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Summary: If Windows Task Manager doesn't have Menu or Tabs, then it is probably running in what's called "Tiny Footprint Mode".

Why does Task Manager suddenly have no Menu or Tabs?

Probably because it got into something called "Tiny Footprint Mode". There's a Knowledgebase Article on it.

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Article 336 | Posted June 20, 2004

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26 Comments

How does Task menager inter this "Tiny Footprint Mode" by himself?

Posted by: K. Stoyanov at April 17, 2008 11:01 PM

thanks! at first a virus infected my task manager. when it's working again, the menu bar doesn't show up. i thought it's still infected with a virus. haha ^____^

Posted by: Rose at April 27, 2008 10:18 PM

lol! I thought my task manager is infected with a virus because ive lost the title bar,menu and tabs..
"double click anywhere in the form of task manager is the solution". What the!

Posted by: berto at May 24, 2008 1:24 AM

hmms . i can't even open my task manager , and solutions ?

Posted by: marcus at July 4, 2008 10:18 PM

wow another thanks to you man

lol ur amazing

Posted by: alex at August 15, 2008 12:43 AM

I was going to do a clean install to get my Task Manager back!!!!!!!! Thank You Leo for such a simply wonderful easy fix.

Posted by: Mya at August 15, 2008 1:44 AM

Thanks for the wonderful advice.

Posted by: Ali at September 7, 2008 8:43 PM

You have no idea what was going thru my mind when the tabs disappeared! I figurerd for sure it was a virus. Thanks! I am going to tell everyone I fixed it myself.

Posted by: Renee at September 13, 2008 8:51 AM

Just another reader grateful to have found this article. Thank you, and thank you Google menu bar suggestions feature.

Posted by: David Chesler at September 23, 2008 11:12 AM

my computer does not open task maneager only apears a blank blue screen and when i make alt+ctrl+del apears the message 'TASK MANAGER HAS BEEN DESACTIVATED BY ADMINITRATOR' and does nothing. I have already reinstalled windows xp home and nothing seems to resolve it.

That's malware of some sort, and you must be getting infected again after your reinstall. Make sure your anti-virus and anti-spyware scans are happening and above all up to date. Then have a look at this article: Why is my Task Manager disabled, and how do I fix it?

- Leo
11-Oct-2008

Posted by: Carlos Ribeiro at October 10, 2008 11:11 AM

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