How do I enable task manager on Vista?
If you were running in a restricted account, you might not have access to the task manager. A restricted account is something set up by an administrator for a user who should not have full rights on a machine, for example, it’s what you’d set up for a child’s account. The solution to your problem is to use Regedit to modify the key controlling access to the task manager. Look for the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System. You’ll need to delete the key DisableTaskMgr as shown here: This article: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/why-is-task-manager-disabled/ explains the procedure in more detail. It’s also noteworthy that the key might have been set by some kind of malicious program. Normally, keys like this are set by systems administrators through a group policy. If you were in an enterprise setting, this might be
