9 Ways to Open Task Manager in Windows 10

By Achilles Hill | Last Updated January 06, 2025

In the Task Manager (see picture below), you are able to check all the running tasks, end any task and so forth. Thus, it is necessary to learn how to open it on your PC. For your convenience, this text lists 9 methods to open Task Manager in Windows 10.

Video guide on how to open Task Manager in Windows 10:

Way 1: Open Task Manager through taskbar.

Right-click blank area on the taskbar, and choose Task Manager in the context menu.

Way 2: Turn on Task Manager from Quick Access Menu.

Right-tap the lower-left corner to open the menu, and then select Task Manager on it.

Way 3: Open Task Manager in Start Menu.

Step 1: Tap the bottom-left Start button and choose All Apps in the menu.

Step 2: Open the Windows System folder.

Step 3: Click Task Manager to open it.

Way 4: Open this program in Control Panel.

Step 1: Enter Control Panel.

Step 2: Input task manager in the upper-right search box, and tap Task Manager in the results.

Way 5: Start Task Manager via Run.

Press Windows+R to open Run dialog, enter taskmgr and tap OK.

Way 6: Open the program from Search panel.

Step 1: Press Windows+C to open Charms Menu, and choose Search on it.

Step 2: Enter task and click Task Manager.

Tip: There are two options named Task Manager on the Search Panel, and you can choose either of them.

Way 7: Access Task Manager with the help of Command Prompt.

Step 1: Click the Start button, enter cmd in the empty box and tap Command Prompt.

Step 2: Type taskmgr and press Enter.

Way 8: Open Task Manager through Windows PowerShell.

Step 1: Tap the Search button on the taskbar, type windows powershell and click Windows PowerShell to enter it.

Step 2: Input taskmgr and hit Enter.

Way 9: Open Task Manager from Ctrl+Alt+Del options.

Press Ctrl+Alt+Del and choose Task Manager from the choices.

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