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When I go to Start > Run or hit WIN+R, the Run dialog no longer appears.
It may be related to yesterday's KB5058499 update but I cannot be sure.
Windows 11 24H2 build 26100.4202.
Any ideas?
EDIT: Solved by updating StartAllBack from v3.9.7 to v3.9.9.
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