LIST of WINDOWS Shell Views & Comma.ds

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How to Use and See All Windows 7 Shell CommandsPublished 07 Mar 2009Published byBrinkHow to See and Use a List of All Windows 7 Shell Commands   InformationThis will show you a list of Windows 7 Shell commands that can be used to open certain special folders directly from the Start menu or Run dialog window.   TipYou can find the shell commands listed at this registry location:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\FolderDescriptions   NoteThe Shell commands that are new in Windows 7 from Vista are bolded in red.You can use the shell commands with either format below:shell:commandORexplorer shell:commandHere's How:1. Open the Start menu and type in the shell command in bold below for the folder that you want to open, then press Enter. (See screenshot below)OR2. Open the Run dialog window, and type in the shell command in bold below for the folder that you want to open, then press Enter. (See screenshot


Shell CommandPath of Folder it Opensshell:AddNewProgramsFolderControl Panel\All Control Panel Items\Get Programsshell:Administrative Toolshidden C:\Users\User-Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Toolsshell:AppDatahidden C:\Users\(User-Name)\AppData\Roamingshell:AppUpdatesFolderInstalled Updatesshell:Cachehidden C:\Users\User-Name\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Filesshell:CD Burninghidden C:\Users\User-Name\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Burn\Burnshell:ChangeRemoveProgramsFolderControl Panel\All Control Panel Items\Programs and Featuresshell:Common Administrative Toolshidden C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Toolsshell:Common AppDatahidden C:\ProgramDatashell:Common DesktopC:\Users\Public\Desktopshell:Common DocumentsC:\Users\Public\Documentsshell:CommonDownloadsC:\Users\Public\Downloadsshell:CommonMusicC:\Users\Public\Musicshell:CommonPicturesC:\Users\Public\Picturesshell:Common Programshidden C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programsshell:CommonRingtoneshidden C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Ringtonesshell:Common Start Menuhidden C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menushell:Common Startuphidden C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startupshell:Common Templateshidden C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Templatesshell:CommonVideoC:\Users\Public\Videosshell:ConflictFolderControl Panel\All Control Panel Items\Sync Center\Conflictsshell:ConnectionsFolderControl Panel\All Control Panel Items\Network Connectionsshell:ContactsC:\Users\User-Name\Contactsshell:ControlPanelFolderControl Panel\All Control Panel Itemsshell:Cookieshidden C:\Users\User-Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookiesshell:Cookies\Lowhidden C:\Users\User-Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Lowshell:CredentialManagerhidden C:\Users\User-Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Credentialsshell:CryptoKeyshidden C:\Users\User-Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Cryptoshell:default GadgetsC:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\Gadgetsshell:desktopC:\Users\User-Name\Desktopshell:device Metadata Storehidden C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceMetadataStoreshell:documentsLibraryLibraries\Documentsshell:downloadsC:\Users\User-Name\Downloadsshell:dpapiKeyshidden C:\Users\User-Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Protectshell:FavoritesC:\Users\User-Name\Favoritesshell:FontsC:\Windows\Fontsshell:Gadgetshidden C:\Users\User-Name\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Sidebar\Gadgetsshell:GamesGamesshell:GameTaskshidden C:\Users\User-Name\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\GameExplorershell:Historyhidden C:\Users\User-Name\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\HistoryShell:HomeGroupFolderHomegroupshell:ImplicitAppShortcutshidden C:\Users\User-Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\ImplicitAppShortcutsshell:InternetFolder32-bit Internet Explorer.shell:LinksC:\Users\User-Name\Linksshell:LibrariesLibrariesshell:Local AppDatahidden C:\Users\User-Name\AppData\Localshell:LocalAppDataLowhidden C:\Users\User-Name\AppData\LocalLowshell:MusicLibraryLibraries\Musicshell:My MusicC:\Users\User-Name\Musicshell:My PicturesC:\Users\User-Name\Picturesshell:My VideoC:\Users\User-Name\Videosshell:MyComputerFolderComputershell:NetHoodhidden C:\Users\User-Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Network Shortcutsshell:NetworkPlacesFolderNetworkshell:PersonalC:\Users\User-Name\Documentsshell:PicturesLibraryLibraries\Picturesshell:PrintersFolderAll Control Panel Items\Printersshell:PrintHoodhidden C:\Users\User-Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Printer Shortcutsshell:ProfileC:\Users\User-Nameshell:ProgramFilesC:\Program Filesshell:ProgramFilesCommonC:\Program Files\Common Filesshell:ProgramFilesCommonX64C:\Program Files\Common Files (in 64-bit Windows only)shell:ProgramFilesCommonX86C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files (in 64-bit Windows only)shell:ProgramFilesX64C:\Program Files (in 64-bit Windows only)shell:ProgramFilesX86C:\Program Files (x86) (in 64-bit Windows only)shell:Programshidden C:\Users\User-Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programsshell:PublicC:\Publicshell:PublicGameTaskshidden C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\GameExplorerShell:PublicLibrariesC:\Users\Public\Librariesshell:PublicSuggestedLocationsC:\Users\Public\Library\PublicSuggestedLocationsshell:Quick Launchhidden C:\Users\User-Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launchshell:Recenthidden C:\Users\User-Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recentshell:RecycleBinFolderRecycle Binshell:ResourceDirC:\Windows\Resourcesshell:Ringtoneshidden C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Ringtonesshell:SampleMusicC:\Users\Public\Music\Sample Musicshell:SamplePicturesC:\Users\Public\Pictures\Sample Picturesshell:SampleVideosC:\Users\Public\Videos\Sample Videosshell:SavedGamesC:\Users\User-Name\Saved Gamesshell:SearchesC:\Users\User-Name\Searchesshell:SearchHomeFoldersearch-ms:shell:SendTohidden C:\Users\User-Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendToshell:Start Menuhidden C:\Users\User-Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menushell:Startuphidden C:\Users\User-Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startupshell:SyncCenterFolderControl Panel\All Control Panel Items\Sync Centershell:SyncResultsFolderControl Panel\All Control Panel Items\Sync Center\Sync Resultsshell:SyncSetupFolderControl Panel\All Control Panel Items\Sync Center\Sync Setupshell:SystemC:\Windows\System32shell:SystemCertificateshidden C:\Users\User-Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\SystemCertificatesshell:SystemX86C:\Windows\SysWOW64shell:Templateshidden C:\Users\User-Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templatesshell:User Pinnedhidden C:\Users\User-Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinnedshell:UserProfilesC:\Usersshell:UsersFilesFolderC:\Users\User-Nameshell:UsersLibrariesFolderLibrariesshell:VideosLibraryLibraries\Videosshell:WindowsC:\Windows