How to Open Task Manager in Windows 11?

What is Task Manager?

The Task Manager is an operating system. It allows you to view all tasks and the computer’s overall performance. Using the Task Manager, you can view how much memory a program uses, stop a frozen program, and view available system resources.

It’s available in all Microsoft versions like windows 11, 10,windows8, and 7.

This article will guide you on how to Open Task Manager on Windows 11.

There are at least four to five ways through which you can open Task Manager easily on Windows 11. These are the following:-

1. Using the Start button context menu (Win + X)
2. Through Keyboard Shortcut
3. Via Windows Search
4. From the Run dialog box
5. From Taskbar
6. Using Command Prompt

How to open Task Manager on Windows 11 using the Start button context menu (Win + X)?

Step 1. Right-click on the Start menu on Windows 11 Taskbar and select Task Manager to launch it.

Alternately, press Windows + X keys to open the WinX menu and select Task Manager from it.

How to open Task Manager on Windows 11 through Keyboard Shortcut?

To open Task Manager, press Ctrl + Shift + Esc. Now, select Task Manager to open it.

How to open Task Manager on Windows 11 from Windows Search?

Step 1. Press Windows + S keys from the keyboard to open the search menu. In the search menu, type “Task Manager.”

Step 2. Click on the Task Manager app to open it in the available results.

How to open Task Manager on Windows 11 using the Run dialog box?

Step 1. Press Windows + R keys from the keyboard to open the Run dialog box.

Step 2. Type following and hit Enterfrom the keyboard to open task manager:-

taskmgr

How to launch Task Manager in Windows 11 from Taskbar?

If you want to access Task Manager frequently, you can pin them to the taskbar. After pinning the task manager to the taskbar, you can open it by clicking on its icon. To pin the task manager to the taskbar, do the following steps:-

Step 1. Click on the Start button on the taskbar and type task manager in the search bar. Then right-click on the “Task Manager” and select “Pin to taskbar.”

Step 2. The above action will pin the task manager to the taskbar. Now, you can click on the Task Manager icon from the taskbar to open it.

How to open Task Manager on Windows 11 from Command Prompt?

Using the command prompt, you can also open the Task Manager on Windows 11. Do the following steps:-

Step 1. Open Command Prompt.

Step 2. On the prompt, type the following and hit Enter from the keyboard:-

taskmgr

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