Some Malware and Trojan often disable access to Windows Task Manager. Fortunately, a few quick Registry edits are usually all that are needed to regain control.
Here's how to do it:
- Click Start
- Click Run
- Type REGEDIT
- Click OK and The Registry Editor will now open
- Browse to the following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\system - In the right pane, look for the value: DisableTaskMgr
- Right click DisableTaskMgr and select Delete. (When prompted with
"Are you sure you want to delete this value", select Yes. - Now browse to the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\
Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
policies\system - In the right pane, look for the value: DisableTaskMgr
- Right click DisableTaskMgr and select Delete.
(When prompted with "Are you sure you want to delete this value", select Yes. - Close the Registry by choosing File Exit
- Restart your computer
You should now be able to access Task Manager. If not, reboot into Safe Mode and repeat the steps outlined above.
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