Enable Task Manager

In case of virus attack, this message is quite common: Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator.
If you can't open Task Manager, removing virus becomes more difficult as you will not be able to stop the process run by the virus. Here are some simple methods which will help you enable the task manager again.

1st Method: Using the Group Policy Editor

* Start -->Run type gpedit.msc and click OK.
* Navigate to: User Configuration --> Administrative Templates--> System--> Ctrl+Alt+Delete Options
* In the right-hand pane, find “Remove Task Manager” and double click on it
* Choose the option “Disabled” and click Ok.
* Close the Group Policy Window

2nd Method: Using Run Command

1. Start -->Run and type the following command exactly(or Just Copy-Paste) and press Enter

REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Pol icies\System /v DisableTaskMgr /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

3rd Method: Creating a Registry REG file

* Open Notepad
* Copy and paste the command between the lines into Notepad and save as taskmanager.reg

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\System] “DisableTaskMgr”=dword:00000000
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* Double click on the taskmanager.reg file to enter the information into the Windows registry

4th Method: Editing the registry manually

* Start >Run , type REGEDIT and press Enter
* Navigate to the following branch

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies\ System

* In the right pane, find and delete the value named DisableTaskMgr
* Close the registry editor

I think you have got rid of Freaking Task Manager has been disabled by your Administrator message.

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