Shortcut to Folders in Windows 7 /XP

2 Comments By Bishwajeet

You can directly got to the folders by using Shell Commands in Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7.The shell: command can be used to open a special folder directly from the Start, Search menu or from the Run dialog.If you want to go to the my pictures folder just type shell:my Pictures in the run dailog or in the search menu. They are quite useful as using these you can directly open the folders which generally will take time to open if you go by the normal process.Here is the list of commands for shortcuts in  Windows Vista .
List of Commands for Windows XP:

  • shell:Desktop
  • shell:CommonPictures
  • shell:RecycleBinFolder
  • shell:Common Templates
  • shell:Startup
  • shell:Common Desktop
  • shell:NetHood
  • shell:Common Programs
  • shell:Favorites
  • shell:My Video
  • shell:System
  • shell:CommonVideo
  • shell:LocalizedResourcesDir
  • shell:Cookies
  • shell:My Pictures
  • shell:Cache
  • shell:AppData
  • shell:My Music
  • shell:InternetFolder
  • shell:Profile
  • shell:Start Menu
  • shell:Common AppData
  • shell:ConnectionsFolder
  • shell:Administrative Tools
  • shell:PrintersFolder
  • shell:ProgramFiles
  • shell:Common Startup
  • shell:ControlPanelFolder
  • shell:SendTo
  • shell:ResourceDir
  • shell:ProgramFiles
  • shell:PrintHood
  • shell:CD Burning
  • shell:Common Start Menu
  • shell:Templates
  • shell:Programs
  • shell:Recent
  • shell:Common Administrative Tools
  • shell:SystemX86
  • shell:History
  • shell:Common Documents
  • shell:Local AppData
  • shell:Windows
  • shell:Fonts
  • shell:Personal

List of Commands for Windows 7: These Commands are extra commands than the above commands only for Windows 7.

  • shell:Libraries
  • shell:User Pinned
  • shell:UsersLibrariesFolder
  • shell:PicturesLibrary
  • shell:ImplicitAppShortcuts
  • shell:UserProgramFilesCommon
  • shell:Ringtones
  • shell:CommonRingtones
  • shell:MusicLibrary
  • shell:VideosLibrary
  • shell:OtherUsersFolder
  • shell:Device Metadata Store
  • shell:PublicSuggestedLocations
  • shell:SuggestedLocations
  • shell:RecordedTVLibrary
  • shell:UserProgramFiles
  • shell:DocumentsLibrary

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Bishwajeet Mahato is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Computer Talks.He is a fourth year undergraduate student of IIT Kharagpur,India and he loves writing about technology and helps people solve their computer related problems. Nowadays, he is also interested in digital marketing and has worked for several top notch companies. Follow him on Twitter

2 Responses to “Shortcut to Folders in Windows 7 /XP”

  1. microsoft windows 7 says:
    July 2, 2009 at 6:16 PM

    hey are quite useful as using these you can directly open the folders which generally will take time to open if you go by the normal process

  2. windows 7 gadget says:
    July 3, 2010 at 2:21 AM

    yeah!! now i know the list of command for my windows XP :)

    thanks dude :)

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