Win+R

Open the Run Box on Windows

Windows · The Windows Key
ActionOpen the Run Box
ShortcutWin + R
PlatformWindows
CategoryThe Windows Key

About this shortcut

On Windows, you open the run box with Win + R. Opens Run for launching apps and commands. It sits in the The Windows Key group and is one of the Windows shortcuts people look up most, so it is worth committing to memory — it works the same way across almost every app that follows standard Windows conventions.

How to use it

1

Get ready

Open the app or screen where you want to open the run box.

2

Press the keys

Press Win + R.

3

Done

Opens Run for launching apps and commands.

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