# "Run" option is gone from start menu, can't open command prompt

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/run-option-is-gone-from-start-menu-cant-open-command-prompt/240103>\
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**Created:** [September 29, 2007, 1:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/run-option-is-gone-from-start-menu-cant-open-command-prompt/240103 "2007-09-29T01:58:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![REEF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ce73a5/32.png) [@REEF](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/REEF)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2007, 1:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/run-option-is-gone-from-start-menu-cant-open-command-prompt/240103/1 "2007-09-29T01:58:47Z")

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I’m trying to access the command prompt and the only way I can think of doing so would be to go to start \> run or windows+r. However, this action is blocked on this computer.

Anyone know of any clever ways of bypassing the block to access cmd?