Complete List of Windows 10 Shell Commands
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.
This tutorial will show you a complete list of shell commands that can be used to easily open or create shortcuts of specific shell folders in Windows 10.
The red shell commands in the table [linked] 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
You can create a shortcut with a shell command by adding explorer in front of the shell command.
For example:
explorer shell:command
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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 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 (removed in version 1803) 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:::{2559a1f3-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0} Run dialog box 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%
