Windows 7 - MRU list missing from Run

They will accumulate again as you enter them and as long as you don't run another program that wipes them out

The list itself is kept in the registry, same as it was for XP and Vista.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMRU

Open a Command Prompt then copy and paste the following there and press Enter:

reg query "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMRU"

You could use regedit to export that key and save it in case it ever gets wiped out again, then you could merge the exported key back into your registry to restore them.

Looks like you can have up to 26 entries (a through z) and that's it.

Try this then:

reg query "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer"

That has to be there. It should give you a list of 20 or 30 sub-keys, one of which is RunMru (at least on my Win 7 Pro X64 system).

If you're missing the RunMru key, that means something deleted it.

Try this then:

reg query "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer"

That has to be there. It should give you a list of 20 or 30 sub-keys, one of which is RunMru (at least on my Win 7 Pro X64 system).

If you're missing the RunMru key, that means something deleted it.

reg query "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\runmru"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\runmru
a REG_SZ E:\sources\Desktop-enhancers\Dexpot Multiple Desktops\1
MRUList REG_SZ uwphgxbodfclvqenmkizsajrty
b REG_SZ services.msc\1
c REG_SZ control sysadm.cpl\1
d REG_SZ devmgmt.msc\1
e REG_SZ diskmgmt.msc\1
f REG_SZ control userpasswords2\1
g REG_SZ C:\Users\rrkurtz\AppData\Local\1
h REG_SZ C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Microsoft Antimalware\Support\1
i REG_SZ C:\Users\1
j REG_SZ C:\Program Files (x86)\SeaMonkey\1
k REG_SZ findstr /c:"[SR]" %windir%\logs\cbs\cbs.log >sfcdetails.txt & notepad sfcdetails.txt & del sfcdetails.txt\1
l REG_SZ explorer\1
m REG_SZ %SystemRoot%\System32\Config\1
n REG_SZ eventvwr.msc\1
o REG_SZ msconfig\1
p REG_SZ Cmd\1
q REG_SZ msinfo32\1
r REG_SZ C:\Program Files (x86)\SeaMonkey\omni.jar\1
s REG_SZ dxdiag\1
t REG_SZ c:\windows\1
u REG_SZ regedit\1
v REG_SZ C:\Users\rrkurtz\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar\1
w REG_SZ "C:\Program Files (x86)\Acronis\TrueImageHome\"\1
x REG_SZ C:\Program Files (x86)\Belarc\Advisor\System\tmp\1
y REG_SZ "C:\Program Files (x86)\SeaMonkey\seamonkey.exe" -profileManager\1
z REG_SZ C:\Windows\Minidump\1

AS I said before, they will accumulate again as you enter them and as long as you don't run another program that wipes them out.

You can export the key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RunMru

if you want to save what is there.When I query RunMRU key, I get this:

Are you running any other software that can be clearing the RunMru history? I know in XP TweakUI had this capability.

What happens it you use the run box to enter a few commands. Are they remembered until you reboot then they disappear?