Virus task manager missing tabs

There are some viruses that will go to the extent of disabling tools such as the Windows Task Manager, Registry Editor, Folder Options, Command Prompt and other functions built into Windows to prevent users from checking and fixing the problems.

One such virus that can cause the above mentioned problems is the Brontok virus , which will make some changes to the system restrictions in order to hide itself from easy detection and also from easy cleaning. The Windows Task Manager is one of the most useful tools to check for any unknown running process.

In the case of a disabled command prompt cmd. Besides restrictions, there are many other features that can be affected in Windows by a virus. Another common problem is the virus breaking the.

Do note that the infections need to have been removed before running one of these tools, otherwise the virus will simply disable the setting again. For nasty infections you may have to download and run an antivirus boot CD. The Re-Enable tool came about after one of our forum members tangomouse helped another forum member with a problem, and decided to create a tool to make things easier in future. By default, all options are enabled and you can simply press Re-Enable to reset everything, or click the button to Uncheck All and tick only what you want.

The disable feature will be instantly enabled or if not, a reboot would do the trick. The Tools menu has some other very useful options like unhide hidden drives, repair Explorer. Tangosoft no longer supports a portable version, but it can still be downloaded from Softpedia. NET Framework 3. NET files. Some other more advanced features include autorun control, file unlocking, file and folder security permissions, services control and startup items control.

Virus Effect Remover comes as either setup installer or portable versions and to see what has been detected as changed or disabled, look in the information box. The One Click Registry Heal button does what it says and resets everything shown in the information box. This is a useful tool to have around because of the wealth of after virus recovery tasks that can be performed from the one program. Download Virus Effect Remover. Launch Disk Heal and go to the Fix tab, then just click the fix button for whichever option you need.

The Tweak tab has several security, appearance, Internet Explorer and Control Panel tweaking options. Download Disk Heal. On launching the program it runs an instant scan to see which of its supported options are not their default setting, and only gives you the ability to change those that can be reset.

Click Check All to reset everything that needs resetting and then Remove. There is also a basic startup programs manager to add, edit or delete startup items. Download FixUp Restrictions. A total of 9 options are available including Show folder options and enabling Task Manager, Registry editor, search and the Run dialog.

When you run the tool it should show in the window if any of the options are not at their default settings. Just select what you want to enable or show and click OK, there is not confirmation or reboot prompt for any selected check boxes with an asterisk. Download Regain Power. This is more of a general tool and has over fixes, tweaks and repairs for just about every situation, and also has a number of options to re-enable Task Manager, Command Prompt, folder options, Registry Editor, Control Panel etc.

Weirdly, Quick Fix is a standalone portable application but you have to install it and make sure to opt out of the adware, then copy the executable from Program Files to your folder of choice. There is plenty of useful information in the lower window when you hover over a button including whether you need to reboot to apply the change.

Just click the selected fix button to reset the function. The icons in the middle of the window let you access the other fixes and tweaks the program has to offer.

Most users who are security conscious or have had to remove malware before will know of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and how effective it can be against many types of infections and spyware.

Something else it does during a scan is to check several system areas which are often compromised by malicious software, and if they have been changed, reset them back to the defaults. This also includes when components such as Task Manager, Command Prompt, Regedit and folder options have been disabled during a virus attack.

The good thing about using Malwarebytes is it will also pick up other infection issues that antivirus scans may have left behind, and will also fix many other problems that may still be present, not just Regedit or Task Manager being disabled etc. A reboot may be required depending on what else is found and removed.

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This is Simply Irresponsible Development. Please, Microsoft, Please! Thank you Raymond for making this tiny foot print EZ fix available. What an idiotic function they programmed in. Thank You so much Sir and may you have a fantastic day. Hi there,, thanks very much.

I have been unable to remove the task manager panel as the red cross was not displayed and therefore the panel could not be removed. Raymond , Thank You very much. I remember that I did close it when it was displaying all services.

I think I can speak for anyone that has used this. I appreciate the help you have given us and also your time to post this and probably many other solutions. I hope this is okay to post , if not , I completely understand and apologize. Take Care All of you and thank you Raymond once again. Don B. Almost panicked! Thank you so much! In prior research, I had found out about the tiny footprint display mode so I tried that and it worked temporarily but not permanently. So, I downloaded your registry fix and Task Manager seems to be back to normal.

Thanks again! Many thanks for this Raymond. Very helpful information, thanks for sharing that simple tip and relieving that horrible feeling that one has been got by a virus. This is one of them. Have a great day, Raymond. This tip just saved me a ton of time wasted running AV and malware checks. The interface with Win7 looked different, but the fix was the same: double click in the lower left corner.

Thank you! Anywhere outside of the process box will do it as well. Such an easy fix… This was driving me crazy! Have a good day. Wow, I had just wasted 3 days of my life trying to figure this dilly out, now I can die in peace!!! Raymond you are da man with da plan , you got the cheese brother — I am hole again thanks to you —.

Thank you very much — I have had this issue with WIN7 task manager for a year now, and I was sure that for some reason my operating system became corrupted. I never imagined the the resolution would be as simple as that!

Thank you very much for the tip! Easiest fix ever for a PC problem! I have cleaned it up, but, the Task Manager was missing its tabs. Thank you and thanks to Google to bring me quickly to your solution. Awesome fix. Unbelievable the MS would have such a weird undocumented feature—then again, I should have expected that I suppose. I look forward to showing my son in law, an I T Support person, how to do it. I thought that I had some kind of virus or trojan because I had the same problem, and my restore no longer works, but no software programs could fix the two problems.

I also downloaded TaskManagerFix. I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to fix. Thanks a lot. Wherever and however did you come with this solution.?? I was beginning to think it was a virus, too. Clicking double at or near the bottom brought up the selection window. Thanks for tip. Thanks for fixing something so obvious for all of us.

I thought Kaspersky gave me some problem or perhaps the register cleaner. That is a funny feature, never thought of it. Thanks for that A real nuisance feature if you are unaware of it.

Wish Microsoft would put some value on minimalism. Is it a feature or a glitch…????????? It happened to me this eve… thanks for the tip and thank google the post was indexed. I had the same issue and fixed it just now with the help of this post..

Its almost a month : : :. Thank you for the cure for this problem. I had already attempted to cure the lack of the tool bar by doing a system repair.!!!!! Thanx, that sorted me out, I was battling with this problem locked into the Services tab only, gave me no way to unfreeze misbehaving programs.

I wonder if Microsoft knows how to fix this. Thanks for the help. You have made a believer out of me. Very grateful for your help re Task Manager. Like you cannot believe that this function to toggle between all the tabs and a single tabby a double click. Surely Microsoft should update it.

Many many thanks now I can use TM properly again! I thought I had a virus. Such a stupid thing. Why would windows do that???? For the past year it had been running in the full task manager mode, but for some reason windows decided to change it right after Norton warned me that they had blocked a known attack.

Thank u so much Raymond. Thanks a Bunch! This has happened to me before and I was going absolutely nutz.