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Indirect way to launch Task Manager, if not working

Posted on 30 September 2007
  1. If Task Manager is not working, try to access it using Windows Command Processor (cmd). To call the program go to Start -> Run, type in "cmd" (without quotes) and press Enter. To see Windows process list, type "tasklist" and press Enter. To end unwanted process, type "taskkill /im process_name" (for example taskkill /im notepad.exe).
  2. If cmd cannot be launched the way described above try the following method: go to system32 folder (C:/Windows/system32/) and rename cmd.exe to cmd.com. Then double click renamed file. For task manager operating commands through cmd see above.
  3. If cmd method did not work, try to unblock Task Manager this way: go to system32 folder (C:/Windows/system32/) and rename taskmgr.exe to taskmgr.com. Then go to Start -> Run, type in "taskmgr.com" (without quotes) and press Enter. It will launch Task Manager.