When you try to open Task Manager (usually to kill/stop a program that wont respond) you receive the following error message:

"Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator."

Before going any further, if the computer in question is a corporate computer or maintained by a corporate entity we highly suggest consulting the corporate IT group first before continuing. Some organizations may disable the feature intentionally. If this issue is new to you and you are the administrator of the computer in question then chances are this issue is being caused by some sort of malicious software or spyware on your computer. The malicious software disables Task Manager so that it is more difficult for the average person to use the Task Manager in killing/stopping malicious software.

The setting which needs to be corrected can be accessed through the registry and through your Group Policy Editor. Due to the potentially dangerous steps involved in resolving this issue, we are simply pointing you to where the change is to be made. If you require step-by-step instructions, please contact us first so we can access the situation and skill level involved.