Windows 10: Task Manager not working

When I right click start window and then click Task Manager I receive the following response:

"C:\Users\...\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WinX\Group2\5 - Task Manager.lnk

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."

I haven't been able to locate the program and am not sure where to find the correct program. I've searched the net but there's no mention of Windows 10.

Can anyone help, please.

Thanks,

Bruce

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Task manager not working

Open start and search for command prompt or cmd and right click and run it as administrator and then type:

sfc /scannow

And press enter and let it run and see what is the result?

 

Task manager not working

My task manager has been crashing after a few seconds of opening, there's no error message but i found this in the controlpanel when i searched for the poroblem

Description

Faulting Application Path: C:\Windows\System32\Taskmgr.exe

Problem signature

Problem Event Name: BEX64

Programnamn: Taskmgr.exe

Programversion: 10.0.16299.248

Programtidsstämpel: c182202c

Namn på felmodul: StackHash_6196

Modulens version: 0.0.0.0

Tidsstämpel för felmodul: 00000000

Undantagsförskjutning: PCH_84_FROM_nvspcap64+0x000000000011B0C9

Undantagskod: c0000005

Undantagsdata: 0000000000000008

OS-version: 10.0.16299.2.0.0.768.101

Språkvariant-ID: 1053

Ytterligare information 1: 6196

Ytterligare information 2: 61969a0519c696d1e667d2388b679018

Ytterligare information 3: 697b

Ytterligare information 4: 697bfb0cb1059b57b0a2f33d4583b983

Extra information about the problem

Bucket ID: 75a307051882c128b2931c553807767b (1338444666596980347)

Any idea what to do?

 

The executable is taskmgr.exe and is in: C:\Windows\System32\taskmgr.exe.
Check to see if it's there.

 

I have checked and it is no there. The nearest name is Tasks. So maybe the program is not there.

 

If it's not there then your Windows is somehow corrupted. Try to run from Admin Command Prompt to see if it can fix the problem. Just copy and paste what I have below.

• Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup
• dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
• sfc /scannow

 

Not the folder:





the .exe:





Way down near the bottom.

 

Thanks for that but I nwas wrong. The file is there - I didn't go far enough. However when double-clicked taskmgr I was told that Windows could not find the file I was double-clicking.

This appears to be an issue I have with several programs where double-clicking the destination file tells me it cannot be found and to check the spelling. Maybe I should feedback to Microsoft.

 

I am definitely clicking the application (.exe)

 

Looking back at in Systems32 I notice that the file Taskmgr.exe starts with a capital T and not lower case. Would this make a difference. I've tried to change it to no avail. Thanks

 

Topguncp - I went into Admin Command prompt and followed your three steps which fixed the problem Task Manager now working. Thanks for your assistance. Cheers *Smile