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Complete List of Windows 10 Shell Commands




 In this post, a complete list of shell commands that can be used to easily open directly to specific shell folders in Windows 10.

A shell command can be typed in the Run (Windows+R) dialog, search, File Explorer address bar, and Internet Explorer address bar to open a Windows shell folder.
 
The RED shell commands in the table below are new to Windows 10. 
 You can find the shell command listed in the Name string value data for each CLSID (GUID) key number at the registry location below.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderDescriptions
To create a shortcut with a shell command by adding explorer in front of the shell command.

Eg:

explorer shell:command



Shell Command
Opens
shell:3D Objects
%UserProfile%\3D Objects
shell:AccountPictures
%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\AccountPictures
shell:AddNewProgramsFolder
Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Get Programs
shell:Administrative Tools
%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools
shell:AppData
%AppData%
shell:Application Shortcuts
%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Application Shortcuts
shell:AppsFolder
Applications
shell:AppUpdatesFolder
Installed Updates
shell:Cache
%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache
shell:Camera Roll
%UserProfile%\Pictures\Camera Roll
shell:CD Burning
%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Burn\Burn
shell:ChangeRemoveProgramsFolder
Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Programs and Features
shell:Common Administrative Tools
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools
shell:Common AppData
%ProgramData%
shell:Common Desktop
%Public%\Desktop
shell:Common Documents
%Public%\Documents
shell:CommonDownloads
%Public%\Downloads
shell:CommonMusic
%Public%\Music
shell:CommonPictures
%Public%\Pictures
shell:Common Programs
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
shell:CommonRingtones
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Ringtones
shell:Common Start Menu
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
shell:Common Startup
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
shell:Common Templates
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Templates
shell:CommonVideo
%Public%\Videos
shell:ConflictFolder
Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Sync Center\Conflicts
shell:ConnectionsFolder
Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Network Connections
shell:Contacts
%UserProfile%\Contacts
shell:ControlPanelFolder
Control Panel\All Control Panel Items
shell:Cookies
%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\INetCookies
shell:Cookies\Low
%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\INetCookies\Low
shell:CredentialManager
%AppData%\Microsoft\Credentials
shell:CryptoKeys
%AppData%\Microsoft\Crypto
shell:desktop
Desktop
shell:device Metadata Store
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceMetadataStore
shell:documentsLibrary
Libraries\Documents
shell:downloads
%UserProfile%\Downloads
shell:dpapiKeys
%AppData%\Microsoft\Protect
shell:Favorites
%UserProfile%\Favorites
shell:Fonts
%WinDir%\Fonts
shell:Games
Games
shell:GameTasks
%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\GameExplorer
shell:History
%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\History
shell:HomeGroupCurrentUserFolder
Homegroup\(user-name)
shell:HomeGroupFolder
Homegroup
shell:ImplicitAppShortcuts
%AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\ImplicitAppShortcuts
shell:InternetFolder
Internet Explorer
shell:Libraries
Libraries
shell:Links
%UserProfile%\Links
shell:Local AppData
%LocalAppData%
shell:LocalAppDataLow
%UserProfile%\AppData\LocalLow
shell:MusicLibrary
Libraries\Music
shell:MyComputerFolder
This PC
shell:My Music
%UserProfile%\Music
shell:My Pictures
%UserProfile%\Pictures
shell:My Video
%UserProfile%\Videos
shell:NetHood
%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Network Shortcuts
shell:NetworkPlacesFolder
Network
shell:OneDrive
OneDrive
shell:OneDriveCameraRoll
%UserProfile%\OneDrive\Pictures\Camera Roll
shell:OneDriveDocuments
%UserProfile%\OneDrive\Documents
shell:OneDriveMusic
%UserProfile%\OneDrive\Music
shell:OneDrivePictures
%UserProfile%\OneDrive\Pictures
shell:Personal
%UserProfile%\Documents
shell:PicturesLibrary
Libraries\Pictures
shell:PrintersFolder
All Control Panel Items\Printers
shell:PrintHood
%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Printer Shortcuts
shell:Profile
%UserProfile%
shell:ProgramFiles
%ProgramFiles%
shell:ProgramFilesCommon
%ProgramFiles%\Common Files
shell:ProgramFilesCommonX64
%ProgramFiles%\Common Files (64-bit Windows only)
shell:ProgramFilesCommonX86
%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Common Files (64-bit Windows only)
shell:ProgramFilesX64
%ProgramFiles% (64-bit Windows only)
shell:ProgramFilesX86
%ProgramFiles(x86)% (64-bit Windows only)
shell:Programs
%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
shell:Public
%Public%
shell:PublicAccountPictures
%Public%\AccountPictures
shell:PublicGameTasks
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\GameExplorer
shell:PublicLibraries
%Public%\Libraries
shell:Quick Launch
%AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch
shell:Recent
%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent
shell:RecordedTVLibrary
Libraries\Recorded TV
shell:RecycleBinFolder
Recycle Bin
shell:ResourceDir
%WinDir%\Resources
shell:Ringtones
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Ringtones
shell:Roamed Tile Images
%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\RoamedTileImages
shell:Roaming Tiles
%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\RoamingTiles
shell:SavedGames
%UserProfile%\Saved Games
shell:Screenshots
%UserProfile%\Pictures\Screenshots
shell:Searches
%UserProfile%\Searches
shell:SearchHistoryFolder
%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\ConnectedSearch\History
shell:SearchHomeFolder
search-ms:
shell:SearchTemplatesFolder
%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\ConnectedSearch\Templates
shell:SendTo
%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo
shell:Start Menu
%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu
shell:StartMenuAllPrograms
StartMenuAllPrograms
shell:Startup
%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
shell:SyncCenterFolder
Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Sync Center
shell:SyncResultsFolder
Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Sync Center\Sync Results
shell:SyncSetupFolder
Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Sync Center\Sync Setup
shell:System
%WinDir%\System32
shell:SystemCertificates
%AppData%\Microsoft\SystemCertificates
shell:SystemX86
%WinDir%\SysWOW64
shell:Templates
%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Templates
shell:ThisPCDesktopFolder
Desktop
shell:UsersFilesFolder
%UserProfile%
shell:User Pinned
%AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned
shell:UserProfiles
%HomeDrive%\Users
shell:UserProgramFiles
%LocalAppData%\Programs
shell:UserProgramFilesCommon
%LocalAppData%\Programs\Common
shell:UsersLibrariesFolder
Libraries
shell:VideosLibrary
Libraries\Videos
shell:Windows
%WinDir%


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