folders display expanded view.

[Tom]

Hello. When I right click on Start button>Explorer- I see a bunch of folders
that are open. How can I change this so all the folders are collapsed and I
only see C drive?

I tried Tools>Folder Options>View>and clicked on "Remember each folders view
settings. I also tried to click on the button that says "apply to all
folders". None of this stuff worked for me.

Thanks for your help. Tom W

 

[Pennywise]

|>Hello. When I right click on Start button>Explorer- I see a bunch of folders
|>that are open. How can I change this so all the folders are collapsed and I
|>only see C drive?
|>
|>I tried Tools>Folder Options>View>and clicked on "Remember each folders view
|>settings. I also tried to click on the button that says "apply to all
|>folders". None of this stuff worked for me.
|>
|>Thanks for your help. Tom W
|>

You can use WinKey+E to open to my computer
you can create a shortcut with a target of:
E:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe /e,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}
will open to my computer

Not what you wanted, Google: explorer switches
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/app_info/explorer_switch.htm
and make a shortcut

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Hello. When I right click on Start button>Explorer-

Explorer not Explorer.

Start button right click menu.

You cannot change this. These are all shortcuts to the 2 Start Menu folders
for the user that is logged on. The User and All Users.

The Start button right click menu contains:
Open
Explore
Search
Properties
Open All Users
Explore All Users
And others depending on what software you have installed.

When right clicking the Start button and selecting Explore, you are not
opening Windows Explorer per se. You are opening a Start Menu folder.

You have four choices of how to open two folders; Open, Explore, Open
All Users and Explore All Users. These are just shortcuts to the two
folders.

Depending on a bunch of settings, but generally...
Explore opens folders with Folders pane on the left.
Open opens folders with common tasks showing on the left.

Right click Start button | Open defaults to %userprofile%\Start Menu with
the
Common Tasks pane showing.

Right click Start button | Explore defaults to %userprofile%\Start Menu with
the Folders pane displayed.

Right click Start button | Open All Users defaults to
%allusersprofile%\Start Menu with the Common Tasks pane showing.

Right click Start button | Explore All Users defaults to
%allusersprofile%\Start Menu with the Folders pane displayed.

The %userprofile%\Start Menu folder is the Start Menu folder for whoever
happens to be logged on, i.e. the Current User.

The whole context menu is for the Start Menu and nothing else.

How any folder opens depends on how different options are set on your
machine. Basically Open will open a folder with Common Tasks displayed and
Explore will open a folder with the Folder Pane displayed.

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[Wesley Vogel]

Explorer not Explorer.

Make that *Explore* not Explorer.

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MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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