Run Command Button Not Visible in Start Menu

by Abhishek on May 20, 2008

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Trouble:

We have received this problem from our readers that in his windows  Start Menu, he can not find the Run button. Look at the image below.

 

No run command here

 

This usually happens because of the start menu items settings. These settings may be altered by some virus or malicious script.

 

Let us see how this can be fixed in a few simple steps.

Fix:

 

Follow the steps below:

 

1. Right click on task-bar and click properties, this will launch the Taskbar and Start Menu properties window.

right click taskbar

 

2. On this menu, click on Start Menu tab as shown in image below. Click on Customize button. This will launch Customize Start Menu Window.

taskbar properties



 

3. On this Customize Start Menu, click on Advanced tab. In start menu items check the option Run command.

enable run command

 

4. Click on apply and ok. Now you can see the run prompt as below

run command enabled

 

Done !

 

Update: we have just received some comment in this post where a user says he is still not able to see run command in start menu.

 

If the above procedure is not working then you can try pressing Window + R to open run and type your command, and if does not work then your Run is disabled by system security policy or by some virus.

 

So first make your system virus free by updating your anti virus and run a fresh scan it might help.  

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{ 12 comments… read them below or add one }

Munish November 19, 2009 at 12:21 am

Sir i a’m using win xp os. my problem is, the run option is not in the strart menu. its also not accessible in the taskbar properties–>customize–>advanced tab. another problem occuring is that no application exists for more than 3 seconds

PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!

goldi April 16, 2010 at 6:45 pm

if still not showing what i will do after it plz help its really urgent plzzzzzzzzzzz……………

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