Quick overview:
The conventional Windows Explorer is best accessed from the Start menu. It offers multiple options such as copying, renaming or moving files. Unfortunately, the Explorer always opens the My Documents folder. To display a different folder, you must do the following:
1. Right-click on the shortcut of the Explorer and select Properties.. A new window appears with several setting options. Under Destination you will find the entry %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe.
2. Change this line to %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,C:\Program Files to start the Explorer in the Programs folder in future. You can specify any folder on your hard disk here.
NOTE FOR NEW PUBLICATION: This article was produced by Sandro Villinger and comes from the Windows Tweaks archive, which has been built up since the late 1990s.
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