How to run task manager as administrator in Windows 11 (3 ways)
If you are a Windows user, you may be familiar with task management. Task Manager is a powerful utility for Windows that allows users to scan and quit applications and processes running in the background.
The new task manager for Windows 11 allows users to check RAM, GPU, HDD/SSD, and CPU activity in real time. Out of all the features it provides, it was the ability to find and terminate processes that made the tool more valuable.
If you rely on the task manager in Windows 11 to kill running processes and applications, you may have encountered an "Access Denied" error message. The error message usually appears when you try to quit applications and processes that require elevated privileges.
Thus, if you are getting the error message "Access Denied" while trying to terminate a process, it is likely that you are not using the administrator account. Thus, you can either log in to your administrator account or run the task manager as an administrator to kill this process.
Top 3 Ways to Run Task Manager as an Administrator in Windows 11
Since we have already shared a detailed guide on enabling administrator account on Windows 11, we will show you how you can run Task Manager as administrator. So, let's check how to enter task manager as administrator on Windows 11.
1) Run the task manager as an administrator via Windows Search
If you have a standard account but want to run Task Manager with elevated privileges, you need to run Task Manager as administrator. That's what you need to do.
Run Task Manager as an administrator via Windows Search
First, click Search Windows 11 and type Task Manager.
Next, right-click on "Task Manager" from the search results and select "Run as administrator".
Alternatively, you can click on the "Run as administrator" option displayed in the left pane of the Windows search.
Is that him! It's done. This will launch Task Manager as administrator on Windows 11. Now you can terminate the process that requires elevated privileges to be terminated.
2) Launch Task Manager as administrator via Command Prompt
We will use the Command Prompt utility on Windows 11 to run Task Manager as administrator in this method. That's what you need to do.
1. First, click Search Windows 11 and type Command Prompt .
2. Right-click Command Prompt and select Run as administrator.
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3. At the command prompt, type Taskmgr and press the Enter button.
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Is that him! It's done. This will launch Task Manager on your Windows 11 operating system with full administrator rights.
3) Launch the task manager as an administrator via the desktop shortcut
In Windows 11, you can create a shortcut on the desktop to always run the task manager as administrator. That's what you need to do.
1. First, open Windows 11 search and type task manager.
2. Right click "Task Manager" from the search result and select "Open File Location".
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3. In the opened folder, right click the Task Manager shortcut and select Open File Location.
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4. Next, right click the Taskmgr.exe and select Send To> Desktop (Create Shortcut).
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5. Right click the shortcut on the desktop and select Properties button.
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6. In the Taskmgr.exe - Shortcut Properties window, click the Advanced option.
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7. In the Advanced Properties dialog box, select Run as administrator and click the OK button.
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Is that him! It's done. When you want to run Task Manager as administrator on Windows 11, double-click the desktop shortcut you created.
You can run Task Manager as an administrator on Windows 11 to perform specific tasks that require administrator privileges. Like the task manager, you can also open PowerShell as an administrator in Windows 11. Therefore, these are the three best ways to access Task Manager with full rights on Windows 11.