Re-enable the Task Manager

A. The procedures to re-enable the Task Manager

1. Re-enable the task manager from Registry

The Task Manager can be enabled by modifying the registry entry. In some case the registry access is also blocked by the virus. Then you must get first the access of registry to modify it. You can enable the access to the registry using the Disk Heal(http://www.computer-realm.net/diskheal//) utility, which have mentioned later in this article. However if you have the access to registry then follow the steps below:

• Press “Windows Key + R“, type “regedit” in the “Run” dialogue box.
• Navigate to

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies\System

• Double click on “Disable TaskMgr” at the right pane.
• Set the value to 0.
• Restart the computer.

2. Re-enable the Task Manager through Run Command

You can also re-enable the task manager from the Run command.

• Press “Windows Key + R“.
• copy the code below and paste it in the “Run” dialogue box.

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

• Hit “Enter“.
• Restart your computer.

3. You can also make a registry file to enable the Task Manager

If you do not want to edit registry manually then you can make a registry file to enable the Task Manger.

• Open Notepad.
• Copy the following codes exactly as it is in the following:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
“DisableTaskMgr”  =dword:00000000

• Save the file name as “taskmgr.reg”

Now double-click on the registry file that you have created and restart your computer.

4. Re-enable the Task Manager through the Group Policy

• Press “Windows Key + R“, type “gpedit.msc” in the “Run” dialogue box.
• Navigate to User Configuration>Administrative Templates\System\Ctrl+Alt+Del Options.

• Double click on the “Remove Task Manager” and set it to “Disabled” or “Not configured”.

B: Re-enable the Task Manager using some application tools

1. Re-enable the task Manager by Disk Heal

Disk Heal is small but useful software. Using the disk heal you can fix many problems of your computer. To re-enable the task manager click on the “Fix” tab and then the “Fix” button at the right side of the “Fix task manager inaccessibility”.

Download Disk Heal(http://www.computer-realm.net/DiskHealSetupv1.48R.exe)

2. Download Task Manager Fix to re-enable the Task Manager

Download Task Manager Fix(http://www.taskmanagerfix.com/dl/download.php?id=1). After downloading, just run the application to re-enable the Task Manager. this application does not require any installation. just click on the “Fix Task Manager” button to re-enable the Task Manager.

3. Download VB script file to re-enable the task Manager

• Download the VB script file from Paulxp (http://www.paulsxp.com/vbs_reg/EnableTaskManagerXP.vbs) and run it.
• You will get a security warning message. But don’t worry, click “Open” to proceed.

• Now a confirmation message will appear. Click on “Yes”.

How To Fix Major USB Problems

If you use Usb device then you should have faced various type of  problems with your Usb stick or system settings. Most common cases are that  “Usb Device Not Recognized”, “Windows was unable to complete the format”, “The device can not start[code 10]", "Problem ejecting the USB mass storage device".
The problems can be found for various reason. Here We have discussed about the solution of those problems with the Usb device (Re-enable Task Manager When Disabled by Administrator ).

1.Fix the problem “USB Device Not Recognize”

Sometimes when you plug in USB device in the port of  your PC/Laptop, you will get a serious error message “USB Device Not Recognize”. To fix this problem follow the steps.

• Press Windows Key + R and type “regedt32.exe”.
• Navigate to

HKEY_LOCAL_Machine\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Usb.

• If  the Usb key is not exist then create “usb” key under “Services”.
• Under “Usb” key create a new DWORD value. Right click on the right pain of the “Rgistry Editor” and select “New > DWORD value”.
• Rename this newly created DWORD value as “DisableSelectiveSuspend”.
• Right click on “DisableSelectiveSuspend” and select “Modify”. Put 1 in “Value data” field.
• Click on “OK”.

• Reboot your computer.

You can also try a another way. Remove the power supply without Log Off your computer and restart the computer. This process seldom works.

