Run Task Manager as another user (administrator)
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00:00 Run Task Manager As Another User (Administrator)
00:26 Accepted Answer Score 30
00:49 Answer 2 Score 20
01:06 Answer 3 Score 9
01:42 Answer 4 Score 4
01:53 Answer 5 Score 3
02:12 Thank you
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ACCEPTED ANSWER
Score 30
From the Run prompt (Win+r) type the following and run it:
runas /user:Administrator taskmgr
Change "Administrator" to whatever user you want to run it as. You will then be prompted to enter the password of that user.
ANSWER 2
Score 20
Run command prompt as administrator in the right click menu on command prompt icon
Type
taskmgrin the command prompt.
ANSWER 3
Score 9
The simplest way is to create a shortcut on the desktop. You can do this from the User account. In Explorer navigate to:
C:\Windows\System32\taskmgr.exe
Copy and paste to the desktop as a link, or drag and drop whilst holding down .
To use it, right click, runas, and select the desired user/password.
ANSWER 4
Score 4
On Windows 7 (and possibly other versions), run task manager (Ctrl + Shift + Esc) then at the bottom of the window click Show processes from all users. This will run Task Manager with administrator privileges.
ANSWER 5
Score 3
Select the start menu, and type taskmgr into the "search programs and file". The task manager should come up in the results. Now right click taskmgr and select "run as administrator".
It works in Windows 7.