( SS64 ) CMD Syntax Search Shell: folder shortcuts Description ▾ Shell: folder shortcut Type Roaming? Access shortcuts pinned to the Start menu or shell:User Pinned User folder Y Taskbar Display 32-bit programs stored on 64-bit Internet Windows, shell:ProgramFilesX86 Explorer or the \Program Files folder on 32-bit Windows shell:Immersive Application Internet Display Metro App shortcuts (Windows 8) Shortcuts Explorer Windows Display Sync Centre shell:SyncCenterFolder Sync Centre Windows Display Sync Centre Conflicts shell:ConflictFolder Sync Centre Windows Display Sync Centre Results shell:SyncResultsFolder Sync Centre Display further user tiles shell:Roaming Tiles User folder Y System Display installed Windows Updates shell:AppUpdatesFolder folder Display links provided by your PC System shell:OEM Links manufacturer (if any) folder Display public libraries, if any shell:PublicLibraries Library Internet Display the Control Panel shell:ControlPanelFolder Explorer Display the user's Ringtones folder shell:Ringtones User folder Display your Music library shell:MusicLibrary Library Display your Pictures library shell:PicturesLibrary Library Display your Videos library shell:VideosLibrary Library Display your user tiles (the images you can shell:UserTiles User folder use for your account) Launches Internet Explorer Applets and Internet shell:InternetFolder applications Explorer Open All Users Start Menu\Administrative shell:Common Administrative Internet Tools folder Tools Explorer Open the Client Side Cache Offline Files shell:CSCFolder User folder folder, if supported Open the Common Files for 32-bit programs stored on 64-bit Windows, Internet shell:ProgramFilesCommonX86 Or the Program Files\Common Files folder on Explorer 32-bit Windows System Open the Computer folder shell:MyComputerFolder folder Open the Control Panel "Install a program Internet shell:AddNewProgramsFolder from the network" applet Explorer Open the Control Panel "Uninstall or change a Internet shell:ChangeRemoveProgramsFolder program" applet Explorer Open the Documents library shell:DocumentsLibrary Library Description ▾ Shell: folder shortcut Type Roaming? System Open the Fonts folder shell:Fonts folder System Open the Games folder shell:Games folder System Open the HomeGroup folder shell:HomeGroupFolder folder Open the HomeGroup folder for the currently System shell:HomeGroupCurrentUserFolder logged-on user (if any) folder Internet Open the Internet Explorer Cookies folder shell:Cookies Y Explorer Internet Open the Internet Explorer Favorites folder shell:Favorites Y Explorer Open the Libraries folder shell:Libraries Library System Open the Network Places folder shell:NetworkPlacesFolder folder System Open the Printers folder shell:PrintersFolder folder Open the Program Files folder (same as Internet shell:ProgramFiles %PROGRAMFILES%) Explorer Internet Open the Program Files\Common Files folder shell:ProgramFilesCommon Explorer System Open the Public Application Data folder shell:Common AppData folder System Open the Public Desktop shell:Common Desktop folder System Open the Public Documents folder shell:Common Documents folder System Open the Public Downloads folder shell:CommonDownloads folder System Open the Public Game Explorer folder shell:PublicGameTasks folder Open the Public Music folder shell:CommonMusic Multimedia Open the Public Pictures folder shell:CommonPictures Multimedia System Open the Public Start Menu Programs folder shell:Common Programs folder System Open the Public Start Menu folder shell:Common Start Menu folder System Open the Public Startup folder shell:Common Startup folder System Open the Public Templates folder shell:Common Templates folder Open the Public Video folder shell:CommonVideo Multimedia System Open the Public ringtones folder. shell:CommonRingtones folder Open the Public user tiles folder shell:PublicUserTiles User folder Open the Quick Launch folder (disabled by shell:Quick Launch User folder Y default) System Open the Recycle Bin shell:RecycleBinFolder folder Open the Sample Music folder shell:SampleMusic Multimedia Description ▾ Shell: folder shortcut Type Roaming? Open the Sample Pictures folder shell:SamplePictures Multimedia Open the Sample Videos