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      Obsolesce @scottalanmiller
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      @scottalanmiller said in Disk Manager with No Search in Windows 10:

      @Obsolesce said in Disk Manager with No Search in Windows 10:

      @scottalanmiller said in Disk Manager with No Search in Windows 10:

      So in our situation, we had to open PowerShell and run diskmgmt.msc and it was able to open it. You have to have the full name.

      This came about because someone installed some "Classic Shell" hijack software that removes all of the Windows Vista and later functionality to find tools. So the system is almost entirely broken.

      You could also hit the "Windows" key + r, then type that in the run box and hit enter.

      Only if you have the full name. diskmgmt.msc will work that way, diskmgmt will not. We tried.

      Ya it's not an executable file.

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        dbeato @scottalanmiller
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        @scottalanmiller said in Disk Manager with No Search in Windows 10:

        @Obsolesce said in Disk Manager with No Search in Windows 10:

        @scottalanmiller said in Disk Manager with No Search in Windows 10:

        So in our situation, we had to open PowerShell and run diskmgmt.msc and it was able to open it. You have to have the full name.

        This came about because someone installed some "Classic Shell" hijack software that removes all of the Windows Vista and later functionality to find tools. So the system is almost entirely broken.

        You could also hit the "Windows" key + r, then type that in the run box and hit enter.

        Only if you have the full name. diskmgmt.msc will work that way, diskmgmt will not. We tried.

        Correct. I am surprised this became a post. However I understand with the whole classicshell situation.

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          scottalanmiller @dbeato
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          @dbeato said in Disk Manager with No Search in Windows 10:

          @scottalanmiller said in Disk Manager with No Search in Windows 10:

          @Obsolesce said in Disk Manager with No Search in Windows 10:

          @scottalanmiller said in Disk Manager with No Search in Windows 10:

          So in our situation, we had to open PowerShell and run diskmgmt.msc and it was able to open it. You have to have the full name.

          This came about because someone installed some "Classic Shell" hijack software that removes all of the Windows Vista and later functionality to find tools. So the system is almost entirely broken.

          You could also hit the "Windows" key + r, then type that in the run box and hit enter.

          Only if you have the full name. diskmgmt.msc will work that way, diskmgmt will not. We tried.

          Correct. I am surprised this became a post. However I understand with the whole classicshell situation.

          Yeah, like I never have to know the whole name. I figured it was diskmgmt.exe. Nearly every guide only has it without the extension. And I've never had to type it out before.

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            dbeato @scottalanmiller
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            @scottalanmiller said in Disk Manager with No Search in Windows 10:

            @dbeato said in Disk Manager with No Search in Windows 10:

            @scottalanmiller said in Disk Manager with No Search in Windows 10:

            @Obsolesce said in Disk Manager with No Search in Windows 10:

            @scottalanmiller said in Disk Manager with No Search in Windows 10:

            So in our situation, we had to open PowerShell and run diskmgmt.msc and it was able to open it. You have to have the full name.

            This came about because someone installed some "Classic Shell" hijack software that removes all of the Windows Vista and later functionality to find tools. So the system is almost entirely broken.

            You could also hit the "Windows" key + r, then type that in the run box and hit enter.

            Only if you have the full name. diskmgmt.msc will work that way, diskmgmt will not. We tried.

            Correct. I am surprised this became a post. However I understand with the whole classicshell situation.

            Yeah, like I never have to know the whole name. I figured it was diskmgmt.exe. Nearly every guide only has it without the extension. And I've never had to type it out before.

            Yeah, most applications for Windows are .msc or .cpl that control things as below:

            Services - services.msc
            Programs and Features - appwiz.cpl
            Disk Managment - diskmgmt.msc
            Computer Management - compmgmt.msc

            For Control panel you would open just "control" and that's it so it can be inconsistent.

            And so forth.

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              thwr @dbeato
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              @dbeato said in Disk Manager with No Search in Windows 10:

              @scottalanmiller said in Disk Manager with No Search in Windows 10:

              @dbeato said in Disk Manager with No Search in Windows 10:

              @scottalanmiller said in Disk Manager with No Search in Windows 10:

              @Obsolesce said in Disk Manager with No Search in Windows 10:

              @scottalanmiller said in Disk Manager with No Search in Windows 10:

              So in our situation, we had to open PowerShell and run diskmgmt.msc and it was able to open it. You have to have the full name.

              This came about because someone installed some "Classic Shell" hijack software that removes all of the Windows Vista and later functionality to find tools. So the system is almost entirely broken.

              You could also hit the "Windows" key + r, then type that in the run box and hit enter.

              Only if you have the full name. diskmgmt.msc will work that way, diskmgmt will not. We tried.

              Correct. I am surprised this became a post. However I understand with the whole classicshell situation.

              Yeah, like I never have to know the whole name. I figured it was diskmgmt.exe. Nearly every guide only has it without the extension. And I've never had to type it out before.

              Yeah, most applications for Windows are .msc or .cpl that control things as below:

              Services - services.msc
              Programs and Features - appwiz.cpl
              Disk Managment - diskmgmt.msc
              Computer Management - compmgmt.msc

              For Control panel you would open just "control" and that's it so it can be inconsistent.

              And so forth.

              I usually just start mmc.exe. Three simple characters to type (or seven), no need to remember names (I used to know them, but...) and access to all mmc's in one place.

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                dbeato @thwr
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                @thwr said in Disk Manager with No Search in Windows 10:

                @dbeato said in Disk Manager with No Search in Windows 10:

                @scottalanmiller said in Disk Manager with No Search in Windows 10:

                @dbeato said in Disk Manager with No Search in Windows 10:

                @scottalanmiller said in Disk Manager with No Search in Windows 10:

                @Obsolesce said in Disk Manager with No Search in Windows 10:

                @scottalanmiller said in Disk Manager with No Search in Windows 10:

                So in our situation, we had to open PowerShell and run diskmgmt.msc and it was able to open it. You have to have the full name.

                This came about because someone installed some "Classic Shell" hijack software that removes all of the Windows Vista and later functionality to find tools. So the system is almost entirely broken.

                You could also hit the "Windows" key + r, then type that in the run box and hit enter.

                Only if you have the full name. diskmgmt.msc will work that way, diskmgmt will not. We tried.

                Correct. I am surprised this became a post. However I understand with the whole classicshell situation.

                Yeah, like I never have to know the whole name. I figured it was diskmgmt.exe. Nearly every guide only has it without the extension. And I've never had to type it out before.

                Yeah, most applications for Windows are .msc or .cpl that control things as below:

                Services - services.msc
                Programs and Features - appwiz.cpl
                Disk Managment - diskmgmt.msc
                Computer Management - compmgmt.msc

                For Control panel you would open just "control" and that's it so it can be inconsistent.

                And so forth.

                I usually just start mmc.exe. Three simple characters to type (or seven), no need to remember names (I used to know them, but...) and access to all mmc's in one place.

                Well we can do all that, I am just saying after a while regardless of the OS you get to find your own shortcuts. Problem with MMC is that you need to do like 5 mouse clicks to get to something.

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