How To Enable Windows Task Manager When Disabled By a Virus

Let’s face it. All of us have been infected by virus before. Even if you have anti-virus installed, you can still be infected by a new or custom virus that is not recognized by your anti-virus. Sometimes after removing the virus completely from our system, you’ll face new problems such as you can no longer bring up Windows Task Manager from CTRL+ALT+DEL. You get the error message saying “Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator”. This post will help you to re-enable the Windows Task Manager as long as it cannot open normally. Just follow these steps.

Disabling Task Manager is one way viruses try to make it harder for you to deal with their infections. Before proceeding any further, you should run a complete and up-to-date anti-virus scan of your machine. It’s possible, perhaps even likely, that you’ve been infected.Once you come back virus-free, you can proceed with the fix. Usually when you try to run taskmgr.exe manually, you get this message:

task-manager-disabled

If you have Windows XP, Click Start, then click Run and type in gpedit.msc and press OK.

gpedit

Once in the Group Policy Editor, expand in turn:

  • User Configuration
  • Administrative Templates
  • System
  • Ctrl+Alt+Del Options

You should see something much like this:

cltalt

Double click on Remove Task Manager to change its setting:

not configured

Click on Not Configured and then OK and Task Manager is available once again.

Using Software Method

If you don’t want to apply these settings yourself, here is a software utility that will let you do these settings. Remove Restrictions Tool (RRT) allows you to re-enables all what the virus had previously disabled, and gives you back the control over your own computer, it even lets you re-enable the Task Manager, Registry Editor, folder options and Show hidden files and folders.

RRT

I hope this post will let you re-enable your critical system components, don’t forget to leave your comments and suggestions.

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22 Comments

  1. Ubuntuforlife
    Posted September 22, 2008 at 2:09 am | Permalink

    …or you can just use linux and not worry about the viruses in the first place. ;)

  2. Hasan
    Posted September 26, 2008 at 12:22 am | Permalink

    This really helped me though! thank you!

  3. Renee
    Posted September 26, 2008 at 10:37 pm | Permalink

    Awsome! My task manager FINALLY works! Thanks so much!

  4. Ashutosh
    Posted October 3, 2008 at 11:40 pm | Permalink

    Thanks a lot. It helped immediately. Registry editor is still not enabled. I would seach further on that. Thanks again for sharing the info

  5. Suha
    Posted October 9, 2008 at 3:01 pm | Permalink

    Fantastic!!! This really works.. My Task Manager has started working after so long!! thank you so much!!

  6. Posted October 22, 2008 at 10:49 am | Permalink

    Thats Really Very good for those who are using LAN networking and their Administrator are not giving this rights for attempting Taskmanager but in this case you should have Administrative Rights on that computer or if you havent rights so kindly you will Logon from your local Administrator than you’ll Run from that Account or after you can use or Manage Group policy Impliment

  7. RUDRA KUMAR THAKUR
    Posted December 18, 2008 at 3:17 pm | Permalink

    These type of things not only help in solving system problems but are a big help in preparing assignments for our graduation degree also.

    Thanks to the writer of this e-article.

  8. Ramji dubey
    Posted January 19, 2009 at 3:45 pm | Permalink

    thanks alot

    • Ramji dubey
      Posted January 19, 2009 at 3:46 pm | Permalink

      thank u

  9. Amogh Sharma
    Posted February 9, 2009 at 10:49 pm | Permalink

    THANKS! It was REALLY helpful, Since i use the TM a LOT.

    Thanks again :D

  10. Posted February 13, 2009 at 4:02 pm | Permalink

    Hi Asad, great post, nicely written…. enjoyed it….

  11. jack
    Posted February 14, 2009 at 2:45 pm | Permalink

    thank you so much

  12. Kadaj
    Posted March 7, 2009 at 7:38 am | Permalink

    Hm.. i’ve tried it, but once i type in gpedit.msc in the run box and click ‘ok’, this window comes up and says:

    Windows cannot find ‘gpedit.msc’. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a file, click the start button, and then click search.

    • Posted March 7, 2009 at 10:16 am | Permalink

      I believe your Windows installation is corrupted, the only way to repair this is to reinstall Windows.

  13. arul sudhan
    Posted April 3, 2009 at 9:14 pm | Permalink

    thnk u for ur information greaaaaaaaaaaaaaat

  14. Posted April 21, 2009 at 2:52 pm | Permalink

    thank’s

  15. Ali Imran
    Posted April 24, 2009 at 1:17 am | Permalink

    Hey nice tip but still not working for me, I tried many things like registry mechanic, registry booster and CCleaner but to no avail
    Although I did managed to enable the task manager but when I open it, it immediately disappears!
    I dont know what the **** should I do!!!

    • Posted April 24, 2009 at 1:18 am | Permalink

      I believe your windows is corrupted, reinstalling it might help.

  16. mohammed ali
    Posted May 15, 2009 at 10:49 pm | Permalink

    thank you very much

  17. Posted May 22, 2009 at 10:22 am | Permalink

    i will use your instruction and thank u

  18. Robert
    Posted May 26, 2009 at 7:33 am | Permalink

    Hey my task manager goes to a grey color whenever I try to change a selection in the Processes option how do I get it back to where I can delete processes that I donot want running while I use the system.

  19. Posted June 25, 2009 at 2:04 pm | Permalink

    it works but after a minute again taskmanager diabled.

    give me a complete solution please

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