9 ways to run the "Task Manager" in Windows 10
Vindovs / / December 19, 2019
1. Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete
Familiar to all, without exception combination. In older versions of Windows, use these keys leads to an instantaneous launch "Task Manager." Starting with Vista, this combination was used to display the System Security screen.
Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete, and you will be offered options: lock the computer, switch to a different user, log out, and, in fact, open the "Task Manager".
2. Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc
But this combination is already open directly "Task Manager." Of course, provided that your keyboard works.
Furthermore, the combination of Ctrl + Shift + Esc can be used to run the task manager when working with Remote Desktop or in a virtual machine, while the Ctrl + Alt + Delete acts only on your computer.
3. Press Windows + X and then open the power user menu
In Windows 8, and Windows 10 has a so-called Power User Menu ( «Power User Menu"). It allows quick access to tools such as the "Command Prompt", "Control Panel", "Run", and, of course, "Task Manager."
Press Windows + X, and open the menu in the lower left corner of the screen. Find an item there will be a snap.
4. Right-click on the taskbar
If you prefer to use a mouse instead of the keyboard, or the last does not work, Start the "Task Manager" can be without any combinations. Simply click on the taskbar, right-click, and from the menu select the desired item. and just quickly.
5. Find the "Task Manager" in the "Start" menu
Task Manager - a standard Windows 10 program. And it runs like any self-respecting program, including through the main menu. Open the "Start" menu, then navigate to the folder "System Tools - Windows». "Task Manager" will be there.
Or in the "Start" start typing taskmgr or "task manager" - there will required.
6. Start menu "Run"
The menu item "Run" you can do a lot interesting things, Including open the "Task Manager". Press Windows + R, to open the "Run" and then type the command taskmgr and press Enter.
7. Locate the file taskmgr.exe in the "Explorer"
The longest way to. I can not imagine why you may need it, but all of a sudden? Open the "Explorer" and navigate to the folder C: \ Windows \ System32
. Scroll down the list of files or search through the panel "Explorer" - find taskmgr.exe. Double-click it.
8. Create a shortcut on the taskbar
If you are tired of all these manipulations and want simplicity and convenience, why not just attach the "Task Manager" for Windows 10 panel? Run it by any of the methods listed above, click on the tray icon and select "Pin to Taskbar". Now, at any time easily run Manager in one click.
And, you can fix it quick access to the "Start" menu by simply dragging. Find the "Task Manager" in the "Tools - the Windows" folder, as in the fifth paragraph, and drag it to an empty space in the "Start", the right of the application list.
9. Create a shortcut to the "desktop"
Do you want to create a shortcut to the controller is not on the panel, and on the desktop or in any folder? Right-click on an empty space where you want to place the shortcut, and then click "Create» → «Label». The location of the object field, type:
C: \ Windows \ System32 \ taskmgr.exe
Click "Next", set the name and click "Finish". The label will remain on the desktop or in a folder.
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