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Answer (1 of 5): If you are using a Windows keyboard with a Mac the Windows/Start key generates the key code that the Mac thinks of as Cmd. Notice that the Windows key is roughly where you would expect to find the Cmd key on an Apple keyboard.
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August 12, 2026 - When you combine the Windows key with other keys, you can quickly do common tasks. The following list includes many common keyboard shortcuts that use the Windows key. Use the following shortcuts with the Windows command prompt.
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5 days ago - If an application needs more shortcuts than can be obtained with the twenty-six letters of the Latin alphabet, double modifiers such as Command+Option are used. One advantage of this scheme, as contrasted with the Microsoft Windows mixed use of the Control and Alt keys, is that the Control ...
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Loretta,

Thanks for making it clear what the question (at least yours) is actually about.  The way it was worded originally plainly confused a lot of would-be helpers.

Also, many of the 37 posters on this thread are discussing a different issue altogether:  how scammers may tell you to use the Run command.

There are some third-party utilities that can be used for this (see discussion here: https://jpsoft.com/forums/threads/activating-the-run-dialog.4741/  ), but you can also do it by creating a shortcut that opens the Run command and then assigning a keyboard shortcut.

Given that the original thread started 5 years ago, I don't know if you are using Windows XP or a more recent version of Windows.

If you have Windows 7 or 8, see the directions here --> http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/21246-run-command-create-shortcut.html

If you have Windows XP, create a Shortcut to the Run command by clicking on "Run" in the Start Menu and dragging it to the Desktop or to the Quick Launch toolbar.  See http://www.techrepublic.com/article/create-a-run-command-shortcut/ After the shortcut has been created, pick up with Step 4 of Method 2 of the Windows 7/8 directions above.

Before clicking OK after you have set the shortcut to open "minimized," click near "None" next to "Shortcut key" and type a single letter (e.g., R) or number.  Then click OK.  Your keyboard shortcut will be CTRL+ALT+the letter you typed.  See http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/74063-keyboard-shortcut.html (should work for XP also).

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Oops!  Sorry, I didn't catch that you use Windows 10 until I typed all of the above.  I'm not going to delete it, just in case someone who has XP, 7, or 8 wants to know.  You can get the Run command on the Windows 10 Start Menu by following these directions -->

http://www.tekrevue.com/tip/windows-10-start-menu-run-command/

http://winaero.com/blog/add-run-to-start-menu-in-windows-10-rtm/

I don't have Win 10, so I can't experiment to see if you can then create a keyboard shortcut as described for Windows 7/8.