Windows – Where is the Windows Run command located

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Where is the Windows Run dialog box located? I've opened it and examined the task manager but it just shows up as File Explorer. I've tried showing the command line arguments but it just shows C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE as opposed to C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe. I've tried searching for run.exe and such, but found nothing.

I have a feeling it may just be command line arguments passed into explorer.exe, but I can't be certain. Is it its own file; could it be a part of explorer.exe?

It has been suggested that this is a duplicate question, so I'll explain that is isn't: I'm not asking how the dialog locates executables, I'm asking where Run, itself, is.

Best Answer

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:

explorer shell:::{2559a1f3-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}

(Tested in PowerShell and Command Prompt)

Thanks to Keith Miller for finding this

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