Windows 10: Windows 10: Administrator User has Task Manager and Registry Editor disabled

Good afternoon!

I cannot open task manager and registry editor, every time I try it says "[Application] has been disabled by your administrator". I tried searching for ways such as editing the Group Policy, in which I didn't have, so I ended up searching for a way to enable "gpedit.msc". And when I did, I started editing the Remove Task Manager and such, but still no effect.

I tried opening the other users in my laptop, they are local accounts yet they can access task manager and such fine. What do I do now?

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Issues while accessing Task Manager and Registry Error: Disabled by Administrator

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



I understand that you are facing issues while accessing Task Manager and Registry on your PC. For further clarity on the issue, please respond to the questions below:

1. Which build version of Windows 10 are you using currently?
   
2. Are you aware of any changes made to the PC prior to which you weren’t facing this issue?
   
3. Are you connected to Domain/organization network?
   
4. What is the exact error message that you receive?
   

Refer the article Which version of Windows operating system am I running?



Meanwhile, I would suggest you to try enabling built-in administrator account and see if you are able to access Task Manager and Registry. Kindly follow the steps mentioned below:

1. Now press Windows +
   S key together to open Search.
   
2. Now type CMD and select Run as administrator.
   
3. Accept the UAC prompts.
   
4. Type in the following command and hit Enter:
   
   net user administrator /active:yes
   

If you are able to access Task Manager and Registry in built-in administrator, then create a new user account using built-in administrator and check if you are still able to access Task Manager and Registry. Refer the article
Create a local user or administrator account in Windows 10



Let us know how it goes.



Regards,

Prakhar Khare

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

Task Manager has been disabled by your Administrator

Hi RishikPatel2184 and thanks for reaching out. My name is Joseph. I'm an independent advisor. I'll be happy to help you out today.

I would suggest you refer to the below steps and check if it helps to resolve the issue.

1. Press the Windows key and type in gpedit.msc and press enter.

2. Navigate to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Ctrl+Alt+Del Options.

3. On the right side of the screen verity that "Remove Task Manager" option set to "Disable" or "Not Configured".

4. Close the Local Group Policy Editor.

5. Open CMD as an administrator.

6 Type in, gpupdate /force and press enter key.

7. Check to see whether or not the problem has been resolved.

I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and let me know how it goes.

Thank you!

 

Task Manager Not Available

Hi, you have Pro, so it's possible somehow that a policy has been set to disable it - a registry change.

This may give a clue - one possibility: unless this is what you've already checked.
Note- the logic of the setting may read a little confusingly
Disable or enable the Task Manager using the Group Policy Editor or Windows registry editor
How to Disable Task Manager in Windows 8 and Windows 10
Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator


Other approaches:
[FIX] Cant Open Task Manager In Windows 10/8/7