If you rely on Task Manager on Windows 11 to kill running processes and apps, you might have encountered the error prompt ‘Access is denied’. This error usually appears when you try to kill apps and processes that require elevated privileges to be terminated. To end such processes, you either have to log in to your administrator account or run the Task Manager as an administrator.
1. Run Task Manager As Administrator via Windows Search
If you have a standard account but want to run Task Manager with elevated privileges, you should run Task Manager as Administrator.
- Click on the Windows 11 search and type in Task Manager.
- Right-click on the Task Manager from the search results and select ‘Run as administrator.’
- Alternatively, you can click the Run as administrator option in the right pane of the Windows search.
This will run Task Manager as an administrator on Windows 11. You can kill the process that requires elevated privileges to be terminated.
2. Run Task Manager As Admin via Command Prompt
You can use the Command Prompt utility on Windows 11 to run Task Manager as an admin.
1. Click the Windows 11 search and type in Command Prompt.
2. Right-click on the Command Prompt and select Run as administrator.
3. Type in taskmgr and press Enter.
3. Run Task Manager as Admin via Desktop Shortcut
On Windows 11, you can create a desktop shortcut to always run Task Manager as an admin.
1. Open the Windows 11 search and type in Task Manager.
2. Right-click on the Task Manager from the search result and select Open File Location.
3. Right-click on the Task Manager shortcut and select Open file location.
4. Right-click on Taskmgr.exe and select Send to > Desktop (create shortcut).
5. Right-click on the shortcut file on your desktop and select Properties.
6. On the Taskmgr.exe – Shortcut properties window, click on the Advanced option.
7. Check Run as administrator and click Ok.
Whenever you want to run Task Manager as an admin on Windows 11, double-click on the Desktop shortcut you have created.
4. Open Task Manager as Administrator via Control Panel
Another way to open Task Manager as an Administrator is to access the Control Panel.
- Press the Windows Key + R button to open the RUN dialog box.
- On the RUN dialog box, type Control and press Enter.
- On the Control Panel, change the screen view to Large Icons.
- Open the Windows Tools folder.
- Right-click on the Task Manager and select Run as administrator.
You can run Task Manager as an admin on Windows 11 to perform specific tasks that require admin privileges. Like the Task Manager, you can also open PowerShell as an administrator in Windows 11.