folder shell:SampleVideos Multimedia Open the Saved Games folder shell:SavedGames User folder Y Windows Open the Sync Centre Setup options shell:SyncSetupFolder Sync Centre Internet Open the Temporary Internet Files folder shell:Cache Explorer System Open the Users\Public folder (Shared files) shell:Public folder Open the Windows Photo Gallery Original shell:Original Images Multimedia Images folder, if installed Open the Windows Resources folder (themes System shell:ResourceDir are stored here) folder Internet Open the Windows Search tool shell:SearchHomeFolder Explorer System Open the Windows System folder shell:System folder Open the Windows System folder for 32-bit System files on 64-bit Windows, shell:Systemx86 folder Or \Windows\System32 on 32-bit Windows Open the Windows installation folder (usually System shell:Windows \Windows) folder Internet Open the default Sidebar Gadgets folder shell:Default Gadgets Explorer System Open the folder holding all user profiles shell:UserProfiles folder Open the folder where files are stored before shell:CD Burning User folder being burned to disc Internet Open the hidden ImplicitAppShortcuts folder shell:ImplicitAppShortcuts Y Explorer Internet Open the list of Network Connections shell:ConnectionsFolder Explorer Open the saved searches folder shell:Searches User folder Y Open the user folder of downloaded Sidebar Internet shell:Gadgets Gadgets Explorer Open the user‘s Application Data folder shell:AppData User folder Y Open the user‘s Application Data folder (same shell:Local AppData User folder as %LOCALAPPDATA%) Open the user‘s Credentials folder shell:CredentialManager User folder Y Open the user‘s Documents folder shell:Personal User folder Y Open the user‘s Game Explorer folder shell:GameTasks User folder Open the user‘s History folder shell:History User folder Open the user‘s Links folder shell:Links User folder Y Open the user‘s Music folder shell:My Music Multimedia Y Open the user‘s Network Places folder shell:NetHood User folder Y Open the user‘s Pictures folder shell:My Pictures Multimedia Y Open the user‘s Pictures\Slide Shows folder (if shell:PhotoAlbums Multimedia Y present) Description ▾ Shell: folder shortcut Type Roaming? Open the user‘s Recent Documents folder shell:Recent User folder Y Open the user‘s Send To folder shell:SendTo User folder Y Open the user‘s Start Menu Programs folder shell:Programs User folder Y Open the user‘s Start Menu folder shell:Start Menu User folder Y Open the user‘s Start Menu\Administrative Internet shell:Administrative Tools Y Tools folder (if any) Explorer Open the user‘s Startup folder shell:Startup User folder Y Open the user‘s Templates folder shell:Templates User folder Y Open the user‘s Videos folder shell:My Video Multimedia Y Open the user‘s Windows Contacts folder shell:Contacts User folder Y Open the user‘s \Music\Playlists folder shell:Playlists User folder Y Open the user‘s certificates folder shell:SystemCertificates User folder Y Open the user‘s desktop folder shell:Desktop User folder Y Open the user‘s downloads folder shell:Downloads User folder Y Open the user‘s encryption keys folder shell:Cryptokeys User folder Y Open the user‘s printer shortcuts folder shell:PrintHood User folder Y Open the user‘s profile folder (same as shell:Profile User folder Y %USERPROFILE%) Opens the user‘s shell:DpAPIKeys User folder Y AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Protect folder Unless indicated otherwise, all the shortcuts above work in all versions of Windows from Vista upwards. Shell folder shortcuts can be used directly in the Windows Explorer Address bar: shell:Desktop Or in the Start Menu Start | Run | shell:Desktop Or from the command line: C:\> explorer shell:desktop C:\> start shell:desktop The START command does also accept Shell shortcuts with spaces but they have to be quoted like so: C:\> start "" "shell:my music" “You go away for a long time and return a different person - you never come all the way back” ~ Paul Theroux Related EXPLORER - Open Windows Explorer ProfileFolders - Location of user profile folders. Env. Variables - List of environment variables. RUN commands Start | Run commands. Copyright © SS64.com 1999-2017 Some rights reserved.