Re: Task Manager has changed and does not function correctly

Bruce Chambers wrote:
Paul Montgumdrop wrote:


You can do a system restore back to a point prior to the updates you have mentioned to correct the problem, possibly. You can also do the updates manually to pinpoint what update has caused you problems.

Keep in mind now that when a user starts having problems with Task Manager, it's usually malware that is the culprit.


Seems like a rather severe remedy for correcting a known display option of the Task Manager.

There's no malware involved; the OP simply accidentally double-clicked the Task Manager's border, and now need only repeat the action to reverse the toggle and restore the Task Manager's normal interface.



I didn't even know that Task Manager had some kind of small foot print. I based it on the information given and past incidents of Task Manager being taken-out by malware so the user could not see or do anything by using TM, which was always the case on other MS Windows O/S platforms.
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