Fastest ways: Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc or right-click Start.
Press theWindows Key+Sor selectSearch(the magnifying glass icon) in the taskbar.
If you don’t see the Search icon, selectStart(the Windows icon).
SelectTask Managerwhen it appears in the results.
Open Task Manager With Keyboard Shortcuts
The keyboard shortcut to open Task Manager in Windows 11 isCtrl+Shift+Esc.
Alternatively, pressWin+Xto kick off the Power User Menu, then press theTkey.
Open Task Manager With Run Command
TheRun commandto open Task Manager istaskmgr.
Once it’s open, typetaskmgrand pressOKto launch Task Manager.
PressWin+Eif you don’t see that icon.
Select an empty part of the address bar at the top of File Explorer to highlight the current path.
For example, if it saysHome, select off to the right of that word to highlight it.
Alt+Dis an easy way to do this with a keyboard.
Typetaskmgrin place of whatever was written there, and then pressEnter.
Just typetaskmgr.exe,and then pressEnter.
In the pop-up window, typetaskmgr.exe, and then selectNext.
You’ll be asked to give your shortcut a name.
EnterTask Manager(any name works) and selectFinish.
TheTask Managershortcut will appear on your Windows 11 desktop.
Double-click it to open Task Manager directly from the desktop at any time.
For Windows 8 and 8.1: Hold theWINandXkeys down
together, or right-click theStart button, and chooseCommand Prompt.
