In old Win7 users could place a shortcut on TaskBar then open Properties of this shortcut, go to "Shortcut" tab and enter
%windir%\explorer.exe /n,/e,D:\data
This opens (when clicked) Windows Explorer and mark and expands directory D:\data\
Unfortunately this does not work any more in Win10.
What is the corresponding solution in Win10?
Claudia
Welcome to TenForums @clsven
First, pin File Explorer to the task bar. You can then click and drag a folder (such as Videos) and drop it on the File Explorer icon to pin it to File Explorer. The list of pinned folders can be accessed by right-clicking on the File Explorer icon. Select a folder from the list and you will open File Explorer at that folder. This is the same list of pinned folders that you will see in File Explorer's Quick Access.
Try this:
From here: Windows 10 File Explorer Command Line Switches You May Not Know - Next of WindowsCode:explorer.exe /n,folder_path
Yes, I know the switches.
The question is WHERE can I enter them?
I don't want to open a terminal/CmdPrompt and type it in manually.
The switch should be added to TaskBar File Explorer Shortcut directly.
Again: When I right-click on FileExplorer Icon in TaskBar, then right-click on "File Explorer" context sub entry and go to Shortcut Tab then I cannot enter the switches/parameters. the "Target" entry field is greyed out/disabled for editing.
Do I have to get administrator privilege for my user to let me enter something in "Target" entry field?
How do I get TEMPORARILY Admin permissions for this task?
Claudia
Just create a shortcut.
desktop/Rightclick/ new /new shortcut
Attachment 241023
click next and name it what you want.
Ok, that means: Users can NOT add switches/parameters to existing, already pinned Shortcuts in TaskBar.
That means Win 10 is getting more uncomfortable: Users have ....
1. to create a shortcut on Desktop with switches/parameters
2. drag/pin this shortcut to TaskBar
3. remove Shortcut from Desktop
Correct?
If the shortcut is on the taskbar it has to be unpinned first . then a simple right click/ properties
will allow you to modify it.
Just as easy is to create a new shortcut , unpin the old and put the new in its place.
Shouldn't need Administrator privileges for this.
I created an explorer.exe shortcut named EXPLORER on my Desktop (as I didn't have one already in the taskbar to edit).
I pinned it to my taskbar
I right clicked on it, then right clicked on the word EXPLORER and selected Properties
In the properties dialog I was able to change the target from C:\Windows\explorer.exe to explorer.exe /n,C:\Users\John\Downloads (which is my Downloads folder in my User profile).
Opened and closed it several times and it still works (have not rebooted - but I don't think that that'll matter).
FYI - the existing explorer shortcut seems to not be editable and is actually a part of the Internet Explorer\Quick Launch buried in the AppData folder for that User. I'm not going to spend the time trying to edit it as that doesn't seem to be a part of your question.
If that's what you'd like, please post back and we'll see if we can figure out how to edit it
Ok, I created now successfully a shortcut with pre-defined directory and pinned it to the Taskbar.
When I click on it then File Explorer opens,
However in the TaskBar a second, new Icon for File Explorer appears representing the just opened File Explorer Window.
Isn't there a way to "group" Icons in TaskBar so that they only appear once?
Claudia
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