If I right click on the Start Menu and select Run, I get this error.
I checked Group Policy and as far as I can tell, none of the settings that affect Run are configured.
Any idea what I can look at/for?
It appears that dialog is started by a run shortcut in the following folder. You might check the properties and see if any looks different for it than the other shortcuts.
C:\Users\YourUser\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools
Can we assume Winkey+R does the same thing?
-- I now know why my internet connection is slow --- you are sucking up all the bandwidth, 30 GB shesh!!
Issue not on my machine.
Run from:
Power user menu (right click start)
\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WinX\Group2\1-Run.lnk
Target type: Application
Target location: %windir%
Target: %windir%\explorer.exe shell:::{2559a1f3-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}
Open file location: %windir%\explorer.exe (selected)
Security
SYSTEM, MyuserIDs (local and MS acct), Administrators - all full control
Owner: My local acct
Start Screen
\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools\Run.lnk
Target type: Run
Target location: Desktop
Target: Run...
Open file location: Desktop (nothing selected)
Security
SYSTEM, MyuserIDs (local and MS acct), Administrators - all full control
Owner: My local acct
You said Start menu - is that the new start menu with tiles to the right?
"You said Start menu - is that the new start menu with tiles to the right?"
I am sure he means as he has stated. Right click - which opens the so-called "Power" menu.
Have you tried scrolling down the "All Apps" menu to Windows system - run, to see if it will run from there?
I didn't get the error msg bu when I Winkey r I cannot type into the input box. It shows enabled but no typed characters appear.
Edit: I deleted the $Win hidden folder, turned off Windows Search and defragged. Now Run works and Explorer pops up a lot faster.
Last edited by MilesAhead; 25 Oct 2014 at 11:27.
Open the command prompt, copy and paste:
explorer.exe shell:::{2559a1f3-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}
To see if run command works.
Also look at this link:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...e-disable.html
Umm, 30MB, sorryIt appears that dialog is started by a run shortcut in the following folder. You might check the properties and see if any looks different for it than the other shortcuts.
C:\Users\YourUser\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Tools
Can we assume Winkey+R does the same thing?
-- I now know why my internet connection is slow --- you are sucking up all the bandwidth, 30 GB shesh!!
No System Tools under Programs:
Edit: It's called Windows System, not System Tools.
Run fails same way there when I try to start it.
Okay, found it. Run command and group policy - Spiceworks
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
NoRun=1
Changed it to 0, logged off and on and now it works.
I should have stated this is in a X64 VM under Oracle VirtualBox; 2GB Ram; 50GB hard drive
Edit: Disable_Run_command.reg from the link topguncp posted would also have fixed this.
Last edited by Ztruker; 26 Oct 2014 at 21:53.
TopGun pointed you to an eightforums tutorial (post 6) that had a registry fix similar to what you found
Run Command - Enable or Disable - Windows 7 Help Forums
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoRun"=-
The difference is that the EF fix removes the NoRun key.
Glad you got it sorted and thanks for posting your solution.
Bill
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