Windows 10: Task Manager crashes with C0000005 when I click Performance tab

Task Manager crashes with C0000005 when I click Performance tab in Windows 10. Happens every time.Here is the crash report. How do I locate the fix for this?SourceTask ManagerSummaryStopped workingDate‎3/‎26/‎2022 10:11StatusReport sentDescriptionFaulting Application Path: C:\Windows\System32\Taskmgr.exeProblem signatureProblem Event Name: APPCRASHApplication Name: taskmgr.exeApplication Version: 10.0.19041.1202Application Timestamp: 843271e7Fault Module Name: taskmgr.exeFault Module Version: 10.0.19041.1202Fault&n

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Windows crashing after clicking PERFORMANCE tab under Task Manager

For me it was exactly the opposite. I had to select Integrated Graphics or it would crash when clicking performance tab. And yes, I am on the latest available driver for the NVIDIA Quadro 1000M.

 

Task Manager - Startup tab

Actually, I like your suggestion as a first step.

Unchecking the wrong thing in Autoruns can brick a system.

 

Windows crashing after clicking PERFORMANCE tab under Task Manager

I had a similar issue for my laptop after a windows update, my task manager used to crash when I take the performance tab. I just got it fixed right now. May be this step will be helpful.

Below are the steps i did

1. I took the NVIDIA control panel
2. I selected Manage 3d settings from the right panel.
   
   See the below diagram for your reference. In the Programm settings (Left side), I selected task manager and the preferred graphics processor as NVIDIA. For me Integrated graphics was selected as default. After applying this change, now I am not facing any
   issues