

Windows will warn you that it can’t create the shortcut in the protected System32 folder, and will instead offer to create the shortcut on your desktop. In any version of Windows, you can right-click on Taskmgr.exe and choose Create Shortcut. In Windows 10, you can right-click on Taskmgr.exe and choose to pin it to either your taskbar or Start Menu. Navigate to that folder in File Explorer and locate Taskmgr.exe. To do this, you’ll first need to locate the original Task Manager executable, which is located in C:WindowsSystem32. Just mash those keys on your keyboard at any time to directly launch the Task Manager, with the default view set to the “Processes Tab.” Create a Task Manager Shortcut in the Taskbar or Start Menuįor those who prefer a mouse- or touch-friendly icon, you can create a direct Task Manager application shortcut in your taskbar or Start Menu. The Task Manager keyboard shortcut in all recent versions of Windows is Control-Shift-Escape.

Thankfully, another keyboard shortcut exists which still launches Task Manager directly, even in Windows 10. Bigglesworth prefers keyboard shortcuts (Shutterstock)
