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Windows 7 & Vista Shorcut Commands
Windows 7 and Windows Vista have many great features. But it is sometime difficult
to navigate to a particular folder or feature. The following Shell Commands make
finding those resources easy.
Type (or paste) the shell command in the Start Search or into the
Run dialog (Start Menu -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Run) and press Enter.
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shell:AddNewProgramsFolder - Opens the Install a program from the
network location.
- shell:Administrative
Tools - Opens the Administrative Tools section of the Control Panel.
- shell:AppData - Opens
the hidden location C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming
- shell:AppUpdatesFolder
- Opens the Installed Windows Updates location in Program and Files.
- shell:Cache - Opens
Internet Explorer’s temporary internet files folder.
- shell:CD Burning -
Opens the location where files are stored temporarily before Windows
Vista burns them.
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shell:ChangeRemoveProgramsFolder - Opens Programs and Features in
the Control Panel.
- shell:Common
Administrative Tools - Opens the Administrative Tools section of the
Control Panel.
- shell:Common AppData
- Opens the hidden location C:\ProgramData
- shell:Common Desktop
- Opens the Public Users Desktop folder location.
C:\Users\Public\Desktop
- shell:Common Documents
- Opens the Public Users Documents folder location.
C:\Users\Public\Documents
- shell:Common Programs
- Opens the Start menu shortcuts location.
- shell:Common Start Menu
- Opens the location of the shortcut links in your Start Menu.
- shell:Common Startup
- Opens the location where shortcuts to programs that are set to start
when Vista boots up are saved.
- shell:Common Templates
- Opens C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Templates
- shell:CommonDownloads
- Opens the Public Users Downloads folder location.
C:\Users\Public\Downloads
- shell:CommonMusic -
Opens the Public Users Music folder location. C:\Users\Public\Music
- shell:CommonPictures
- Opens the Public Users Pictures folder location.
C:\Users\Public\Pictures
- shell:CommonVideo -
Opens the Public Users Video folder location. C:\Users\Public\Videos
- shell:ConflictFolder
- Opens the Sync Center Conflicts location.
- shell:ConnectionsFolder
- Quickly open Network Connections.
- shell:Contacts -
Opens your username's Contacts folder location.
- shell:ControlPanelFolder
- Opens the Control Panel.
- shell:Cookies - Opens
one of the folders where Internet Explorer saves cookies.
- shell:Cookies\Low -
Opens the other folder where Internet Explorer saves cookies.
- shell:CredentialManager
- Opens the hidden C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\
Microsoft\Credentials
- shell:CryptoKeys -
Opens the hidden C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Crypto
- shell:CSCFolder
- shell:default Gadgets
- Opens the default Windows Sidebar Gadgets location.
- shell:desktop - Opens
your personal username's Desktop folder location.
- shell:downloads -
Opens your personal username's Downloads folder location.
- shell:dpapiKeys -
Opens the hidden C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Protect
- shell:Favorites -
Opens your personal username's Favorites folder location.
- shell:Fonts - Opens
Vista's Fonts folder location.
- shell:Gadgets - Opens
your user account's Windows Sidebar Gadgets that you saved location.
- shell:Games - Opens
the Games folder from the left Start menu button location.
- shell:GameTasks -
Opens the hidden C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\
GameExplorer
- shell:History - Opens
Internet Explorer’s history of websites visited.
- shell:InternetFolder
Opens the 32 bit Internet Explorer.
- shell:Links - Opens
your personal username's Links folder location.
- shell:Local AppData
Opens the hidden C:\Users\username\AppData\Local
- shell:LocalAppDataLow
- Opend the hidden C:\Users\username\AppData\LocalLow
- shell:LocalizedResourcesDir
- shell:MAPIFolder
- shell:My Music -
Opens your personal username's Music folder location.
- shell:My Pictures -
Opens your personal username's Pictures folder location.
- shell:My Video -
Opens your personal username's Video folder location.
- shell:MyComputerFolder
- Opens Computer window.
- shell:NetHood - Opens
Network Shortcuts folder location.
- shell:NetworkPlacesFolder
Opens the Network Places location.
- shell:OEM Links -
Opens the links placed on your computer by your computer manufacturer
location.
- shell:Original Images
- Opens Windows Photo Gallery Original Images folder location.
- shell:Personal -
Opens your personal username's Documents folder location.
- shell:PhotoAlbums -
Opens the Slide Show folder location for your username's Pictures
folder.
- shell:Playlists -
Opens the Playlists folder location for your username's Music folder.
- shell:PrintersFolder
- Opens Printers in the Control Panel.
- shell:PrintHood -
Opens the Printer Shortcuts location.
- shell:Profile - Opens
your main username folder location.
- shell:ProgramFiles -
Opens the Program Files folder.
- shell:ProgramFilesCommon
- Opens the Common Files folder in Program Files.
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shell:ProgramFilesCommonX86 - Opens the Common Files folder in
Program Files (x86).
- shell:ProgramFilesX86
- Opens the Program Files (x86) folder.
- shell:Programs -
Opens the Start menu's Programs shortcuts location.
- shell:Public - Opens
the Public User folder.
- shell:PublicGameTasks
- Opens C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\GameExplorer
- shell:Quick Launch -
Opens the Quick Launch shortcuts folder location.
- shell:Recent - Opens
Recent Items location.
- shell:RecycleBinFolder
- Opens the Recycle Bin folder.
- shell:ResourceDir -
Opens Vista's Resources folder location.
- shell:SampleMusic -
Opens the Sample Music folder in the Public Users folder.
- shell:SamplePictures
- Opens the Sample Pictures folder in the Public Users folder.
- shell:SamplePlaylists
- Opens the Sample Playlist folder in the Public Users folder.
- shell:SampleVideos -
Opens the Sample Videos folder in the Public Users folder.
- shell:SavedGames -
Opens your personal username's Saved Games folder location.
- shell:Searches -
Opens your personal username's Searches folder location.
- shell:SendTo - Opens
the Context menu's SendTo folder location.
- shell:Start Menu -
Opens the location of the shortcut links in your Start Menu.
- shell:Startup - Opens
the location where shortcuts to programs that are set to start when
Vista boots up are saved.
- shell:SyncCenterFolder
- Opens Sync Center from the Control Panel.
- shell:SyncResultsFolder
- Opens the Sync Results for the Sync Center.
- shell:SyncSetupFolder
- Open the Setup new sync partnerships in the Sync Center.
- shell:System - Opens
the System32 folder location.
- shell:SystemCertificates
Opens the SystemCertificates folder location.
- shell:SystemX86 -
Opens the SysWowxx folder location.
- shell:Templates -
Opens the Templates folder location.
- shell:TreePropertiesFolder
- shell:UserProfiles -
Opens the "C:\Users" location.
- shell:UsersFilesFolder - Opens your main username folder
location.
- shell:Windows - Opens the "C:\Windows" location.
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