Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator

Method 1

Click Start, Run and type this command exactly as given below: (better - Copy and paste)

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

Method 2

Download and run this REG fix and double-click it.


Method 3


Click Start, Run and type Regedit.exe


Navigate to the following branch:



HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies\ System



In the right-pane, delete the value named DisableTaskMgr


Close Regedit.exe


Method 4: Using Group Policy Editor - for Windows XP Professional


Click Start, Run, type gpedit.msc and click OK.


Navigate to this branch:



User Configuration / Administrative Templates / System / Ctrl+Alt+Delete Options / Remove Task Manager

Double-click the Remove Task Manager option.


Set the policy to Not Configured.