Keyboard shortcut to open Task Manager directly
Posted on February 26th, 2007 by Jason
Back in Windows XP if you were not on a domain CTRL + ALT +DEL would open up Task Manager. In Windows Vista that key combination opens the secure desktop that allows you to do many more thing. To directly to Task Manager, hit CTRL + ALT + ESC.
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Tags: secure_desktop, task_manager, Windows, windows vista, windows xp
Anonymous on 25 Jul 2007 at 7:57 pm #
CTRL+ALT+ESC does not work. This tip is faaaaake! *angry* Just give me a way to disable the bloody secure desktop, there’s NOTHING there that I can’t access from elsewhere, and give me back my instant task manager!!!
Snap on 29 Jul 2007 at 2:34 am #
It’s CTRL+SHIFT+ESC
Mo on 28 Nov 2007 at 8:55 pm #
Lol. CTRL+SHIFT+ESC works great. Ty
Alex on 30 Nov 2007 at 9:55 am #
CTRL+SHIFT+Esc works. Anon is either a jerk or has a busted keyboard.
Raven.yu on 04 Feb 2008 at 8:10 am #
Well i will want to see someone to press that combination on remote desktop :))…so best way is START ->RUN…->Taskmgr.exe
after few tries that will be very qick ;0
admin_papa on 31 Aug 2008 at 1:16 am #
Hi Folks!
Just wanted to share my new experience.
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Cheers,
Carl
stytos on 31 Aug 2008 at 2:50 am #
Actually, was too tired to figure out how to make the task manager open on its own when I start Vista, so wanted to put it in the startup folder. Thanks Raven.yu for the task manager’s “name.” With quad core, and a shitload of memory (among other things), I like to see how my system’s running.