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 (removed in version 1803)

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%