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Windows 98 - Do not open Explorer in the default folder

November 29, 2013
Updated: December 6, 2021
Quick overview:

The well-known Windows Explorer guarantees the simplest file and folder management with a wide range of options. Each time you start it, it displays a specific location, such as My Documents. However, you can also instruct Windows to jump to any point when starting Internet Explorer:

Win 98 - The opening options of the Windows Explorer

1. Right-click on the Explorer shortcut. A new window appears with several setting options. Under Target you will find the entry C:\Windows\explorer.exe.

2. Change this line to C:\Windows\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.

Founded Windows Tweaks as a teenager in the 90s. His helpful PC tricks made it Germany's most visited Windows site (at the time Sandro looked like this). He then went on to write elsewhere, for example for PC-Praxis, Computer Bild and PCWorld in the USA. Microsoft also poached him from us. Now Sandro is back, finally sharing his tweaks here again. For a stress-free digital everyday life. You can reach Sandro via e-mail.

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