After 30 years, the Run dialog box (Win+R) is being updated with a modern interface that matches the rest of Windows 11.

Microsoft has officially unveiled its new Run dialog box for Windows 11, which the company says has been rebuilt from the ground up using Windows 11's modern UI framework known as WinUI 3. It's the ...

Microsoft debuted a new visual style with Windows 11, but 4 years on there are still parts of the operating system that seem to be from a different era. That includes the venerable Run dialog box, ...

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Windows 11 users have a new, redesigned and faster Run dialog to look forward to, says Microsoft. After months of working rebuilding it from the ground up, the company says that the new Run dialog is ...

Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After working for an indie game studio and acting as the family's go-to ...

Despite its age, there are many inconsistencies to be found in Windows 11. New-look aspects sit alongside components which have not been updated since the days of Windows 10, or even earlier. As part ...

Windows 11's Run dialog is quite an old piece of user interface. Its current form is over two decades old, and the only noticeable upgrade we have received is dark mode support in recent Windows 11 ...