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Task Manager - Create Elevated Shortcut

How to Create a Elevated Vista Task Manager Shortcut
Published by Brink
05-20-2009

How to Create a Elevated Vista Task Manager Shortcut
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  This will show you how to create a elevated Task Manager shortcut that will run as an administrator in Vista when opened. It will open as if you clicked Show processes from all users in the default Task Manager.
RELATED LINKS:EXAMPLE: Default Task Manager and Elevated Task Manager
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Here's How:
1. Right click on a empty space on the desktop and click on New and Shortcut.

2. Copy and Paste, or navigate to, C:\Windows\System32\taskmgr.exe, and click on the Next button. (See screenshot below)
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3. Type in Task Manager for a name, and click on the Finish button. (See screenshot below)
NOTE: You can name this shortcut anything you like though.
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4. Right click on the new Task Manager shortcut on the desktop, then click on Properties, Shortcut tab, and the Advanced button. (See screenshot below)
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5. Select (check) the Run as administrator box, then click on OK. (See screenshot below)
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6. Click on OK. (See screenshot below step 4)

7. You now have a elevated Task Manager shortcut.

That's it,
Shawn

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Applies to
All Vista Versions
64 Bit & 32 Bit

Old 05-20-2009  
dinesh


Windows 7 RTM 64-bit
 
 

Re: Task Manager - Create Elevated Shortcut

Thats a good one Shawn, Nice trick.

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Old 05-20-2009  
Brink


Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64
 
 

Re: Task Manager - Create Elevated Shortcut

Thank you Dinesh.
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