Quite often we see that our task manager gets disabled and we want to enable it. Pressing the ‘control+alt+delete’ key combination does not serve any purpose. We just see the annoying message box in front of our eyes that
“Task manager has been disabled by your administrator.â€
We can easily get the task manager enabled by one of these techniques. These techniques vary according to the condition we are presently in and the resource we have in our hand. In some cases if only the task manager is disabled, we can enable it using the registry editor ( regedit). In other cases, the registry editor also gets disabled as a resulting effect of the virus. Then the problem becomes even more difficult to solve and the annoying message box stating
“Registry editing has been disabled by your administrator.â€
adds up to the frustration of the user. This is not the end guys. Some times the users also get deprived of showing hidden files and folders on his own PC. 
We are therefore trying to find out a solution for your problem in the following techniques.
1. When the registry is not disabled.
First step:
Firstly,  Go to Start -> Run -> Write regedit and press ok button or hit enter.
Second step:
Navigate to the following registry keys and verity that following settings set to default:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
“DisableTaskMgrâ€=dword:00000000
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy Objects\LocalUser\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
“DisableTaskMgrâ€=dword:00000000
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system\]
“DisableTaskMgrâ€=dword:00000000
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
“DisableCADâ€=dword:00000000
Third step:Reboot the computer.
or If you did not get the point above there is yet another easy way to accomplish this
First step:
Open up regedit.exe through the start menu search or run box, and then navigate down to the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
On the right-hand side is a 32-bit REG_DWORD value named DisableTaskMgr with one of two values:
- 1 – Disable task manager
- 0 – Enable task manager
Second Step:
Just double-click and change the value, or even delete the key. The change should take place immediately.
2. When registry editor has been disabled too.
First step:
Go to Start – Run -> Write Gpedit.msc and press on Enter button.
Second Step:
Navigate to User Configuration – Administrative Templates -> System – Ctrl+Alt+Del Option
Third Step:
In the right side of the screen verity that Remove Task Manager option set to Disable or Not Configured.
Fourth Step:
Close Gpedit.msc
Fifth step:
Go to Start – Run -> Write gpupdate /force and press on Enter button.
3. Click Start, Run and type this command exactly as given below: (better – Copy and paste)
REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableTaskMgr /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
4. When no method given above works. The ultimate solution.
If no method provided above comes to your rescue, then see this great freeware application which will continue to be your “friend in need†when it comes to rescuing you and enabling your task manager by hook or by crook.
This free application is called the Remove Restrictions Tool (RRT) which re-enables all the taska and controls which were disabled as a result of virus attack.
This freeware by iSERGIWA software is able to do a variety of useful revert backs which include
Re-enabling the Registry Tools (regedit)
Re-enabling the Task Manager (Ctrl+Alt+Del )
Re-enabling the Folder Options
Re-enabling the Show Hidden Files options
The software is very small in size, easy to install and easy to use.
The users are advised to boot in to Safe Mode in order to use the Remove Restrictions Tool (RRT). Just click on the buttons and and getting hold of your computer again becomes just a breeze.
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