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The current design was introduced in theWindows 11 22H2 update.

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There are two straightforward ways to do this:

ThroughFile Explorer:

1.

Woman sitting at a desk in her home, working on a laptop

Copy and pasteC:\Windows\SysWOW64\Taskmgr.exeinto File Explorers address bar.

Through theRunapp:

1.

OpenRunfrom theStartmenu to open a dialog box.

A screenshot of locating the old Task Manager using File Explorer’s address bar

Copy and pasteC:\Windows\SysWOW64\Taskmgr.exeinto theRunapps dialog box.

Nothing bad will happen, but itll just show the current version of Task Manager youre currently using.

In the newer design, theres a controls options page in this sidebar menu as well.

A screenshot of locating the old Task Manager by entering its file location into Run

If youre used to using dark mode like me, the older Task Manager will stand out.

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A screenshot featuring the newer Task Manager design

A screenshot featuring the older design of Task Manager