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Task Manager Menu Bar and Tabs Are Not Visible

Symptoms

When you start Task Manager, the menu bar and tabs may not be visible.

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Cause

This behavior can occur if Task Manager is running in Tiny Footprint mode.



When you double-click the empty space in the border around the tabs, Task Manager switches to this mode.

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Resolution

To switch Task Manager to its normal display mode, double-click the top border of the window.

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Workaround

To work around this behavior, perform the following steps:

  1. Click Start, and then click Run.
  2. Type taskmgr.exe.
  3. Hold down CTRL+ALT+SHIFT at the same time, and while holding them down press ENTER.

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More Information

When Task Manager is running in Tiny Footprint mode, you can resize the window.

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Article Info
Article ID : 193050
Revision : 5
Created on : 8/19/2020
Published on : 8/20/2020
Exists online : False
Views : 186