Small problem with Task Manager

[Mike in Nebraska]

Running Vista Business with SP1.
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When I click on the "Show processes from all users" button from the
Processes tab, nothing happens. I expect to see a window asking for
elevation credentials. However ... nothing. Nor is there anything (that I
could find) in the Event Viewer logs.

Would someone please point me to a resource to solve this?

 

[woody]

Are you the only user? If so you will not see any change.

Woody

 

[Robinson Zhang [MSFT]]

Hi,

Have you tried System Restore to get back to before your troubles began?

If the issue still persists, please let me know the following answers.
Thank you for your cooperation.

1.When did the issue occur?
2.Did you experience this issue before? If no, did you make any changes or
install any software on the computer recently?
3.Does the "Show processes from all users" button go gray out after
clicking it?
4.Did you disabled UAC? If so, please enable it to test the issue. If not,
please disable UAC to test the problem.
5.Please click Start, type taskmgr.exe, right click on the file and choose
"Run as administrator". Does task manager show processes from all users?
6.Please let me know if the user is a member of the local administrator's
group.

However, according to our customer's feedback, a tweak software could cause
the problem. If you are in this scenario, turning off Aero by switching to
Windows Vista Basic theme and reactivate Aero could resolve the problem.

Hope it helps.

 

[Mike in Nebraska]

Yes, I am.

Are you the only user? If so you will not see any change.

Woody

 

[Mike in Nebraska]

OK. Just verified that my domain account is a member of the Local Admin
group.

 

[Mike in Nebraska]

To answer your questions ...
(1) About a week ago.
(2) I installed Microsoft Virtual PC a few days ago.
(3) No.
(4) No.
(5) Yes!
(6) Yes.

Mike

 

[Mike in Nebraska]

Hadn't thought of that. I'm the domain admin (1-man shop), so I'll check
the settings.
Thanks.

 

[Mike in Nebraska]

I ran the Group Policy Results Wizard on myself and my PC - but can't find
anything about Task Manager in the results.

Mike

 

[Mike in Nebraska]

OK

Mike,

I'm not sure which one, but you might also see if it could be one of
the Account or Local Policies in your Local Security Policy settings
(secpol.msc) settings.




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[Mike in Nebraska]

Hmmmm ... didn't see a setting in there that would apply directly or
indirectly to Task Manager.

 

[Mike in Nebraska]

Did that and it works as its supposed to - it shows all processes, rather
than just "sitting there."

 

[Mike in Nebraska]

Excellent, thanks!

That's great news. Here's how you can create a Task Manager shortcut
that will run as an administrator when you click on it to make this
easier for you.


1. In Windows Explorer, navigate to: "C:\Windows\System32\taskmgr.exe".

2. Right click on taskmgr.exe, and click on "Send to" and "Dekstop
(create shortcut).

3. Right click on the new shortcut on the desktop and click on
"Properties" and the "Shortcut" tab.

4. Click on the "Advanced" button towards the bottom.

5. Check the "Run as administrator" box and click on OK.

6. Click on OK again.

You can now move the shortcut where you like for easy use.







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[Robinson Zhang [MSFT]]

Hi,

Glad to hear the issue was resolved. I would like to make a summary for the
issue.

SUMMARY:
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Action:
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Click "Show processes from all users" button on Task Manager.

Result:
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"Show processes from all users" button doesn't work

Cause:
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The Task Manager do not have permission

Resolution:
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Run Task Manager as administrator

Thanks.

Robinson Zhang
Microsoft Online Support