Launch Task Manager (or any other program) from Desktop Context Menu

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I use task manager a LOT in my job.  I also almost always have a ton of programs running,  therefore, do not have much space on my taskbar and get tired of finding “just the right spot” to right click in on to get to Task Manager.  Saving the following as a .REG file and importing it now allows me to right click anywhere on my entire desktop and launch Task Manager from there:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\TaskMan]
@="Task Manager"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\TaskMan\command]
@="taskmgr.exe"

You could easily replace this with any other program you frequently run as well J.