Windows 10: No task Manager, no power options. Return after logging in again

Hi,


Windows 10 Home 1909

Lenovo Yoga i5-8250U with 8Gb


When I power up the laptop and log in I have no access to the Task Manager by any method. If I click on the power button I am told that no power options are available.


If I log out and log back in not a reboot everything goes back to the way it should be.


I've scanned for malware and it's clean. Has anybody else experienced this and have any idea what could be wrong?


Thanks!

:)

 

Credentials for Task Manager

Task manager in Windows 10 is not the same thing as Task manager for Windows 7 & earlier.

• You can, for example, alter Startup items that you used to use MSConfig for in earlier Windows versions.

• If you are logged in to an Admin user account, Task manager in Windows 10 always challenges for Admin permission when it starts.
  
• If you are logged in to a Standard user account, Task manager in Windows 10 will open without any Admin challenge.

• If you are logged in to an Admin user account, Task manager in Windows 10 will allow you to alter entries in the Start-up tab such as disabling an item.
  
• If you are logged in to a Standard user account, Task manager in Windows 10 will only allow you to alter entries in the Start-up tab that affect that user account only. If you try to alter an item that affects other users, the disable command is greyed
  out.

Denis

 

No start menu power options and no task manager

Hi all,

Two days ago I noticed the power button on the start menu gives me no options. When I click it, an empty box appears. I've also discovered that when I do ctrl+alt+delete, all that comes up is "Cancel." If I try to run task manager, it says:

"This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Please install a program or, if one is already installed, create an association in the Default Programs control panel."

My laptop also fails to lock when I close it, but I definitely have locking enabled.

Any suggestions?

 

Windows 10 power options

Bad drivers installed in your computer could cause various issues, including problems with power options. We suggest that you verify and update the drivers. Here are the steps on how to verify and update the drivers:

• Go to Search, type devmg, and open Device Manager.
• Check the whole list of installed hardware, see if none of them has a yellow exclamation mark aside from its icon.
• If any of the installed hardware has an exclamation mark, right click on it, and select
  Update driver software.
• Restart your computer, if needed.

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