4 Ways to Launch the Task Manager

The simplest and fastest way to launch the Windows Task Manager is to hit:

CTRL+SHIFT+ESC

The second way is:

CTRL+ALT+DELETE

Then select Task Manager from there.

The third way is to open the Start menu, select run, then type taskmgr.

Finally, create a desktop shortcut.
1. Navigate to the system32 folder in your Windows root and locate the taskmgr.exe. 2. Left click to select the file, then hold the right mouse button to drag the exe to the desktop.
3. When you release you will be asked what you want to do, select create shortcut.