RunMRU Registry Entry : Run Box acting up.....

Question

_{Saturday, July 20, 2019 5:37 PM}

I usually have about 20 to 25 commands that I use on a regular basis in the Start/Run Box.....For some reason they seem to have semi-disappeared.

when I click on the down arrow, it would normally show all the previous commands. Now it just opens up with a blank white screen showing nothing.

On the other hand, if I type in the first letter of a command it will show all the commands that I have previously entered along with url's......so where are the url's coming from?

anyway I've attached a pic.  One shows my registry entry for RunMRU that contains the commands that I use in my run box. As you can see they are all there.

I exported the RunMRU key then deleted all the entries except for the default entry. I then merged the exported reg entry and  I get the same results. 

What I didn't do is restart the compute which I will do now after deleting the entries and then merging them back in with another reboot.

EDIT/UPDATE

1. delete all the registry entries in RunMRU except for default

2. restart

3. merge RunMRU back into Registry

4. Restart

Result: No difference in the behavior.

All replies (5)

_{Monday, July 22, 2019 4:45 PM ✅Answered}

Hi,

Also, please refer to the link below to see if it works:

Run command not saving History in Windows 10

https://www.thewindowsclub.com/run-command-not-saving-history-windows

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_{Sunday, July 21, 2019 2:15 AM}

Kindly go through the following:

Fix: Run Command History Not Saved in Windows 10

S.Sengupta,Microsoft MVP Windows and Devices for IT, Windows Insider MVP

_{Sunday, July 21, 2019 9:05 PM}

My "show most used apps" is grayed out and in the off position.

Have a registry edit or group policy that I enable/disable to get this item ungrayed out? 

I did not have the HKCU  Explorer key.

SO I created the Explorer Key under Policies\ with a ClearRecentDocsOnExit value  of 0

the HKLM Explorer Key did exist with an Explorer Key . 

No ClearRecentDocsOnExit value in this key either so I created one with value of 0.

According to additional reading. a value of 1 turn ClearRecentDocsOnExit  on and a value of 0 turns it off.

Restarted PC, no difference with or without those keys and values.

Looking forward to your response. TIA

_{Tuesday, July 23, 2019 1:54 AM}

This fixed it. It un-greyed out the switch and the run history is back. Thanks.!

_{Tuesday, July 23, 2019 1:57 AM}

You're welcome. Glad to hear that.

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