Right click Taskbar to show Task Manager is gone


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Lacvuzrus

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For no reason, the feature of right clicking the taskbar to show Task Manager is gone. The only thing I recalled doing recently is a Windows Update - 2023-01 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5022303).

Did anyone face the same issue of the new feature in Windows 11 (right click to show Task Manager) going missing once again?
 
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Windows 11 22H2 22621.1105

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Works fine for me (on same build) if I right-click directly on the 'Start' Icon. Did you just right-click 'somewhere else' on the 'Task Bar'?
 

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Lacvuzrus said:
For no reason, the feature of right clicking the taskbar to show Task Manager is gone. The only thing I recalled doing recently is a Windows Update - 2023-01 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5022303).

Did anyone face the same issue of the new feature in Windows 11 (right click to show Task Manager) going missing once again?
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Right-click the Windows start button in the taskbar and select Terminal(Admin) from the menu. In the command prompt, type the following command: c:\vivetool\vivetool /enable /id:36860984 . Press Enter to run it. Restart Windows 11 for the changes to take effect.
 

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    ASRock H310CM-HDV/M.2
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Simpler solution - right click Start and Task Manager is in the flyout
 

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    Windows 11 Pro
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    Lafite 14
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    i7
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    150Mbps/39Mbps
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    Incompatible Win 10 Pro PC upgraded to Win 11 Pro
It is working for me, same version - as long as you right-click on an unoccupied part of the taskbar.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2 26100.2894
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    Laptop
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    Acer Swift SF114-34
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    Pentium Silver N6000 1.10GHz
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    4GB
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    1920 x 1080
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    SSD
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    fanless
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    150 Mbps
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    Brave
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    Webroot Secure Anywhere
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    System 3

    ASUS T100TA Transformer
    Processor Intel Atom Z3740 @ 1.33GHz
    Installed RAM 2.00 GB (1.89 GB usable)
    System type 32-bit operating system, x64-based processor

    Edition Windows 10 Home
    Version 22H2 build 19045.3570
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    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 22631.2506
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    HP Mini 210-1090NR PC (bought in late 2009!)
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kelper said:
It is working for me, same version - as long as you right-click on an unoccupied part of the taskbar.
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I was surprised to find it actually is working for me too, but as it didn't when I first bought this laptop I stopped trying
 

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    Windows 11 Pro
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    Lafite 14
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    i7
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    16Gb
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    150Mbps/39Mbps
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    Firefox
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    Defender
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    Win 11 Pro
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    PC/Desktop
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    PC Specialist
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    i5
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    8Gb
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    150Mbps/39Mbps
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    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    Incompatible Win 10 Pro PC upgraded to Win 11 Pro
When I first set up Win11 on my new computers I got only Taskbar Settings on that right click but after a few Build updates Task Manager showed up also. I didn't pay attention which update did it but all is good. I have both machines up to date as of last week's Patch Tuesday.

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    Win11 Pro RTM
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    Dell Vostro 3400
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    Intel Core i5 11th Gen. 2.40GHz
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    12GB
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    256GB SSD NVMe M.2
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    Windows 11 Pro RTM x64
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    Dell Vostro 5890
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    Intel Core i5 10th Gen. 2.90GHz
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    16GB
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    Onboard, no VGA, using a DisplayPort-to-VGA adapter
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    24" Dell
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    512GB SSD NVMe, 4TB Seagate HDD
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    Firefox, Edge
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    Windows Defender/Microsoft Security
Lacvuzrus said:
For no reason, the feature of right clicking the taskbar to show Task Manager is gone. The only thing I recalled doing recently is a Windows Update - 2023-01 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5022303).

Did anyone face the same issue of the new feature in Windows 11 (right click to show Task Manager) going missing once again?
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Works fine for me; same version; I just tried after reading your post because this feature disappeared when i installed Windows 11 for the first time; the solution was to right click on th start menu icon
 

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    Windows 11 Enterprise
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    Asus K73SV
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    ntel(R) Core(TM) i5-2410M CPU @ 2.30GHz
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    Asus K73SV Series Notebook
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    8 GB
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    Intel HD Graphics 3000 / nVidia GeForce GT 540M
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Screen Resolution
    1600*900
    Hard Drives
    2 SSD Samsung 860 EVO 1 TB
    Other Info
    This is a Windows 11 no-compliant PC
^^^
Same for me as Berton posted. Task Manager started showing up in the last week or so. Maybe after "2023-01 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5022303)" ?
 

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    Windows 11 Home 22H2
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    Laptop
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    ASUS VivoBook X515JAB
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    Intel i5-1035G1 1.00GHz, 1190 MHz, 4 cores
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    ASUS X515JAB
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    8 GB
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    Intel UHD Graphics
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    1
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    1920 x 1080, 60Hz
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    512GB SSD NVMe Intel
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    Wired
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    4 MBps
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    Firefox
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    Norton
In earlier versions of windows 11 you had to right click start and select task manager from flyout. Right clicking taskbar option was brought back with a recent windows update.
 

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    Windows 11 Pro 24H2 26100.3775
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    Dell Optiplex 7080
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    i9-10900 10 core 20 threads
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    DELL 0J37VM
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    32 gb
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    Benq 27
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LeLibran said:
Works fine for me (on same build) if I right-click directly on the 'Start' Icon. Did you just right-click 'somewhere else' on the 'Task Bar'?
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OP is expressly looking for the "somewhere else" option, as in my SS (and Berton's in #7 above). It comes for some in a later build; others may need to use Vivetool Release ViVeTool v0.3.2 · thebookisclosed/ViVe and follow Sir George's instructions (slightly altered here): First, create a folder on C: called Vivetool. Then put the vivetool.exe file that you removed from the zip-file in to that folder. Open a command prompt. In the command prompt, type the following command: c:\vivetool\vivetool /enable /id:36860984 . Press Enter to run it. Restart Windows 11 for the changes to take effect.
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Enable Task Manager in Taskbar Right-click Context Menu on Windows 11

Download ViveTool from the GitHub.

Put the ZIP archive contents to the c:\vivetool folder.

Right-click the Windows button in the taskbar and select Terminal(Admin) from the menu.Select Terminal(Admin) from the menu

In the command prompt, type the following command: c:\vivetool\vivetool /enable /id:36860984. Press Enter to run it.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    AMD
Win11, 24H2 - Works for me. Rt click in blank portion of taskbar shows Task Manager and Taskbar Settings.
 

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