Where is RUN in Windows Vista?
March 6th, 2007 | by Brian |Be default, Windows Vista does not have RUN function in START menu. You can access RUN in two ways:
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Press “Windows” and “R” keys simultaneously.

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Customize the START menu taking these steps:
- Right-click on the TASKBAR.
- Select “PROPERTIES“
- Check “Run command“.

















29 Responses to “Where is RUN in Windows Vista?”
By Mary on Mar 17, 2008 | Reply
I have the xp antivirus 2008 I cannot get rid of it
By George Little on Apr 15, 2008 | Reply
I have an activation code for xp antivirus but I dont know how to activate it. The instructions you gave me to set this up was rediculous. Can you give me some more clear directions?
By Susan on May 12, 2008 | Reply
I was going crazy looking for “RUN”. Thanks for the tip!
By nel on May 31, 2008 | Reply
why is there no sound coming out from my speakers and why is it whenever I’m downloading a anti virus the web browser closes
By Joyce on Jul 17, 2008 | Reply
thanks so much…..why can’t anything be where it was on XP
By Andrea on Jul 23, 2008 | Reply
I just bought a new Lenovo windows XP before they took them all off the shelves. And I cannot find either “Run” or “Search” in the start menu. I followed the instruction above, all the boxes are checked, still can’t find them………….
By Kyle on Oct 2, 2008 | Reply
Mary-”I have the xp antivirus 2008 I cannot get rid of it” xp antivirus is a virus not an actual program i had to reboot my computer to get rid of it.
By king on Oct 18, 2008 | Reply
Thanks mate, been looking for RUN for a while.
By Rob on Oct 23, 2008 | Reply
I was deleting some pre-loaded programs off my system. I guess I deleted the Dock program which allows for quick desktop access to programs. How can I reload the WINDOWS VISTA Dock program. I inserted the Vista CD but stopped at the page to select the partition as it appeared that I was actually going to be reloading Vista. Thanks.
By gintsuneji on Nov 17, 2008 | Reply
Please give me the best antivirus on November
By Caiju on Dec 19, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for sharing where to find the “Run” box. Was an absolute pain trying to find it in Vista.
Need to find it in order to do msconfig to delete these hidden startups. Booting takes forever and these useless software packages installed on newer systems just loads up the memory.
Thanks again.
By David on Jan 11, 2009 | Reply
I have anti virus 2010 and I cant get rid of it can you help me
By Atul on Jan 12, 2009 | Reply
Thanks for the help man! God bless!
By faith on Feb 12, 2009 | Reply
HELP IS NEEDED ASAP@!@
please and thank you
By picture is not clear on May 27, 2009 | Reply
hi i m using TOSHIBA Laptop latest one.i check ed all the things are o.k in system but picture clearity is not good.
By passerby on May 28, 2009 | Reply
when i click on run it will show me something say restirction.
By DuEL on Jun 10, 2009 | Reply
Thanks for the useful tips…
By Annette Kostick on Jun 13, 2009 | Reply
Hello;
Where can the web site for windows vistor for XP/Vista be found>
Thanks
Annette
By Jar sss on Jul 20, 2009 | Reply
try this one
By n/a on Aug 8, 2009 | Reply
finally, I found it
thank you so much
GOD BLESS YOU
By Anon on Sep 13, 2009 | Reply
XP Antivirus is malware, not genuine antivirus. Use malwarebytes to get rid of it
By govind on Sep 24, 2009 | Reply
great dat works thanks somuch
By KJ on Dec 10, 2009 | Reply
Simple but effective guide. This may resolve my headache. Thanks!
By nick on Feb 12, 2010 | Reply
thnx..now found it..simple but great
By AR on Feb 14, 2010 | Reply
Hi! When I tried step 1> Right-click on the taskbar, then select “Properties“.
The message says ‘This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator’
Please help!
By Dek on Mar 7, 2010 | Reply
Me too! Thank you
By Aleksandra on Mar 10, 2010 | Reply
Hi AR, do you have the Administrator rights on this PC?