, but it's not always obvious.

Task Manager can be found, or just started, via (at least) two places:

  • Pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL

  • Right-click on the clock in your task bar, and the pop-up menu will include "Task Manager"

Sysinternals Process Explorer is also a great, free replacement for Task Manager with many additional features.

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Article 430 | Posted August 27, 2004

Recent Comments

Taskmgr.exe can only be brought up with the secure attention sequence (C-A-D) on an XP machine that's not a member of the domain. If the machine is a member of the domain, then typing C-A-D brings up a Windows Security dialog, one of the buttons on that Dialog is the Task Manager button.

There's also START/RUN... TASKMGR.EXE method of starting taskmgr.

Posted by: Larry Osterman at August 29, 2004 01:26 PM

Don't forget the fastest way is Ctrl+Shift+Esc

Posted by: Devin at October 23, 2004 12:24 AM

It is better to use extended task manager by warecase.com. it is like regular windows task manager but have much more options and functionality

Posted by: vlad at November 27, 2004 03:55 AM

Suppose that the sub-menue of Adminstrative Components/System does not contain ctrl-alt-del option and it has only:
- User Profile
- Scripts
- Logon
- Disk Quotas
- Net Logon
- Group Policy, etc..

My question is: can we add this option back?

tIt seems this option was deleted from the lis..

Thanks..

Posted by: Khalil Abuosba at December 27, 2007 06:42 PM

My computer has a lot of viruses so i scan and then after that when i open the D partition of my computer. I got an error massage of "Access is denied". May i know your response about these problem. Thank you and more power to you.

Posted by: Benjie Azcon at July 7, 2008 10:39 AM

@ Benjie Azcon!

try this!

Right click on the D: partition on your computer,
click PROPERTIES, then click on SECURITY, then click the ADVANCED button on the bottom of the window, when the new window opens, click OWNER on that new window, then you will see who is the current owner, take the ownership by clicking on your name, check the REPLACE OWNER ON SUBCONTAINERS AND OBJECTS box, click OK, and that should do the trick...

Posted by: mato at August 10, 2008 04:07 PM

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