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Where is Windows Run dialog box located? The Windows Run dialog box is a resource located in c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll. The dialog can be opened by running the following command: c:\windows\system32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,#61 This works on both 32 bit and 64 bit Windows. The dialog can also be launched with the command:
Search for PowerShell, right-click the top-result and click the Run as administrator option. Type the following command to allow scripts to run and press Enter: Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned Type A and press Enter (if applicable). Type the following command to run the script and press Enter: & "C:\PATH\TO\SCRIPT\first_script.ps1"
E.g. [start] [run] cmd C:\Program Files\myprog.exe. After running the program you end up back on the command prompt, with the output from the program still visible. If you need to do this often and you do not wish to manually start a shell you can write a batch file like this:
The link on Windows run commands provided by Sriniv was a bit more useful but is archived (and not maintained) since 2017. The source by user1686 is more useful . – Cadoiz
I often need access to the Environment Variables on my Windows 7. What command do I need to type in the Run window to get to them? At the moment I do the following: Control Panel > System > Advanced System Settings > Environment Variables. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
To run cmd as administrator through Win+R without additional password typing (but UAC warning is still in-place though) just use the following trick: powershell "Start-Process cmd -Verb RunAs" If you want to get an access to cmd by clicking a shortcut: Create a shortcut for cmd (C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe) Right-click the shortcut > Properties
If you have a particular application that you want to always run without UAC, you can target it with the Registry (add the text to a REG file and import it into the Registry): Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers] "C:\\example\\application.exe"="RunAsInvoker"
The ways to run PowerShell regardless of the host EP setting is a well-documented thing, from Microsoft (via the Powershell Help files) and this old article on the topic. 15 Ways to Bypass the PowerShell Execution Policy
To add the Run as... option for .BAT files to the context menu, use the following REG file: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\batfile\shell\runas\command] @="\"%1\" %*" Copy the above contents to Notepad, and save the file with .REG extension (say, bat_runas.reg).
Here is a reg file that will add the "Run as Administrator" option to the right-click menu for .msi files. Save the .reg file to the desktop. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it. When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC-Windows 7/8) or Continue (UAC-Vista), Yes, and OK to approve merging the .reg file.