3 Ways to Disable Task Manager for Specific Users in Windows

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Method 1: Using Command Line or Powershell

Step 1: Press theWindowskey, typePowerShell or Command Prompt, and click onRun as administrator.

Note: For the sake of this article, we will go with PowerShell.

In the prompt, clickYes.

Step 2: Type the following command and pressEnter.

That’s it. The Task Manager gets disabled. If you want to enable Task Manager, type the below command.

Your Windows Task Manager is back to normal now. If you want to disable the Task Manager using a different method, follow along.

Method 2:Using Registry Editor

Step 1: Press theWindows key, typeRegistry Editor, and clickRun as administrator.

In the prompt, select Yes.

Step 2:In the top address bar, enter the mentioned address.

Step 3: Under the System folder, right-click, selectNew, and chooseDWORD (32-bit) Value.

Step 4:TypeDisableTaskMgrin the name field.

Step 5: Double-click thenew value, type1in the Value Data field, and pressOK.

Finally, reboot the system to implement the changes. And that’s it! When the system boots back up, the Task Manager will be disabled.

Method 3: Using Group Policy Editor

The Group Policy Editor is only available for Windows 11 Pro and Enterprise versions. If you are using Windows 11 Home Edition, you can skip this method.

Step 1: Press theWindows keys, typegpedit.msc, and clickOpen.

Step 2: In the left pane, under Local Computer Policy, selectComputer Configuration.

Step 3:In the right pane, double-click onAdministrative Templates.

Step 4: Select theSystemoption.

Step 5: Under the System option, locate and click onCtrl + Alt + Del Optionsin the sidebar, go toRemove Task Manageron the right, and double-click on it.

Step 6: Select theEnabledoption. Finally, click onApply>OK.

There you go. Now, all you need to do is reboot Windows. And once it boots back up, you can’t open Task Manager again. Whenever you try to open it, an error message will pop up.

If you want to roll back to normal mode, under the Remove Task Manager policy, selectNot Configured> clickApply>OK.

FAQs

Some processes running on Task Manager help Windows to function smoothly. If you terminate everything in Task Manager, the Windows will not function properly and it might crash too.

The Windows Task Manager is saved in the C drive, where Windows is installed. To access the executable Task Manager file, go to C: WindowsSystem32.

If you already know which unnecessary processes are running, you can open Task Manager using the Windows search tool, select the process, and choose End Process.

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Last updated on 19 August, 2024

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