How to Fix “Task Manager has been Disabled by your Administrator”
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Recently i installed windows 8 in my older laptop, i found that when i press CTRL+ALT+DEL key, i can't find the task manager. That's a new problem for me, newbie of Windows 8 users. I tried to open Task Manager by right click the task bar, but "Task Manager" option has been grayed out. I even tried to run it by typing "taskmgr" in RUN dialog box, Windows shows following error message: Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator. So here comes the pain when u intended to close some of the non resposive program/apps.
To fix it,
1. Type regedit in RUN dialog box or Start Menu Search box and press Enter. It'll open Registry Editor.
2. Now go to following keys one by one:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
HKEY_USERS\.default\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
look for a DWORD value "DisableTaskMgr" in right-side pane. If you find it, delete it.
3. That's it. Now Task Manager is back in action!
**If Registry editor is also disabled, then please follow instructions below:
1. Type gpedit.msc in RUN dialog box and go to: User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System
in right-side pane, set "Prevent access to Registry editing tools" to either Not Configured or Disabled.
2. Just type following in RUN dialog box and press:
REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableRegistryTools /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
Now Registry Editor is back in action too!
To fix it,
1. Type regedit in RUN dialog box or Start Menu Search box and press Enter. It'll open Registry Editor.
2. Now go to following keys one by one:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
HKEY_USERS\.default\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
look for a DWORD value "DisableTaskMgr" in right-side pane. If you find it, delete it.
3. That's it. Now Task Manager is back in action!
**If Registry editor is also disabled, then please follow instructions below:
1. Type gpedit.msc in RUN dialog box and go to: User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System
in right-side pane, set "Prevent access to Registry editing tools" to either Not Configured or Disabled.
2. Just type following in RUN dialog box and press
REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableRegistryTools /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
Now Registry Editor is back in action too!