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.
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
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
Eg:
explorer shell:command
Shell
Command
|
Opens
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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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