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How to Run Task Manager on Windows 11 (6-Ways)
How to Run Task Manager on Windows 11 (6-Ways)
A task manager is a system monitor tool that provides information about the processes and programs operating on a computer, as well as the machine's overall state.
Method 1: Run Window
To open the Run window, press Windows+R, then type "taskmgr", and then click "OK" or hit Enter. Task Manager will open up.
Method 2: Ctrl+Shift+Escape
Simply press Ctrl+Shift+Escape on your keyboard to bring up Task Manager.
Method 3: Ctrl+Alt+Delete
On the keyboard, press "Ctrl + Alt + Delete," you will see few options. To open Task Manager, select "Task Manager."
Method 4: Start Button
To open Task Manager, right-click the Start button on the taskbar. Select "Task Manager" from the menu that appears, and Task Manager will be launched.
Method 5: Command Prompt
Open the Command Prompt, type "taskmgr," and press Enter. Task Manager will launch immediately.
Method 6: Start Search
Click the "Start" button and then type "Task Manager" into the search bar. The Task Manager app should be the first result. To open the Task Manager, click on its icon.
- Of course, Task Manager is a very useful tool and we need to open it from time to time but now it is sad to see that the most convenient option for opening Task Manager (Right-Clicking on Taskbar>Task Manager) has disappeared. I suggest to Microsoft should bring back this option since I am using this way back from Windows XP till Windows 10.
- You can also pin the task manager to the taskbar so it's available with one click. I'm trying that right now to see how annoyed I am at having to place it there.
- I have been stuck on a app for 18 days tried opening task manager but it didn't open will I ever get out of this app??
- follow the above mentioned methods to open task manager
Stuck_forever it's unlikely. You'll probably be there for a long time. Probably until the Sun expands to envelope the Earth. If humanity survives that catastrophe, there's a chance we may reach the very brink of the heat death of the universe, where energy is dispersed over impossibly large distances and the last remaining efforts of humanity to scavenge energy from the dying universe are all devoted to keeping your laptop running in order to prevent your app from being extinguished.
Or you will discover one of the at least 6 other ways to end a task. But I'm betting on the former.
- Great Information
Create a new shortcut.
then type taskmgr then you should be to open task manager.
you can added to the start programs in Windows 11.
His helped me.
Good Luck!
Miguel
- thanks i also got the answer from this post. 😊
ammarjaved Over half a million views... You'd think something like this would garner some attention to the fact that Windows 11 is going the wrong way for users, that we don't want 10 clicks to get to something as simple as Task Manager (or Network Settings, for that matter...).
It's time to reevaluate your path with this clunky GUI.
Best workaround for me to get back 1 click Task Manager.
Navigate to TM file location C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools and drag the Task Manager to Taskbar. Now Task Manager is 1 click open from Taskbar.
While I'd like to have the Task Manager available from the taskbar context menu, it's not all that different to get it by right-clicking on the Start button, which is conveniently located on the taskbar. Get over it, maybe?
I just noticed that the 22H2 update to Windows 11 also adds task manger back to the taskbar tight click.
For me, it also broke all right-click move methods to recover off screen windows, but that is another issue.Mchael E alt/spacebar, then M for move, then arrow keys. Bit clumsy but works
Please bring back the Right Mouse click to access the Task Manager.
LuchinViejoHear, hear!
- I see that with 22H2, Build 22621.1413, you can right mouse click on the task bar again to start Task Manager. With the previous versions you could already right mouse click on the windows icon to start Task Manager.
