Use Shell: for quick Windows XP & Vista Run Commands

After posting the 113 Windows Run commands, I started digging more into the Windows Help & Internet to find the more windows commands that can make my life better with Windows.

Windows Run command with “shell:” operator performs special operation that can’t be done via normal run commands.

I’m listing here the most useful commands using the Windows shell operator from a pile of shell operator commands.

Complete list of commands can be found here

shell:SendTo – Opens the Context menu’s SendTo folder location.
shell:Cache – Opens Internet Explorer’s temporary internet files folder.
shell:Common Desktop – Opens the Public Users Desktop folder location. C:\Users\Public\Desktop
shell:History – Opens Internet Explorer’s history of websites visited.
shell:Cookies – Opens one of the folders where Internet Explorer saves cookies.
shell:Favorites – Opens your personal username’s Favorites folder location.
shell:Fonts – Opens Vista’s Fonts folder location.
shell:InternetFolder Opens the 32 bit Internet Explorer.
shell:Links – Opens your personal username’s Links folder location.
shell:My Music – Opens your personal username’s Music folder location.
shell:My Pictures – Opens your personal username’s Pictures folder location.
shell:My Video – Opens your personal username’s Video folder location.
shell:Recent – Opens Recent Items location.
shell:RecycleBinFolder – Opens the Recycle Bin folder.
shell:Startup – Opens the location where shortcuts to programs that are set to start when Vista boots up are saved.
shell:System – Opens the System32 folder location.
shell:Templates – Opens the Templates folder location.

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