Can't open task manager

[NickTheMajin]

ctrl alt delete then clicking taskmanager does nothing. Brings me to my desktop. 

 

ctrl shift escape does nothing, the blue circle spins for half a second and then nothing happens. 

 

If I type in task manager into start and then click it nothing happens. 

 

Not sure what I should do about this? 

 

Running a scannow sfc I get this message 

 

"Windows resource protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix some of them. Details are included in the CBS.log. 

[thekeemo]

I think you might need to reinstall windows but run a malwarebytes scan first

[NickTheMajin]

Yeah scanning didn't help. Do I really need to reinstall windows? I'd rather avoid that headache if at all possible. The only thing I've noticed that is broken is task manager.

[SkimmyMcG]

Have you tried right-clicking the task bar and selecting task manager from there?

[anders_b]

download the copy of taskmgr.exe https://www.dropbox.com/s/5si1gzm4po7xdji/Taskmgr.exe?dl=0

put it in C:\Windows\System32

and try

(make a backup of the original and ONLY do at own risk)

[bmanzzs]

At this point I would try downloading Process Explorer and using its "Replace Task Manager" function.

[NickTheMajin]

Have you tried right-clicking the task bar and selecting task manager from there?

 

I get

 

"windows cannot find C:\WINDOWS]system32\taskmgr.exe

 

Make sure you typed the name correctly and then try again"

 

When I do that. 

[SkimmyMcG]

I get

 

"windows cannot find C:\WINDOWS]system32\taskmgr.exe

 

Make sure you typed the name correctly and then try again"

 

When I do that. 

I would try some of the suggestions on DLing it and moving it to the correct folder, seem like the best bet.

[NickTheMajin]

download the copy of taskmgr.exe https://www.dropbox.com/s/5si1gzm4po7xdji/Taskmgr.exe?dl=0

put it in C:\Windows\System32

and try

(make a backup of the original and ONLY do at own risk)

This fixed it thanks!. There was no original to backup. Literally did not have a copy of taskmgr in my system32 for some reason. How this happened is beyond me.