Disk Manager with No Search in Windows 10

scottalanmiller

@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.

black3dynamite

Windows Key + X, Press A for Windows PowerShell (Admin)
In powershell, type diskmgmt.msc

scottalanmiller

@black3dynamite said in Disk Manager with No Search in Windows 10:

Windows Key + X, Press A for Windows PowerShell (Admin)

Tried that, too. But we were remote and the system didn't pass that through.

black3dynamite

Here's a crazy one for you.

Windows Key + r, powershell -command "start-process diskmgmt.msc -verb runas"

scotth

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

@black3dynamite said in Disk Manager with No Search in Windows 10:

Windows Key + X, Press A for Windows PowerShell (Admin)

Tried that, too. But we were remote and the system didn't pass that through.

Isn't right click on the ~~menu~~ start button the same as Windows Key + X?

black3dynamite

Open File Explorer and enter powershell -command "start-process diskmgmt.msc -verb runas" in the address bar.

scottalanmiller

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

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

@black3dynamite said in Disk Manager with No Search in Windows 10:

Windows Key + X, Press A for Windows PowerShell (Admin)

Tried that, too. But we were remote and the system didn't pass that through.

Isn't right click on the ~~menu~~ start button the same as Windows Key + X?

But we don't have the start button anymore.

scotth

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

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

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

@black3dynamite said in Disk Manager with No Search in Windows 10:

Windows Key + X, Press A for Windows PowerShell (Admin)

Tried that, too. But we were remote and the system didn't pass that through.

Isn't right click on the ~~menu~~ start button the same as Windows Key + X?

But we don't have the start button anymore.

That majorly sucks

thwr

Or with a simple cmd shell...

C:\WINDOWS\system32>mmc diskmgmt.msc

thwr

Ha... this should work every time:

CTRL-ALT-DEL
Taskmanager
File -> Exec new task (or whatever it is called in English)
mmc diskmgmt.msc (or mmc.exe or ...)

scotth

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

Ha... this should work every time:

CTRL-ALT-DEL

Taskmanager

File -> Exec new task (or whatever it is called in English)

mmc diskmgmt.msc (or mmc.exe or ...)

You could also run explorer. If the shell's jacked, it might reload somewhat correctly

thwr

Sure

Obsolesce

@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.

dbeato

@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.

scottalanmiller

@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.

dbeato

@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.

thwr

@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.

dbeato

@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.