How can I get the Windows 7 Manage menu back?

Question

My computer is running Windows 7. I don't know how it happened, but my Manage menu — Computer > Manage — disappeared.

How can I bring it back? Or is there a shortcut for it?

Answer 1

Did you use a registry cleaner lately?

This article was posted for XP but may help solve your issue if you feel comfortable about editing the registry

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/manage.htm

The Manage command will become unavailable in one of these cases:

Case 1: The following registry key is missing HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ CLSID \ {20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} \ shell \ Manage

Case 2: "Manage" command is disabled by Group Policy "NoManageMyComputerVerb" Policy disables the Manage item on the My Computer / Explorer context menu. It's set under one of the following registry keys:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer

You would need to delete the "NoManageMyComputerVerb" value

If you have W7 Pro or Ultimate you can use GPEDIT, Go to:

User Configuration, Administrative Templates, Windows Components, Windows Explorer. Look in the right pane for "Hides the Manage item on the Windows Explorer context menu". Double click this item and make sure its set to Not Configured. .

Answer 2

Computer Management, under Control Panel > Administrative Tools.