Since its inception, Windows has had in the Task Manager a component of the utmost importance for its operation. It is the one that is in charge of providing information about the processes and programs that are executed within the operating system.
It also has the ability to stop them in case of problems with some of them. On the other hand, it allows, among other things, to view performance data of the main hardware components of the computer, view the history of use of programs, user activity, control the number of programs that start with the system, etc.
How to access Windows 11 Task Manager?
It opens very easily through different procedures that are easy to remember by any user.
The easiest way to activate this component in Windows 11 is by pressing the Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys at the same time and selecting the Task Manager option. Although there is another equally simple way: it consists of pressing the Windows key + X and selecting Task Manager.
However, there are two other lesser-known ways to activate Task Manager in Windows 11. They are as follows:
Right-click on Start and select the Task Manager option.
Press Windows Key + R to open the Run dialog. And in the Open box, type taskmgr followed by the OK key.
How do viruses affect the Windows Task Manager?
However, the Windows 11 Task Manager is often disabled by the malicious action of viruses or Trojans in order to prevent the associated processes that cause system instability from being closed.
This malfunction of the Windows 11 Task Manager makes it impossible to regain control of the system, so the only solution to get out of this awkward situation is to re-enable it and then start taking more rigorous security measures, such as the installation of an antivirus.
What to do to reactivate the Task Manager disabled by a virus?
Click Start and in the Type here to search box, type gpedit.msc and press the Enter key.
In the Local Group Policy Editor tool, double-click User Configuration. When this option is displayed, click Administrative Templates.
Next, double-click All Values. Then, under All Settings, double-click Remove Task Manager.
Again, double click on the Remove Task Manager option and make sure that this option has been disabled.
If it appears as enabled, disable it by clicking on the Disabled option. Then click OK to confirm the changes. To finish, restart the computer.
After this last step, the Task Manager should work normally again. Close the conflicting processes and take the necessary anti-malware measures so that it does not happen again.