How to fix Task Manager Has Been Disabled By Your Administrator error on Windows 10

Task Manager is a useful task manager on Windows 10. If you have trouble opening Task Manager in Windows 10 , here is the fix for you.

How to fix Task Manager errors on Windows 10 is not difficult

You cannot open Task Manager in Windows 10 or encounter the error message "Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator"? If so, let's learn with WebTech360 how to solve the problem very simply below.

Cause of Task Manager Has Been Disabled By Your Administrator error

Windows Task Manager is a great tool that helps you easily close misbehaving programs. In addition, this tool also helps you check detailed information about processes running on your PC.

You can access Task Manager in a variety of ways, such as pressing Ctrl + Shift + Esc . Alternatively, you can open the tool with Win + R , type taskmgr , and then press the Enter button .

There are 2 main causes of Task Manager has been disabled by administrator error

The PC administrator has disabled Task Manager

If you are not the computer owner, it is likely that Task Manager has been disabled by your PC administrator to prevent you from closing important security programs, such as antivirus software. In this case, you just need to ask them to turn it on.

Malware

While using Task Manager, a third-party program, virus, or spyware may prevent you from using this tool. Task Manager often has startup errors and displays the message "Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator".

In this case, you can apply the methods below to fix the error of not being able to open Task Manager.

How to fix Task Manager errors using Registry Editor

1. Press Win + R to open the Run command dialog box.
2. Here, type Regedit > Enter to open Registry Editor .
3. Next, click Yes on the User Account Control window .

Locate the navigation panel on the left-hand side, then open the System key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Microsoft > Windows > CurrentVersion > Policies > System .

If the System key appears, you can move on to the next step. If you don't see this key, you can create it as follows:

1. Right-click the Policies key, click New > Key .
2. Name the new Key System .

Now click Key System . You will see a value named DisableTaskMgr on the right hand side. If this value is not available, you need to create it. If it is available, you can go to the next step.

How to create DisableTaskMgr value:

1. Right-click on the System key, click New > select DWORD (32-bit) Value .
2. Name the DWORD value as DisableTaskMgr and press Enter .

Next, double click on the DisableTaskMgr value . Here, set Value data to 0 , then click OK to complete the process.

The error of not being able to open Task Manager on Windows 10 has been resolved. Now you just need to restart your PC to save the changes.

How to fix Task Manager using Registry File

If you are not familiar with editing the Registry, you can manually create the Registry file. This action will automatically configure the settings in Registry Editor and fix Task Manager.

To create a Registry file, open Notepad or any text editor and type the following command:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
"DisableTaskMgr" =dword:00000000

Save the document as DisableTaskMgr.reg . Now double click the DisableTaskMgr.reg file to open it. Next, click Yes on User Account Control .

Now the Task Manager error will no longer appear. Restart your PC if you still see the message Task Manager Has Been Disabled By Your Administrator .

How to fix Task Manager errors using Local Group Policy Editor

Local Group Policy Editor is a trusted Windows feature that you can use to edit local policy settings. However, you can only edit Local Group Policy if you are using Windows 10 Pro, Education, Enterprise versions.

How to activate Task Manager in Windows 10 is as follows:

1. Press Win + R to open the Run command dialog box.
2. Type gpedit.msc and press Enter to open Local Group Policy Editor .

In the left-hand panel, navigate to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Ctrl+Alt+Del Options . Here, double click on Remove Task Manager in the right-hand panel.

In the next window, select Disabled or Not Configured . Here, click Apply > Ok .

Close Local Group Policy Editor and reboot the device. The Task Manager error will disappear. If not, you have one last solution.

How to fix Task Manager errors using Command Prompt

1. Press Win + R to open the Run command.
2. Here, enter CMD and press Ctrl + Shift + Enter .
3. Finally, click Yes on User Account Control to run Command Prompt with admin rights.
4. Type the following command, then press Enter :

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

When the Command Prompt displays The operation completed successfully , restart the computer to apply the changes and the Task Manager error has been resolved.

Above are the simplest ways to fix the error of not opening the task manager on Windows 10. Hope the article is useful to you.