Microsoft has made it a little harder for customers to access the Task Manager experience on Windows 11 by removing the option from the taskbar context menu.
Even though there are other ways to access Task Manager on the OS, right-clicking the taskbar and choosing the Task Manager option has arguably always been the most popular way. But since of Windows 11, the taskbar now contains a new context menu with just the option to open the Settings app’s feature settings page.
You can do the same thing using the Start button and menu, Control Panel, Run command, or by using a keyboard shortcut if you have just opened the experience using the context menu.
This tutorial will teach you how to use Windows 11’s Task Manager.
Open Task Manager on Windows 11
Despite Windows 11’s removal of the taskbar context menu with numerous options, there are still a number of different ways to launch Task Manager. Here’s how.
Start button context menu
In Windows 11, right-click the Start button.
Choose the choice for Task Manager.
Start button context menu
Direct keyboard shortcut
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To open Task Manager directly, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Alt + Esc.
Task Manager in Windows 11
To open Task Manager directly, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Alt + Esc.
Task Manager in Windows 11
Windows Security screen
Utilize the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Alt + Del.
The security screen of Windows
Choose the choice for Task Manager.
Start menu
LaunchStart.
To access the experience, search for Task Manager and pick the top result.
Launch the menu Search in Task Manager
Run command
The Run command can be accessed by using the Windows key + Rkeyboard shortcut.
To launch Task Manager in Windows 11, type the following command and press the OK button:
Execute the taskmgr command.
Control Panel
Launch the Control Panel.
OnSystem and Security, click.
Tools for the Control Panel Windows
Select “Windows Tools.”
Task Manager for Windows Tools
Click the Task Manager icon twice.
The Task Manager will launch to manage active apps and track system performance when you finish the steps.
As an alternative, you can always pin Task Manager to the Start menu. To gain faster access to the experience, right-click the item and choose Move to top. By right-clicking the application when it is active and choosing the “Pin to taskbar” option, you may also pin it to the taskbar.