Task Manager disabled problem in windows

when ever the you press alt+ctrl+del to launch windows task manager it gives an error saying “Task Manager is being disabled by your administrator”.It is due to some kind of virus/ trojan activity which normally disables the task manager.

Follow the folloing steps to enable the Disabled Task Manager on your system

1. Press window key + r to show run prompt
2. Follow the following steps

    * Enter gpedit.msc in the run prompt and click OK
    * In the Group Policy settings window
    * Select User Configuration
    * Select Administrative Templates
    * Select System
    * Select Ctrl+Alt+Delete options
    * Select Remove Task Manager
    * Double-click the Remove Task Manager option’.
    * Set the property of this item as disabled.


For Those who use Windows XP Home Edition can use the registry to enable Task Manager

1. open start --> run and type regedit

2. Navigate to the following path:

Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

3. You will find a registry key with name DisableTaskMgr of type: REG_DWORD
4. Double click the key with and set the Value to 0
5. Exit the registry and restart to see the effect.