Prominent's how to enable task manager manually

[Prominent]

Hey guys , this is Prominent . I've seen a few people around here with a disabled task manager asking how could fix this . So I decided to write my own tutorial hoping it might be useful for some who have their task manager disabled ! = )

This guide will feature several stuff listed here :

• Introduction
  
• What will be included in this guide
  
• How did your task manager get disabled
  
• How can you enable it again(Several methods)
  
• Credits
  

Most of the people ask themselves when they found out that their task manager got disabled and ask how that happened , well the only ways to disable a task manager is by the following stuff :

• Viruses
  
• Keyloggers
  
• RATs
  
• Disabling it manually
  

Let's start by a fast method which is by creating a batch file . Create two new text documents and rename one to enable.bat when you click enter an error will appear saying "If you change a file name extension, the file may become unusable. Are you sure you want to change it" all you have to do is click yes .

Now right click on enable.bat and click Edit and insert this code :

Code:

@echo off
ECHO REGEDIT4 > %WINDIR%\DXM.REG
echo. >> %WINDIR%\DXM.reg

echo [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System] >> %WINDIR%\DXM.reg
echo "DisableTaskMgr"=dword:0 >> %WINDIR%\DXM.reg

echo [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System] >> %WINDIR%\DXM.reg
echo "DisableTaskMgr"=dword:0 >> %WINDIR%\DXM.reg

start /w regedit /s %WINDIR%\DXM.reg

Now open this batch file and your task manager will be enabled !

Let's head over to the second method where we are going to use gpedit.msc .
Click the start and go to run( In case of windows 7 and vista click start and type run ) then type in gpedit.msc !

If you can't open it do the following :
Type "mmc" at Run and press enter

Click on file menu and select Add/Remove Snap-in then click on add and select group policy object editor and click add now click finish.
Click close and group policy object editor will appear in the dialog box make sure to click OK then you can access the group policy from MMC then undo all the changes you've made !
NOTE: Some OS's don't allow the use of gpedit.msc .

If you open gpedit.msc then go to the following :

Now double click on remove task manager if it says Not configured or Enable then choose Disable . Then click on OK and there you go ! You enabled your task manager !

Now for the third method . The third method is by using scripts .

Code:

Option Explicit

'Declare variables
Dim WSHShell, n, MyBox, p, t, mustboot, errnum, vers
Dim enab, disab, jobfunc, itemtype

Set WSHShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
p = "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\"
p = p & "DisableRegistryTools"
itemtype = "REG_DWORD"
mustboot = "Log off and back on, or restart your pc to" & vbCR & "effect the changes"
enab = "ENABLED"
disab = "DISABLED"
jobfunc = "Registry Editing Tools are now "

'This section tries to read the registry key value. If not present an
'error is generated.  Normal error return should be 0 if value is
'present
t = "Confirmation"
Err.Clear
On Error Resume Next
n = WSHShell.RegRead (p)
On Error Goto 0
errnum = Err.Number

if errnum <> 0 then
'Create the registry key value for DisableRegistryTools with value 0
    WSHShell.RegWrite p, 0, itemtype
End If

'If the key is present, or was created, it is toggled
'Confirmations can be disabled by commenting out
'the two MyBox lines below

If n = 0 Then
    n = 1
WSHShell.RegWrite p, n, itemtype
Mybox = MsgBox(jobfunc & disab & vbCR & mustboot, 4096, t)
ElseIf n = 1 then
    n = 0
WSHShell.RegWrite p, n, itemtype
Mybox = MsgBox(jobfunc & enab & vbCR & mustboot, 4096, t)
End If

Save it as all files and name it to regtools.vbs and then just double click it and run it !
Now for the other script copy the following code :

Code:

REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Policies\System] "DisableTaskMgr"=dword:0

Name the file as fix.reg save it as type to all files on your desktop then double click on the file when it prompts to merge click yes .
NOTE:Make sure there are NO blank lines before REGEDIT4 .

Fourth method is by using the following :
Open up Run (Windows key +R), and run the code below.

Code:

REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableRegistryTools /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

This should enable registry. You can enable task manager the same way.

Code:

REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableTaskMgr /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

• Prominent
  
• PeterChao (Second script and fourth method )
  
• ]ChromeWolf (Regedit script used in the third method )
  

Waiting for your feedback ! If you think that anything should be fixed in here feel free to post here and I will try my best to fix it !Or if there is more methods to enable Task manager manually then feel free to post it here and I will add it to the thread !

[Nirmal]

Thanks for this.
But I've Seen This On Other Sites Before,

[AceInfinity]

Or something like a reg file...

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
"DisableRegistryTools"=dword:00000000

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
"DisableTaskMgr"=dword:00000000

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
"DisableRegistryTools"=dword:00000001

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
"DisableTaskMgr"=dword:00000001

[Nickpooz]

have saved this tut hope you don't mind, not to use elsewere but when fixing PC's this is a common problem or me cheers

[AceInfinity]

If you just want to list processes you don't even need taskmanager, you can use the tasklist.exe from the system32 folder by calling it in a command line

Code:

tasklist

There's the kill.exe which will kill a process as well.

[0ld_F4T_N!gg4™]

Thanks a lot for this tut. It will help. Keep up the good work mate.

[Prominent]

Glad you guys like it ! Thanks for the feedback = )
@Ace That's a new method I'll give it a try soon

[AceInfinity]

Glad you guys like it ! Thanks for the feedback = )
@Ace That's a new method I'll give it a try soon

There is an entry in the registry for disabling task manager, it's either a 1 or 0 for enabling disabling, I forgot where it was, so I just used your location from your post.

[Grin]

Thank you for this. Question: would pressing control alt escape also manually enable it on Windows XP?

[The Flash ϟ]

nice overall tutorial. i won't use it, but it was a good read