{"id":49045,"date":"2014-08-13T17:06:19","date_gmt":"2014-08-13T17:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=49045"},"modified":"2014-08-13T17:06:19","modified_gmt":"2014-08-13T17:06:19","slug":"add-run-command-windows-7-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/add-run-command-windows-7-8\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add Run Command to Windows 7 &#038; 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/br><\/p>\n<p><i><font SIZE=\"2\">How to add a Command Window and a Run Command to Windows 8 and Windows 7.<br \/>&#8211;PC Pitstop.<\/i><\/font><\/p>\n<h3>How to Add Run Command to Windows 7 &#038; 8<\/h3>\n<p>By Terry Stockdale for TerrysComputerTips.com<\/p>\n<p>Subscriber Gary wrote me after a recent newsletter to ask:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Terry \u2014 your article about MSconfig made me realize that I have an issue:<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve had this 7 Acer laptop for some time, but I must have been using the XP desktop for<br \/>\nthe Run command and for the DOS window.<\/p>\n<p>I can\u2019t find either of these on this 7. 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