Open Task Manager in Windows 10  

dalchina said:

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Thank you very much for both bits of information.

I just found out why option one is so important
Press the Ctrl + Shift + Escape keys.

- If Task Manager ever hangs or crashes, start another by pressing ctrl-shift-esc. Winlogon will look for an existing instance and try to revive it for up to 10 seconds. If the old Taskmgr doesn't start making sense by responding with a secret code within that time, another one will be launched. That way, you're never without a Taskmgr as long as there are some resources available.

- If Task Manager ever becomes internally corrupted, kill/close it. Restart it while holding down CTRL, ALT, and SHIFT, and Task Manager will reset ALL internal settings to factory fresh if it sees that key combo at startup. Same works for every app I've written, btw, I think!

- CTRL-SHIFT-ESC will launch Taskmgr without any help from the Shell, so if the Shell/Explorer is dead use this key combo to bring up TM and then reset/restart the shell. Even if your tray is missing and gone, this combo should start it.

Much more from the Original developer of Task Manager at Reddit: I wrote Task Manager and I just remembered something... : techsupport

Cliff S said:

I just found out why option one is so important
Press the Ctrl + Shift + Escape keys.


Much more from the Original developer of Task Manager at Reddit: I wrote Task Manager and I just remembered something... : techsupport

He now has a YouTube channel
Dec 10, 2020