Annoying. Annoying. This error msg: “Task Manager has been disabled by your Administrator.” is truly annoying whenever you try to run the task manager (Shortcut: Press CTRL+ SHIFT + DEL , CTRL + SHIFT + DEL). Well, this happens when:
- It truly is disabled by the admin.
- Virus
If it’s the second case, just update your anti-virus definitions and do a full computer scan. The error will be rectified.
If it’s the first case, then do the following:
Go to START>RUN> type regedit.exe
(Cannot find run command? Click here)
Hit Enter.
First back up your registry (See: How to Backup your registry) then navigate to the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System. In the right pane, double click DisabelTaskMgr and set the value to 0. Click Ok and restart the computer. This will (re-)enable task manager for all users. If you want to change the setting for one particular user, navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System and do the rest of the steps as mentioned above.
That’s it. You’ll now be able to run task manager again.
Stumble It!