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it doesn’t work through ctrl alt del or by right clicking on bottom bar! is that called the task bar or something? any ideas?
A few questions:
-Did you turn off and restart the computer? (sometimes doing the obvious can work)
-What version of Windows are you running?
-Do you have up-to-date antivirus? (a virus can cause this or other problems)
-Can you start the program by entering taskmgr.exe at the run command? (let’s see if you can run the program a different way)
-How much memory does the computer have? (maybe the computer is too “overwhelmed” to start another program)
-How old is the computer?
I suggest you Google “cant start task manager” (sans quotes) for suggestions and ideas.
You may simply need to change some settings. Some sites give step-by-step instructions for changing settings, with pictures.
from all i kno the only way to open the task bar is by pressing ctrl alt delete at the same time sry 🙂
It might be a virus/malware. Boot the computer in safe mode (press f8 when booting), and while in safe mode see if you can get to task manager. Then run virus checkers. Panda Cloud Antivirus, Malwarebytes Anti Malware, and Super anti spyware are 3 good free virus checkers.
You can also download something from microsoft called process explorer. It’s like Task manager but more powerful.
Also, try start-run, and type in taskmgr.exe If you can’t kill the virus process, you might need a tool called unlocker.
boot into safe mode, start>run>msconfig>startup uncheck all entries you do not recognize. be wary of long strings of numbers of gibberish.
I would like to qualify bombmaniac’s statement by saying that there are programs you don’t recognize but are still legit. Write down the EXACT names and google them. A good place to check is http://www.what-is-exe.com/. If you still don’t recognize it, spyware/malware. Many well-written malware programs will just re-insert themselves into the startup, which is why booting into safe mode and running antivirus is a great idea.
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