Windows XP prohibits access to Task Manager

We know that in Task Manager, "Task Manager" can find running processes in the system, which can be shut down in Task Manager, so for example: important processes such as virus firewall It may also be terminated unexpectedly, but if you can't open the task manager by "Ctrl+Alt+Del", this three-button method can solve this problem.

Below we introduce two methods to prevent unauthorized users from accessing the Task Manager

Method 1: Use the Group Policy Editor to set the Forbidden Access Task Manager

First use Log in to the system as an administrator-level account and enter: >;Gpedit.msc” in the Start menu in the Start menu. Open the Group Policy Editor. In the Group Policy Editor, find "User Settings\\Administrative Templates\\System\\Ctrl+Alt+Del Options" as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1 "Ctrl+Alt+Del Options" Page

Double-click on the right side of the page shown in Figure 1 “Remove Task Manager> (Remove Task Mangaer), Open the “Remove Task Manager” property setting page as shown in Figure 2. Select “Open”(Enabled) in the page shown in Figure 2, click “OK” then you can no longer use “Ctrl+Alt+Del” to open the task manager.

Figure 2 Setting "Remove Task Manager" Properties

Method 2: Use User Restrictions to Disable Access to Task Manager

Although the above method can disable access to tasks Manager, but this method does not prohibit users from opening by directly clicking on the task manager, and can not use the "Ctrl+Alt+Del"; this combination of hotkeys to open the task manager will also cause inconvenience to our normal use. .

Below we describe how to prevent unauthorized users from accessing the Task Manager by using user restrictions. Find “TaskMgr.exe” in the “System32” directory of the system installation directory, right click and select “Run as” to open the page shown in Figure 3.

As shown in Figure 3, select “The following user, and enter the username and password. You can set up the task manager to run the above users. One thing to note is that you need to use an administrator-level username and password.

Figure 3 Setting up a user to open Task Manager

How? Did you understand? The next step is to try it yourself.