Bypass Prevention
Block Access to Task Manager
How to restrict access to Task Manager on Windows to prevent common content filtering bypass techniques.
If you're installed a Content Filtering VPN application on your Windows computer, you want to ensure that your connection can't be disabled. The Task Manager application is a tool available on Windows computers that could be used to force-quit programs, so you might have wondered whether it's possible to disable Task Manager to prevent this from happening. Luckily, there are a few ways to disable task manager and prevent certain programs from being stopped.
Tech Lockdown members who want to block Task Manager should consider downloading our Windows Enforcer Tool instead, which can be accessed within the dashboard. If you're trying to block porn on a PC , this enforcement software can prevent a user from intentionally stopping your content filter and bypassing your Tech Lockdown content policy . Instead of completely blocking Task Manager, it restarts any required tasks if force-quit, plus adds more layers:
- The Enforcer Tool disables the ability to uninstall or stop your Content Filtering VPN.
- The Enforcer Tool itself can't be disabled or removed without a separate Unlocker tool.
How to Enforce a Program on Windows
If you are trying to block task manager in order to prevent a task from being ended, like one that is used to enforce a Content Blocking system on your PC, you should instead consider enforcing the program instead.
On Windows PCs, it's possible to create programs that enforce themselves. This means that even if the associated task is ended via Task Manager, it will automatically restart itself or keep itself running using other techniques.
For example, Tech Lockdown provides a powerful Content Policy that allows you to enable advanced content filtering on a Windows PC.
An application is installed on the Windows PC in order to enforce the content filtering DNS on windows so that it's always pointed to the Content Policy. We designed this application to enforce itself so that even if it is stopped in task manager it will restart itself automatically. In this case, blocking task manager isn't necessary.
Completely Block Task Manager with an App Blocker Program
One effective and simple way to restrict access to task manager is to use an application blocker like Freedom Blocker . If you care about blocking distractions and staying focused, Freedom Blocker allows you to start sessions with Task Manager disabled.
After you download and run the Freedom program for windows, follow these steps to restrict access to task manager:
Now, if you open Task Manager during a Freedom session, you should get a message that task manager was blocked and it should quickly close.
