Policy

Add the Run command to the Start Menu

Windows 11 25H2

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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

ClassUser
CategoryStart Menu and Taskbar
Supported onWindows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Vista

Supported OS tags: Windows7, WindowsServer2008, WindowsVista

If you enable this setting, the Run command is added to the Start menu. If you disable or do not configure this setting, the Run command is not visible on the Start menu by default, but it can be added from the Taskbar and Start menu properties. If the Remove Run link from Start Menu policy is set, the Add the Run command to the Start menu policy has no effect.

Internal name
ShowRunInStartMenu
Policy ID
f330bc97fc47
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

Registry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled value
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\ForceRunOnStartMenuREG_DWORD
1
0

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