The Task Manager is a utility built into the Windows operating system that allows you to get information about the applications and processes running on your computer. With its help, these processes can be interrupted or new programs can be started. In total, the utility interface has six tabs and five menu sections, which also contain other functions useful for managing the operation of application and system programs. You can access it both using the graphical interface and from the command line.
Instructions
Step 1
The easiest way to start Task Manager from the command line is to use the interface emulator built into the Windows operating system. You can call it using the program launch dialog. In many versions of this OS used today, the item for launching it is placed in the main menu - click on the "Start" button (or press the Win key) and select "Run". The menu of the latest version (Windows 7) does not have this item, but this does not mean that the startup dialog is removed from it - open it using the "hot keys" Win + R. This combination works in other versions of Windows as well. In the startup dialog, enter the letters cmd and press the Enter key, or click on the OK button and the system will open a command line interface emulator window.
Step 2
Like any other executable program, the Task Manager can be launched by entering the full path and file name at the command line. The file name of this application is taskmgr.exe, and it is located in the System32 folder located in the system directory of your computer. This directory is usually called Windows. Enter the full path (starting with the system drive letter), separating the folder names with a backslash - for example, it might look like this: D: WindowsSystem32 askmgr.exe. Then press the Enter key and the application you want will launch.
Step 3
You can also use a shorter notation to specify the task manager file. The Windows system registry contains paths to some folders in which applications automatically search for the names of the executable files specified by them. The Windows system folder is one of those listed in the registry, so you do not need to specify the path to it on the command line. You do not even need to write the extensions of the executable file, you just need to specify its name. Just type taskmgr on the line and press the Enter key. The result will be exactly the same as in the previous step - the Windows Task Manager window will appear on the screen.
