When I am troubleshooting a computer with the user’s account, I always avoid using the Run window because I see that whenever I provide support behind another technician, I can see what commands the previous technician used and also things the user tried to access as well. By avoiding this, I limit the user’s knowledge as some users will try to impress me by trying to fix issues themselves and sadly, they end up making things worse so a ten (10) minute job now take two (2) hours to properly fix. If I must, I will launch the Command Prompt from the Run Window and execute everything there as once the Command Prompt is closed, all traces of what I had are gone. Plus, I can target scripts on my USB Flash Drive, USB Rubber Ducky, or Bash Bunny since I know what issues I’m repairing.

Here are a few ways that you can launch the Run window.

Using the Keyboard
My favorite and fastest way is to press the Windows + R keys as I can do it with two (2) fingers on my left hand so hovering users don’t know what I did and will ask “What did you just do?” after the Run window magically appears.

Using the Mouse
Right click the Start button the left click on Run.

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Stephan Pringle

Technology Support Specialist at Sipylus

About The Author: Stephan Pringle is an Information Technology Support Specialist. He covers hardware and software and provides tips for you to troubleshoot and repair issues on your own. In his spare time, he writes articles about the State of New York on his Hackintosh and HackBook and that has helped him to become the top contributor of the New York City section of Yahoo! Answers.

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