Enable Task Manager & Windows Registy

Virus Infection : SSVICHOSST.EXE (Removal if Gpedit.msc is not opening)

Question: How to resolve infection from SSVICHOSST.EXE if Gpedit.msc is not opening. Task manager and Regedit is showing disabled by Administrator.

Virus Infection : SSVICHOSST.EXE
Gpedit.msc is not opening. Task manager and Regedit is showing disabled by Administrator

Scenario: Gpedit.msc is not opening. Taskmgr disabled and regedit is disabled.

To Enable Task Manager

  1. Restart the computer in safe mode with command prompt.
  2. Delete the ssvichosst.exe from all locations typically in your windows system32 folder.For Example C:\windows\system32
  3. Copy and Paste the below line to Start > Run to Enable Task Manager
    REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System/v DisableTaskMgr /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

To Enable Registry Editor

  1. Copy and Paste the below line to Start > Run to Enable Enable registry editor
    REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System/v DisableRegistryTools /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

Find and delete all ssvichosst.exe from regedit .


Note: Be careful while making changes to registry otherwise your windows may get corrupt.