July 30, 2010

How to force Windows Explorer to open up and display in a pre-selected folder

In the latest versions of Windows, The folder that is initially displayed when Windows Explorer starts is “My Documents”.  To change this:

- Click on Start, find the explorer icon and right click on it.

- Select properties, and make sure that the Shortcut tab is selected.

- In the Target box, type the following: 

 c:\windows\EXPLORER.EXE /n, /e, c:\myfolder
  (where c:\myfolder is the directory in which you want Explorer to start.)

- If you want to start with My Computer, change the Target string to:

 c:\windows\EXPLORER.EXE /n, /e, /select, c:\

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