What switches can be used with explorer.exe?

John Savill

October 7, 1999

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A. In 'Q. How can I configure Explorer to start with drive x: ?' we saw how to configureexplorer to start with a specific drive. Below is a table of ALL its switches:

Explorer [/n][/e][,/root,(object)][[,/select],(sub object)]
/n opens a new single-paned window.
/e opens Explorer in the standard view at the current folder.
/root,(object) opens at the specified root level.
/Select, Folder tells Explorer which folder gets the focus.
/select,(filename) tells Explorer which file gets the focus.

To Start Explorer in desktop view mode use command:

explorer /e,/root,

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