Does anyone know how to disable the control+alt+delete functionality in windows? I'm trying to get it so you can only access task manager by hitting control+shift+escape.

Thanks in advance.

I have been wondering about a similar issue.....

Im running Win98se and i would like CTRL-ALT-DEL to open task manager (Which i have in 'MY BRIEFCASE')

Anyone know where that info is kept?? (The program that opens with you press CTRL-ALT-DEL ("Close Program"))

It's simply not possible. At all. The Windows Security dialog is an integral part of the operating system's winlogon process, and you can't simply remove it. Is there anything wrong with accessing the task manager from the ctrl+alt+del screen??

On 98se "task manager" doesnt open with CTRL-ALT-DEL thats why i was curious

Minlogon disables CtrlAltDelete.

You can right click on any shortcut you make and specify a shortcut key. I have not found how you can overwrite system shortcut keys (like in xp ctrl+shift+esc opens taskmanager, regardless of what I have specified that is the only key combo that functions in that manner).

i use ctrl+shift+D for auslogics disk defrag created in that manner.

Edited February 7, 200917 yr by iamtheky

Actually it is possible.

Just for the record :

http://msdn.microsoft.com/it-it/magazine/c...951(en-us).aspx

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/winsdk/AntonioWinLock.aspx

http://69.10.233.10/KB/system/preventclose.aspx

And (possibly ) the EASY way, instead of trapping anything, make the trap point to "nothing":

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/miscctrl/dis...spx?fid=1526462

jaclaz

Here is two ways to do it in VB.

Process.Start("C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskmgr.exe")
Dim DTMGR As Integer = FindWindow(vbNullString, "Windows Task Manager")
SetWindowPos(DTMGR, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, &H80)

Dim Pinfo As New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo("C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskmgr.exe")
Pinfo.WindowStyle = System.Diagnostics.ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(Pinfo)

and to turn it off

Dim CTMGR As Integer = FindWindow(vbNullString, "Windows Task Manager")
SendMessage(CTMGR, WM_CLOSE, 0&, 0&)

A "work around", I know. But it does the job. Of course you have to Declare the windows API's first.