List of Windows 10 Shell Commands
Information
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 directly to specific shell folders in Windows 10.The red shell commands in the table below are new to Windows 10.
Note
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
Tip
You can create a shortcut with a shell command by adding explorer in front of the shell command.For example:explorer shell:command
Shell Command | Opens |
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\Programs\Startup |
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 |
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: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% |