{"id":4728,"date":"2016-12-02T20:17:23","date_gmt":"2016-12-02T14:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=4728"},"modified":"2019-06-12T08:58:23","modified_gmt":"2019-06-12T08:58:23","slug":"create-shortcut-open-task-manager-startup-tab-directly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/create-shortcut-open-task-manager-startup-tab-directly\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Open Task Manager to a Specific Tab Directly"},"content":{"rendered":"

Task Manager opens to Processes tab by default in Windows 8 and 10. If you want it to open to the Startup tab directly, this article tells you how to do it.<\/p>\n

Windows 10 v1903 Task Manager update<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"taskIn version 1903 and higher, you can set a default tab in Windows 10 Task Manager.<\/p>\n

To set the default tab in Task Manager:
\nOpen Task Manager → Options tab → Set default tab<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Select one of the following options available:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Processes<\/li>\n
  2. Performance<\/li>\n
  3. App history<\/li>\n
  4. Startup<\/li>\n
  5. Users<\/li>\n
  6. Details<\/li>\n
  7. Services<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    By default, it opens to the Processes<\/strong>\u00a0tab. If you select a tab in one of the above choices, the setting is retained. When you open Task Manager the next time, it will open to selected tab automatically.<\/p>\n

    Earlier versions of Windows<\/h3>\n

    In earlier versions of Windows and Windows 10 versions older than v1903, you can create a shortcut to open to the Startup tab directly.<\/p>\n

    Create a desktop shortcut with the following command-line:<\/p>\n

    %windir%\\system32\\Taskmgr.exe \/7 \/startup<\/pre>\n
    \"open<\/p>\n
    The 1st parameter can be any number, not necessarily 7. But, “\/7<\/strong>” is what is used by Msconfig.exe to launch Task Manager. No other options or parameters other than \/startup<\/strong> are supported.<\/p>\n
    \"open<\/p>\n
    Reset Task Manager settings to default<\/h3>\n
    To reset the Task Manager preferences to Windows default, use these steps:<\/p>\n
    Start the Registry Editor and go to the following branch:<\/p>\n
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\TaskManager<\/pre>\n
    Right-click the Preferences<\/strong> value and choose Delete<\/strong><\/p>\n
    The StartUpTab<\/strong> value represents the default tab you have chosen via Task Manager’s Options<\/strong> menu. Here are the possible values and their meaning:<\/p>\n
      \n
    • 0<\/code> – Processes tab<\/li>\n
    • 1<\/code> – Performance tab<\/li>\n
    • 2<\/code> – App history tab<\/li>\n
    • 3<\/code> – Startup tab<\/li>\n
    • 4<\/code> – Users tab<\/li>\n
    • 5<\/code> – Details tab<\/li>\n
    • 6<\/code> – Services tab<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
      If the StartUpTab<\/strong> value is deleted, Task Manager defaults to the Processes tab.<\/p>\n
      \nTo reset the Task Manager settings to default via command-line, run this command:<\/p>\n
      reg delete HKCU\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\TaskManager \/v \"Preferences\" \/f<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n
      Task Manager will now start in tiny window mode. Clicking on the More details<\/strong> arrow will show the expanded view.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
      Task Manager opens to Processes tab by default in Windows 8 and 10. If you want it to open to the Startup tab directly, this article tells you how to do it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,10],"tags":[441,543,580],"class_list":["post-4728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-windows-10","category-windows-8","tag-registry","tag-startup","tag-task-manager"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":42,"url":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/configure-task-manager-to-display-full-path-of-running-processes\/","url_meta":{"origin":4728,"position":0},"title":"Task Manager: Show Command-line and Image Path of Running Processes","author":"Ramesh","date":"March 3, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Out of all the built-in troubleshooting tools in Windows, Task Manager is probably the most useful tool. 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