Windows Task Manager not showing up Menu bar, Title bar, close, maximize, minimize button and tabs.
Posted on : 03-07-2009 | By : Karthik | In : Microsoft Windows, Windows Live, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Zero Hacks, ZeroHacks
Tags: Microsoft Windows, No Buttons, No Menu bar, Task Manager, Task Manager problem, Task Manager without close button, Task Manager without Menu bar, windows 2000, Windows Vista, Windows XP
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Sometimes you will not be able to find out the Menu Bar, Title, Close button, Maximize button and Tabs like Applications, Processes, Services, Performance, Networking, Users etc in the Task Bar.
The Task Manager behaves in such a way because it runs in what Microsoft Windows describes as Tiny Footprint mode.
Task Manger with Menu Bar & Close Button
Task Manager with No Menu, No Tabs, No Control Buttons
How the Strip occurs?
If you have accidentally Double Click anywhere in the empty Tab areas Task Manager will switch to Tiny Footprint mode.
You can close this ONLY by:
1. ALT+F4 OR
2.If you are in the Processes Tab and taskmgr.exe is visible kill that by using Endprocess.
Even if you kill the Task Manager or Restart it, it will come in the same ‘useless’ state again and again until you rever it back to Normal Mode.
Solution 1: Double click once again in the empty tab areas (Grey area surrounding the list) to show all tabs, title bar etc.
Solution 2: (If you want to kill some time 
)
- Click Start, and then click Run.
- Type taskmgr.exe
- Hold down CTRL+ALT+SHIFT at the same time, and while holding them down press OK or ENTER.
This is simple and the Task Manager behaves in such a way because it runs in what Microsoft Windows describes as Tiny Footprint mode.
Why it Occurs
If you have accidentally double lick anywhere in the empty Tab areas Task Manager will switch to Tiny Footprint mode
You can close this only by ALT+F4
Or
If you are in the processes tab you can kill taskmgr.exe by using Endprocess
What is Tiny Footprint mode
Solution 1: Double click once again in the empty tab areas (Grey area surrounding the list) to show all tabs, title bar etc.
Solution 2:
- Click Start, and then click Run.
- Type taskmgr.exe
- Hold down CTRL+ALT+SHIFT at the same time, and while holding them down press OK or ENTER.
