Cmd Regedit missing from run menu

So i run some batch file from this website: I want to reserve my free copy of Windows 10, but I don?t see - Microsoft Community

to reserve a free copy of windows 10 (it worked) but now if i type in cmd or regedit in the run field (windows 7 start menu) i get nothing found....i checked my windows folder and cmd.exe as well as regedit.exe are there and i can open them...but how can i fix it so i can run/open it from start menu like it was before?

It opens only if I open it from /windows folder..
Nothing appears in the search/run field

dx7bc said:

...i checked my windows folder and cmd.exe as well as regedit.exe are there

dx7bc said:

It opens only if I open it from /windows folder

Cmd.exe should not exist in C:\Windows. Cmd.exe should exist at C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe.

Sorry i misspell there!
I meant regedit.exe
I just checked location of my CMD.exe and its somewhere else!
Please check the attached pics


Pic1: cmd is not found in the run/search field



Pic2: location of cmd.exe




Pic4: registry editor is not found...same goes for msconfig and few other programs



Pic5: location of registry editor .exe file

@Pic2 Wha? Could you verify your Cmd.exe's location by running a Where command on it,
E.g.

Code:

where cmd.exe

While I can suggest you rebuild Explorer's index, I'm not too familiar with Windows' search functionality and don't know why your searches are yielding blanks.

i let the search for cmd.exe run a bit longer (more than 2 min) and i got 4 cmd.exe files found
i think something went wrong after i run that batch file....I hope someone here who understands it can read it and see what it changed XD

Code:

REG QUERY "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\UpgradeExperienceIndicators" /v UpgEx | findstr UpgEx
if "%errorlevel%" == "0" GOTO RunGWX
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Appraiser" /v UtcOnetimeSend /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
schtasks /run /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser"
:CompatCheckRunning
schtasks /query /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser"
schtasks /query /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser" | findstr Ready
if NOT "%errorlevel%" == "0" ping localhost >nul &goto :CompatCheckRunning
:RunGWX
schtasks /run /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Setup\gwx\refreshgwxconfig"

Code:

REG QUERY "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\UpgradeExperienceIndicators" /v UpgEx | findstr UpgEx
if "%errorlevel%" == "1" GOTO RunGWX
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Appraiser" /v UtcOnetimeSend /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
schtasks /run /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser"
:CompatCheckRunning
schtasks /query /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser"
schtasks /query /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser" | findstr Ready
if NOT "%errorlevel%" == "1" ping localhost >nul &goto :CompatCheckRunning
:RunGWX
schtasks /run /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Setup\gwx\refreshgwxconfig"

including these 2 batch files

dx7bc said:

i let the search for cmd.exe run a bit longer (more than 2 min) and i got 4 cmd.exe files found

Pick your favourite. I personally prefer the C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe one.


Those batch files don't reveal anything out of the ordinary. They should not have affected your searches.

I'm rebuilding my index..will post the updates when its done,probably will take couple of hours

dx7bc said:

i let the search for cmd.exe run a bit longer (more than 2 min) and i got 4 cmd.exe files found

Wait, 4 minutes? How could a Where search take 4 minutes?? The Where search only searches for files that reside in each of the directories defined by your Path variable. That shouldn't be much.

The command,

Code:

echo %PATH:;=&echo.%

will list out all the paths defined in your Path variable. How many entries are in this list?