How To Enable Run Command

some times there is unexpected problem we encounter after we turn on the computer and notice that the Run command is missing in the start menu or even after pressing Ctrl+R is no Run showing. Here is the tutorial for that on how to enable it back.

1. Is the Run Command checked off here: Right click the Start
   Button/Properties/Customize/Advanced/Run Command
2. if that still doesnt work then goto "gpedit.msc" navigate to c:\windows\system32 and double-click on gpedit.msc

Once in the Group Policy Editor, expand in turn:

• User Configuration

• Administrative Templates

And click on Start Menu and Taskbar. You should see something much like this:

Double click on Remove Run menu from Start Menu to change its setting:

It should be enough to click on Not Configured and then OK. If you now look at your Start menu properties, you should have the option of displaying the Run menu once again.

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If you don't have Windows XP Pro, then you'll need to edit the registry manually.

Click Start, then click Run type in regedit and click on OK.

Or, since you probably don't have Run, using Windows Explorer you can double click on regedt32.exe in c:\windows\system32.

Expand these registry keys in turn:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER

• Software

• Microsoft

• Windows

• CurrentVersion

• Policies

• Explorer

You should see something similar to this:

Right Click on the NoRun item and click on Delete. Confirm that you want to delete, and you should have the option of displaying the Run menu once again.

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One thing to note is that it's quite possible that if you're in an environment managed by a centralized policy, these settings may have no effect. Your IT administrator may set things up so as to disable the run command, and other things as well at the domain level. You'll need to ask them if this is the case.