2.Format USB Drive In Command Prompt

Generally we format USB drive by right clicking on the "Removable drive" in "My Computer" Window and selecting “Format”. But sometimes Windows can’t format it and gives a message “Windows was unable to complete the format ”. By the following steps you can format your USB drive in command prompt and solve this problem.

• Go to “Start > Run” and type “cmd”. Click on “OK”.
• In the commend window type “format G:/FS:FAT32”. Here “G:” is my USB drive letter (it may be different for you) and “FAT32” is the file system.

• Now insert the USB stick to your computer and hit "Enter".

Now the it will format your USB stick in Fat32 file system.
You might also like to read Prevent Your Computer from Virus Infection Through The Usb Drive

Disable the Autorun property

• Type gpedit.msc in the “Run” dialogue box of your start menu and hit “Enter”. The shortcut  to reach the Run dialogue box is Windows key + R.
• Navigate to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System.

• In the right pane look for the entry “Turn off Autopaly” and double click on it.

• Under “Settings” tab chose “Enable” and then select “All drives”.

• Click “Apply” and “Ok”.

Disabling the Autorun property you may feel more secured. But still if you do not want to take any risk about the virus infection through any USB drive then you can disable your USB ports.

Disable the USB ports from some specific user

If you want to prevent your friends to connect any usb drive in your laptop or PC then you will have to create different user account in Windows and snatch the permission of using USB ports from any user account. To do so

• Open the registry editor from “Run” dialogue box of the Start menu typing “Regedit” there.
• Now navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UsbStor
• In the right pane double click on “Start” and change the value from 3 to 4.

This will snatch the permission of the other user to access the USB ports. If you want to re-enable it then just roll back the value in 3.

Disable the USB ports physically

If you don’t want to edit your registry, you can disable the USB port physically. That means any body can’t be able to transfer data the USB ports of your computer including you until the ports are enabled. You can disable the USB port physically by the  following ways.

• Open Device Manager by right clicking on My Computer > choose Manage > choose Device Manager in the left pane.
• Look for the entry “Universal bus controller” in the right pane and expand it clicking on the ”+” symbol.

• Find out the entry that represents your USB port. Generally that is “Usb Root Hub”. Now right click on it and chose “Disable “.

Disable the USB port from your BIOS settings
Enter in your BIOS before booting your computer by pressing F10 or as your computer mother board supports. Disable the USB port from there and set a BIOS password so that any one can’t change the BIOS setting in absence of you.

3.Fix the problem “Error code 10”

Sometimes whenever you plug in USB drive in Windows XP computer it shows an error message like “This device cannot start (code 10) ”. To fix this error problem follow the steps listed below.

• Go to “Start > Run” and type “Devmgmt.msc”. Click on “OK”.
• The “Device Manager” dialog box will appear. Expand the “Universal Serial Bus Controllers”.
• Right click on “USB Mass Storage Device” and select “Properties”.
• Under the “General” tab you will see the “Device status” (Make sure your USB device is connected).
• If the “Device status” says that “Error code 10” or something like that then you have to uninstall all of your USB Controller.

• To uninstall the USB Controller right click on each of the USB Controller under “Universal Serial Bus Controllers” and click on “Uninstall”.
• Restart your computer. The USB Controllers will be automatically re-installed.

4.Safely Remove Your USB Drive Without Any Error

Generally it happens with you so often that when you want to remove your USB by clicking on “Safely Remove Hardware” option in system tray it will give you an error message like “The Device Generic volume cannot be stopped right now. Try stopping the device later”. If you ignore this error message and remove USB drive, your USB drive may be damaged. To fix this problem you can use a free application “Unlocker”, which helps you to remove your USB drive safely.

• Download Unlocker 1.8.7 (http://www.brothersoft.com/unlocker-download-60547.html) and install it.
• Right click on USB drive and select “Unlocker”.
• An “Unlocker” window will appear. Click on “Unlock All” to stop all running program in USB drive.

Now safely remove USB drive by click on “Safely Remove Hardware” option from the system tray.