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Explorer Command Line Options Guide

The document provides syntax and examples for using the Explorer command line to navigate file system objects and Windows namespaces. The general syntax is "Explorer [options], object path". Options include /n to hide the navigation pane and /e to show it. Examples show exploring drives, folders, and specific objects like Control Panel through their unique CLSID identifiers.

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Explorer Command Line Options Guide

The document provides syntax and examples for using the Explorer command line to navigate file system objects and Windows namespaces. The general syntax is "Explorer [options], object path". Options include /n to hide the navigation pane and /e to show it. Examples show exploring drives, folders, and specific objects like Control Panel through their unique CLSID identifiers.

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Explore

Command-line
what?
Object X General syntax:
and
optional Explorer [/n][/e][,/root],X,
ly sub- [[/Select],Y]
object Y
(general
Notes:
case)

 Use /e to show the left


Explorer pane (TreeView)
together with the right
pane (ListView).
 Use /n to hide the left
Explorer pane (TreeView).
 If /root is present, we
start exploring at the root
object (X) and objects
belonging to X.
 If /root is not present, we
explore the object X, its
children, and other
Explorer objects as well.

Examples:

1. Exploring drive C: only


with Folders panel and then
without it:

Explorer /E,/Root,C:

Explorer /Root,%SystemDrive
%

2. Exploring Windows directory


only:

Explorer /E,/Root,%windir%

3. Exploring the Logon Server


(you can use UNC paths)
only:

Explorer /E,/Root,
%LogonServer%

4. Exploring the current user


profile path only:

Explorer /E,/Root,
%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%

5. Exploring the System32


folder and putting the
focus on the [Link]
program:

Explorer /N,%windir
%\system32,/select,%windir
%\system32\[Link]
My Explorer /E,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-
Computer 1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

Explanation: The object My


Computer is a namespace which has
the CLSID: {20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-
A2D8-08002B30309D}

Control Explorer /N,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-


Panel 1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\::
{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-
08002B30309D}
Explanation: The Control Panel
object whose CLSID is: {21EC2020-
3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} is a
sub-object of My Computer.
Printers Explorer /N,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-
and 1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\::
telecopi {21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-
ers 08002B30309D}\::{2227A280-3AEA-
1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}
Fonts Explorer /N,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-
1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\::
{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-
08002B30309D}\::{D20EA4E1-3957-
11d2-A40B-0C5020524152}
Scanners Explorer /N,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-
and 1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\::
Cameras {21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-
08002B30309D}\::{E211B736-43FD-
11D1-9EFB-0000F8757FCD}
Network Explorer /N,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-
Neighbou 1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\::
rhood {21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-
08002B30309D}\::{7007ACC7-3202-
11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E}
Administ Explorer /N,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-
ration 1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\::
Tools {21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-
08002B30309D}\::{D20EA4E1-3957-
11d2-A40B-0C5020524153}
Tasks Explorer /N,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-
Schedule 1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\::
r {21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-
08002B30309D}\::{D6277990-4C6A-
11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}
Web Explorer /N,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-
Folders 1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\::
{BDEADF00-C265-11D0-BCED-
00A0C90AB50F}
My Explorer /N,::{450D8FBA-AD25-
Document 11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}
s
Recycle Explorer /N,::{645FF040-5081-
Bin 101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
Network Explorer /N,::{208D2C60-3AEA-
Favorite 1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}
s
Default Explorer /N,::{871C5380-42A0-
Navigato 1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}
r
Computer Explorer /N,::{1F4DE370-D627-
search 11D1-BA4F-00A0C91EEDBA}
results
folder
Network Explorer /N,::{E17D4FC0-5564-
Search 11D1-83F2-00A0C90DC849}
Results
computer

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