How to open the task manager on a laptop in different ways

Each computer user at least once finds himself in a situation where the desired program freezes and the chance of restarting it is melting before our eyes. As a result, there is no way to not only finish what was started, but even to do something else. Disconnecting the device from the network for the purpose of rebooting is a cardinal decision that does not leave a chance to save important data.

How to save the system from internal errors due to emergency shutdown, and yourself and your nervous system from thoughts: “You need to start all over again, it's 10 hours of work!”

Everything is not as scary as it seems. Windows developers took into account such moments and created a tool to calmly solve them.

Task Manager is a special system tool for monitoring running processes and system resources. With it, you can remove the task of performing a particular program, evaluate, find out how at this moment random access memory is allocated, configure startup applications in a way that is convenient for you, and so Further.

How to use this magic utility we tell further.

From the desktop

We bring to your attention the easiest and fastest way.

Right-click on the bottom bar called the “Taskbar” on the laptop (the line where the Start menu is located, date and time). There is a list of different possible actions, in which we are interested in "Run Task Manager." Choose, click with the mouse - done!

Keyboard shortcut

We complicate a simple task: instead of one button, press three!

On the keyboard, simultaneously type “Ctrl”, “Shift” and “Esc” (all of them are in the left extreme part of the device). After this simple combination, the command we need is automatically launched.

From the keyboard

The most famous method, which is literally a lifesaver in critical moments.

To begin, “turn off the system” by pressing “Ctrl” + “Alt” + “delete”. On a blue background, we see a listing of all that we can do. And among these items we find the "Task Manager", which can now be opened with the usual click of a mouse.

Using the Run function

This method is for those who are not looking for easy ways.

To open the "Run" window, press "Win" + "R".

REFERENCE! The “Win” button on the keyboard is located in the lower left corner between “Fn” (or “Ctrl”) and “Alt”.

Now in the empty line we enter the command "taskmgr" and click "OK". In general, that’s all.

Sometimes things do not go as smoothly as intended. Instead of the desired window, an inscription that “Task Manager is disabled by the administrator” may pop up. In such a situation, before starting it, you must enable it.

For this purpose, we will again use the “Run” function, only now we set the “gpedit.msc” command, which opens the “Group Policy” window. Next we follow the algorithm:

• go through the path: “User Configuration” - “Administrative Templates” - “System” - “Features Ctrl + Alt + Del”;
• select the “Delete Task Manager” item by double-clicking on it;
• in the "Remote Control Removal Properties" select the value "Disabled";
• Click “Apply” and “OK”.

After all this, you can reopen the program using any of the above methods.

So, the utility is running, you are satisfied, but the problem described at the beginning of this text is still present. Calm We’ll solve everything. First, let's get acquainted with the interface. All functionality is divided into blocks:

• “Services” - here are listed all the services that the computer needs to work, indicating their status (running or stopped);
• "Details" - is intended to collect in one place all the information about each process. Here, for example, you can see which program the task in progress belongs to;
• “Users” - contains information about all users of this computer (if not only you use it). So you can determine who loads the device the most;
• “Startup” - provides a list of programs that can be launched simultaneously with the system, and the ability to configure this for yourself;
• “Application Log” - here, by non-zero parameters, you can determine which applications are currently active;
• “Performance” - graphically shows what and how much is being used now: how much memory is clogged, how much the processor is busy, etc.
• “Processes” is the very section that talks about each task that is performed. Returning to the question about the frozen program: it is here where you can find it, right-click on it and select the “Remove task” item.

Now you know everything you need about one of the most informative and useful tools of the Windows system.