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  1. Posts : 416
    Win10 32bit v20H2
       #1

    Shortcut wanted in x32Win10ProV22H2


    I want a shortcut to the DETAILS view available for Desktop - in File Explorer, through THIS PC, then Desktop in the left pane.
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  2. Posts : 43,003
    Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2)
       #2

    Windows Explorer command line switches | Smallvoid.com

    These options allow you to create a shortcut to open file explorer at the desktop if you look through it.

    However there's nothing there to specifically specify the view.

    One way to accomplish that is to 'send' CTRL + SHIFT + 6 - which switches the view to detail view.

    Therefore I suggest your shortcut would need to point to a script with a couple of lines to
    a. open file explorer at the desktop
    b. SEND the string to select detail view

    Others may have a better suggestion.
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  3. Posts : 416
    Win10 32bit v20H2
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Shortcut wanted


    The link suggests the code "Explorer.exe /e,/select,"
    so I copied that into an empty text file, and saved it as a batch file.
    Double clicking it gives me EXACTLY the view want.

    Thank you so much.
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  4. Posts : 43,003
    Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2)
       #4

    glad that worked out- good that you spent a bit more time reading it.
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  5. Posts : 9,790
    Mac OS Catalina
       #5

    No script or shortcut needed, Windows key E will open it.
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  6. Posts : 745
    Windows 10/11
       #6

    bro67 said:
    No script or shortcut needed, Windows key E will open it.
    But not to the specific view that @Sebastian42 described.
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  7. Posts : 745
    Windows 10/11
       #7

    Sebastian42 said:
    The link suggests the code "Explorer.exe /e,/select,"
    so I copied that into an empty text file, and saved it as a batch file.
    Double clicking it gives me EXACTLY the view want.
    You can also use:
    shell:Desktop

    or if you only want to see items from your user Desktop folder:
    shell:ThisPCDesktopFolder

    All of the shell commands are listed here:
    Shell Commands List for Windows 10
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  8. Posts : 416
    Win10 32bit v20H2
    Thread Starter
       #8

    LesFerch & Bro67- I wanted a clickable shortcut, not a keystroke I have to remember.

    LesFerch - Unlike the code I quoted, which gives me EXACTLY what I wanted, both your lines of code, saved in a batch-file, 'do nothing'.
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  9. Posts : 745
    Windows 10/11
       #9

    Sebastian42 said:
    LesFerch - Unlike the code I quoted, which gives me EXACTLY what I wanted, both your lines of code, saved in a batch-file, 'do nothing'.
    Prefix with "Explorer" to use in a shortcut or a batch file. No need for a batch file, but you can use one if you like.

    Explorer shell:Desktop

    Explorer shell:ThisPCDesktopFolder

    And that was covered in the tutorial that I linked.
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  10. Posts : 416
    Win10 32bit v20H2
    Thread Starter
       #10

    Yes, with the prefix I do get the desired result.

    You strike me as someone who is tenacious - Perhaps I can titillate your appetite with another challenge.

    I want a (batch-file) shortcut to toggle the TaskBar option "Automatically hide the taskbar in desktop mode"
    In the Web, I found an AutoHotkeys script, but sadly, it does not work for me.
    I can give the reference after the moderators shift this request to 'a new post'.
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