How to enable task manager in Win XP

window xp A friend ask me how to enable task manager in Win XP. His PC task manager got disabled by malware. Whenever he right click on taskbar, he will see a gray out “Task Manager”. Even he press CTRL + ALT + DEL, it will pop up “Task manager has been disabled by your administrator”

To enable task manager in Win XP, follow the steps below:-

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Click Start -> Run -> type “regedit”
Look for

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

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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
Look for a name “DisableTaskMgr” and change it’s value to “0”
Reboot your machine and your task manager will be back.