How to Open Task Manager in Windows 11

The Windows Task Manager is a very useful and powerful tool that lets you keep an eye on how CPU, memory, disk space, and bandwidth are being used by running apps, background processes, and Windows processes. Most people also use it to close programs that won't close or are stuck in some way. Before Windows 10, you could get to Task Manager by right-clicking the Taskbar and selecting "Task Manager" from the menu. But if you upgraded to Windows 11 and tried to open Task Manager from the Taskbar's right-click menu, you would be surprised to find that you can't do that anymore. Don't worry if you've always opened Task Manager from the Taskbar and don't know how to do it in Windows 11. In this post, we'll show you several ways to open the Task Manager in Windows 11.

How to open Task Manager in Windows 11

1. Open the Task Manager from the Start Menu

Just right-click the Windows logo (Start menu) and select Task Manager from the list of options.

2. Open the Task Manager with the Hotkey

Windows 11 has a shortcut key to open Task Manager.

Pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ESC on your PC's keyboard is one of the fastest ways to open Task Manager in Windows 11.

This would be helpful if you are using a Remote Desktop or a virtual machine.

3. Open Task Manager using Run command

1. Press Windows + R to launch the Run command.

2. Type taskmgr or taskmgr.exe then press Enter to open Task Manager.

How to create a Shortcut to the Task Manager in Windows 11

Making a shortcut to Task Manager on your desktop is another convenient way to get to it (or in a folder).

1. To make a shortcut to Task Manager on your desktop, right-click an empty spot, click New item, and then choose Shortcut.

2. Click the Browse button in the Create Shortcut window. Next, in the Browse for Files or Folders dialog, look for the Task Manager application: Taskmgr.exe is in C:WindowsSystem32Taskmgr.exe. Then, choose the app called "Taskmgr" and click "OK."

3. The path to the application will be put in the text box.

Or, you can type directly into the text box the following location path:

C:\Windows\System32\Taskmgr.exe

Then, click the Next button.

4. In the text box, type a name for your shortcut, such as Task Manager, and then click Finish.

5. Now, a link to Task Manager will be put on your desktop. Just open it by clicking on it twice.

You now know how to get to Task Manager quickly in Windows 11.

How to Add Task Manager to the Windows 11 Taskbar

You can also pin Task Manager to the Taskbar so that you can open it with just one click in Windows. Click the Search button next to the Start menu in the taskbar, or press Windows key + S, and start typing Task manager in the search box. The Task Manager app will appear in the list of results below.

Then, in the search results, select the Task Manager app and click Pin to taskbar on the right side of the search panel.

Now, you can always see the Task Manager on the Taskbar. You can open it with one click at any time.

So that's how to open Windows 11's Task Manager. If you can't get your device's Task Manager to open, just leave a comment below and we'll help you figure out what's wrong.