Purpose of taskmgr.exe:
taskmgr.exe task purpose and description:
This taskmgr.exe program was most likely already on your computer as preinstalled software when you first purchased your computer. The exact disk location is also shown below, always verify this to make sure your file is not a virus or spyware located elsewhere with a similiar name. This file is known as the windows task manager. This is displayed by pressing ctrl-alt-del. Note that this name has also been reported as a spyware and virus program, see the disk location shown below to verify it as safe based on its location. This taskmgr.exe program is part of launching your tasklist within your task manager when you press ctrl-alt-del on Windows. The location of the safe file is listed below. (See the details below for the actual location of this file.)
Actual process or task name: (You can view alphabetical task list here)
taskmgr.exe
File type:
This is an executable program.
Where is this file and folder located on my computer?
This file will be found on your disk at c:\windows\system32\taskmgr.exe
General information:
Be aware that many tasks will be similiar names to existing tasks or processes.
You can always view the running tasks on your computer by pressing ctrl-alt-del to view the windows
"task manager", and then view the "processes" tab. This will show you all tasks running or currently active
on your PC. Although this shows you all running tasks, it does not show dll file thats are loaded, as they
get loaded as part of other processes. Many spyware writers attempt to hide their files
on your computer, for example, taskmgr.exe may be intentionally misspelled to look like a similiar task, or spyware may be named very
similiar to a Windows system task. The reason they do this is so you cannot easily recognize the name in your tasklist
as I have mentioned above. Make sure always check the location of the file if you are concerned.
You can always find the location of taskmgr.exe on your computer by using your Windows search options, but
I will also try to list the file location of every file described on this website, so you can verify the correct location. You can view the entire tasklist directory with the link below.
View entire task list here!
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