Question About The "Start" Button ~ Right Click ~ Explore Functionality

[Reginald Von Reghacker]

When you right click on the "Start" button, you can choose to
"Explore". Is there a way to change the default location to something
other than the user folder it opens with? Thanks.

RVR

 

[Wesley Vogel]

No.

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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[Reginald Von Reghacker]

No.

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.

Wes,

Thanks, I pretty much figured this is the answer I would get and it
does make sense. I was just grasping at straws....

RVR

 

[Wesley Vogel]

I like your nom de guerre, nom de plume or whatever. ;-)

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[Reginald Von Reghacker]

I like your nom de guerre, nom de plume or whatever. ;-)

The inspiration was a charachter Jackie Gleason used to portray on his
television show (not The Honeymooners). I know... I'm old

RVR

 

[Wesley Vogel]

The light bulb just came on! Reginald Van Gleason III LOL I am old too.

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[jt3]

One can usually tell about that last part by the inherent courtesy of
the post!

J

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Or, maybe using punctuation, capital letters, sentences, paragraphs and;
like, you know, things like, you know, that. ;-)

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[Reginald Von Reghacker]

Or, maybe using punctuation, capital letters, sentences, paragraphs and;
like, you know, things like, you know, that. ;-)

How sweet it is!

RVR

 

[Wesley Vogel]

LOL

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