How do I get Explorer to open to the same place every time?

[Mark]

G'day all
When I open Explorer it defaults to "My Documents" folder. How do I change
this so it always opens
on my C: drive for example?
Mark
Aus

 

[Eric McG]

This is from a previous post courtesy of Austin M. Horst:

Right-click the Windows Explorer shortcut.
Click Properties
Replace %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe with any of the following list of options:
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"My Computer" in left side and C: in right side:

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,/select,c:
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Desktop:

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,/n,/select,/root,c:
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System drive expanded:

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,/select
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System drive expanded:

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,/select,%systemroot%
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Windows Directory expanded:

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,/root,%systemroot%
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Drive C: expanded:

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,c:
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My Computer in right side:

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /n,/e,/select,
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Opens the Windows folder as a folder:

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe %systemroot%
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Opens as "My Computer":

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe %systemroot%,
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Desktop folder with "My Computer" highlighted:

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe %systemroot%,/select,
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"Desktop" in the left side:

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe
/e,/root,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D},/select

 

[Mark]

Thanks very much Eric.

This is from a previous post courtesy of Austin M. Horst:

Right-click the Windows Explorer shortcut.
Click Properties
Replace %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe with any of the following list of options:
-----------------------------------------
"My Computer" in left side and C: in right side:

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,/select,c:
-----------------------------------------
Desktop:

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,/n,/select,/root,c:
-----------------------------------------
System drive expanded:

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,/select
-----------------------------------------
System drive expanded:

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,/select,%systemroot%
-----------------------------------------
Windows Directory expanded:

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,/root,%systemroot%
-----------------------------------------
Drive C: expanded:

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,c:
-----------------------------------------
My Computer in right side:

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /n,/e,/select,
-----------------------------------------
Opens the Windows folder as a folder:

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe %systemroot%
-----------------------------------------
Opens as "My Computer":

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe %systemroot%,
-----------------------------------------
Desktop folder with "My Computer" highlighted:

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe %systemroot%,/select,
-----------------------------------------
"Desktop" in the left side:

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe
/e,/root,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D},/select
-----------------------------------------
"My Computer" in left side:

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,/root,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}