Windows Run Dialog Finally Gets Dark Mode

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Shell:startup Shell:startup Run Run ↵ Microsoft is finally updating the design of the Run dialog prompt in Windows after more than 30 years. After committing to adding a dark mode to Run, Microsoft is now testing a refreshed design that makes it fit with the aesthetics in Windows 11. X user Phantomofearth discovered the modern Run dialog in the latest preview builds of Windows 11.

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A screenshot shows the redesigned dark Windows Run dialog with “Shell:startup” entered, above an article describing Microsoft’s long-overdue visual update. The joke is the absurdly slow modernization of a basic Windows feature that remained visually outdated for more than 30 years, making it useful as a reaction to painfully delayed updates or corporate software inertia.

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computer screen / экран компьютера Windows 11 interface / интерфейс Windows 11 Run dialog box / диалоговое окно «Выполнить»text input field / поле ввода текста startup command / команда автозапуска blue gradient background / синий градиентный фон Windows logo / логотип Windows article screenshot / скриншот статьи black text / чёрный текст blue hyperlink / синяя гиперссылка keyboard return symbol / символ Enter на клавиатуре