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Task Manager Has Been Disabled, How to Fix It?

Many times when working on a computer that has been infected with a virus, trojan, or piece ofspyware I find myself with the Task Manager being disabled. Malware creators like to disableTask Manager so it makes solving the problem and removing the issue difficult.

If this happens you'll normally have to edit the Windows registry to fix the problem. A restrictionhas been placed on the user to not allow them to run Task Manager, this might be ok in an office environment where the IT department wants to control things, but in a home office this can causemajor problems trying to fix a malware or virus issue.

Listed below you will find the many ways to reenable Task Manager along with an automaticmethod that works wonders. To open the Task Manager, you normally would do one of the following: 

• Press CTRL-ALT-DEL on the keyboard • Press CTRL-SHIFT-ESC on the keyboard • Right-click on a blank area on the start bar and choose Task Manager • Click on Start, Run and type TASKMGR in the run box and press Enter 

Sometimes instead of Task Manager opening you'll see the following screen. In these cases,you'll have to follow the methods below to re-enable access to the Task Manager. 

First we'll begin with the various registry modification methods for correcting this problem.

Method 1 - Using the Group Policy Editor in Windows XP Professional 

1.  Click Start, Run, type gpedit.msc and click OK. 2.  Under User Configuration, Click on the plus (+) next to Administrative Templates 3.  Click on the plus (+) next tSystem, then click on Ctrl+Alt+Delete Options 4.  Find Remove Task Manager in the right-hand pane and double click on it 5.  Choose the option "Not Configured" and click Ok.

6.  Close the Group Policy Window 

Method 2: Change the Task Manager Option through the Run line 

1. Click on Start, Run and type the following command exactly and press Enter 

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

Method 3: Change Task Manager through a Registry REG file 

1. Click on Start, Run, and type Notepad and press Enter 

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2.  Copy and paste the information between the dotted lines into Notepad and save it to yourdesktop

as taskmanager.reg 

------------------------------------

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]"DisableTaskMgr"=dword:00000000-------------------------------------

3. Double click on the taskmanager.reg file to enter the information into the Windows registry

Method 4: Delete the restriction in the registry manually 

1. Click on Start, Run, and type REGEDIT and press Enter 2.  Navigate to the following branch

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

3.  In the right pane, find and delete the value named DisableTaskMgr 4.  Close the registry editor 

Method 5: Download and Run FixTaskManager program

1. Click on the following links and download the program FixTaskManager to your Desktop

Main Site 

Backup Location

2.  Double-click on the file FixTaskManager on your desktop and run it 

RegistryHas Been Disabled, How to Fix It?

1- From Group Policy Editor

Go to Run –> gpedit.msc

In the left hand menu, go to User Config –> Administrative Templated –> System.

Now In the right hand pane, select “Prevent access to registry editing tools”. It will

probably be not configured or enabled. If it’s enabled, disable it and if it’s not configured,first enable it, apply settings and then disable it. Most probably the settings have been

applied instantly. If not, then run gpupdate in command prompt to apply the group

policies.

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HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /vDisableRegistryTools /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f 

Show Hidden Folders

Method 1:

Go to registry editor by running regedit in the run box.

Go to this key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ 

Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

In the right hand area, double click hidden and change the value to 1.

Now you’re all set to go. Check it in your tools menu if the changes have taken effect.

Method 2: (By Random Hajile)

1. Click “Start” -> “Run…” (or press Windows key + R)

2. Type “regedit” and click “Ok”.

3. Find the key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explore

r\ 

Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL

4. Look at the “CheckedValue” key… This should be a DWORD key. If it isn’t, deletethe key.

5. Create a new key called “CheckedValue” as a DWORD (hexadecimal) with a value of 

1.

6. The “Show hidden files & folders” check box should now work normally. Enjoy!

Method 3: