List of Entire Shell Commands in Windows 10 – All Folders

 
The Shell command you all are aware of renders you to the required folder either via File Explorer or Control Panel. However, to retrieve them, you need to execute their names headed by Shell in the Run box. A wide range of folders are kept secretly in Windows 10 are not obtained easily. Although, Registry Editor aids you with the names, but it is always an irksome task to go through each entry and then find out the names of the hidden stuff. Now, you don’t have to pay heed to the Registry Editor as we present you the List of Entire Shell Commands in Windows 10 whether it is for Hidden folder or not hidden in this article.

We have said above you could see the Shell Commands on Registry Editor. Navigate to the path below:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE => SOFTWARE => Microsoft => Windows => CurrentVersion => Explorer => FolderDescriptions
List of Entire Shell Commands in Windows 10

How to Execute Shell Commands in Windows 10

  • Jointly hit Win+R.
  • Copy the shell command from the right column of the table
  • Paste in the Run Box. Tap Enter.
shell add new program folder in run box

There will be two tables: the first table will list you the shell commands of those which are not hidden in Windows 10 whereas the second table deals with the ones that are hidden in Windows 10.

Related

How to Run PowerShell as administrator in Windows 10

Note: If you desire to examine the paths of the folders you will have to enter your username on the PC replacing user-name word.

List of Entire Shell Commands in Windows 10

1. Shell Commands in Windows 10 to open Unhidden Folders

Path of Unhidden
Folder it Opens		 Explanation Shell Command 
Program and
Features
Get Programs
 Directly ships you to
the Control Panel
window where you have
the provision to implement
new features		 shell:
AddNewProgramsFolder		 
Applications
 Get a glimpse of all
the installed
modern apps ofyour
system at one
single place		 Shell:AppsFolder 
Installed
Updates
 Swiftly displays you the
entire list of the updates
that have took place		 shell:AppUpdatesFolder 
C:\Users
\User-Name\
Pictures\
Camera Roll
 Favorite shots seized by
the camera of your
system are stored here		 shell:Camera Roll 
Control Panel\
All Control
 Panel Items
\Programs 
and Features
 Fetches the Control Panels area
from where you can swiftly withdraw
any program from your system		 shell:
ChangeRemoveProgramsFolder		 
C:\Users\
Public\Desktop
 Exhibits the list of items
available in Public Desktop		 shell:Common Desktop 
C:\Users\
Public\Documents
 Transports you to the
Public Documents folder.		 shell:Common Documents 
C:\Users\
Public\Downloads
 To view the Public
Downloads, use
this shell and to
manually reach there,
follow
the path mentionedon the
left column		 shell:CommonDownloads 
C:\Users\
Public\Music
 Directs you towards the
folder of CommonMusic		 shell:CommonMusic 
C:\Users\
Public\Pictures
 Spreads the Public
Pictures folder		 shell:CommonPictures 
C:\Users\
Public\Videos
 Follow this command
to open the
folder that stores the
public videos		 shell:CommonVideo 
Control Panel\
All Control
 Panel Items
\Sync Center
\Conflicts
 If you encounter
any sync dispute, this
shell command will
fetch you the items
that are in dispute
and hence
are unable to syncproperly		 shell:ConflictFolder 
Control Panel\
All Control 
Panel Items
\Network 
Connections
 All the established
and accessible
connections will bepopped up		 shell:ConnectionsFolder 
C:\Users\
User-Name
\Contacts
 If you have stored any
contacts (address book)
in your account, they
will be shown		 shell:Contacts 
Control Panel\
All Control 
Panel Items
 The hub for all the settings,
Control Panel will arrive		 shell:ControlPanelFolder 
C:\Users\
User-Name
\Desktop
 Retrieve desktop items
through this route		 shell:desktop 
Libraries
\Documents
 This is the by default
location
to save any documents		 shell:documentsLibrary 
C:\Users\
User-Name
\Downloads
 The downloads folder
which by default
saves downloaded stuff here		 shell:downloads 
C:\Users
\User-Name
\Favorites
 The favorites folder under the
username will arrive		 shell:Favorites 
C:\Windows
\Fonts
 The multiple fonts of Windows
can be retrieved either
from manually goingthrough the path
or using the shell command		 shell:Fonts 
Games
 See your list of games here shell:Games 
Homegroup
\(user-name)
 If you have created a
HomeGroup, the
present user folder
can be viewed		 shell:
HomeGroupCurrentUserFolder		 
Homegroup
 HomeGroup folder will
be opened
where you could see
the users		 Shell:HomeGroupFolder 
C:\Users
\User-Name
\Links
 Username links are
displayed		 shell:Links 
Libraries
 Libraries folder is
obtainable		 shell:Libraries 
Libraries
\Music
 Music under Libraries
can be seen		 shell:MusicLibrary 
C:\Users
\User-Name
\Music
 This launches the
music folder
of the user name		 shell:My Music 
C:\Users
\User-Name
\Pictures
 The Pictures folder
under the
user name will be
achieved		 shell:My Pictures 
C:\Users
\User-Name
\Videos
 This folder displays the
videos captured by you		 shell:My Video 
Desktop
 It simply showcases the
items of your Desktop		 shell:
MyComputerFolder		 
Network
 The Network section
will emerge		 shell:
NetworkPlacesFolder		 
C:\Users
\User-Name
\Documents
 This also leads you to
the Documents
folder where the
items are saved by default		 shell:Personal 
Libraries
\Pictures
 Displays the library of images
under Pictures folder		 shell:PicturesLibrary 
All Control
Panel Items
\Printers
 The Printers window
will be showcased		 shell:PrintersFolder 
C:\Users
\User-Name
 Your profile aka user name
profile will be displayed		 shell:Profile 
C:\Program
Files
 Program files stored on your
main operating drive
will be seen		 shell:ProgramFiles 
C:\Program 
Files\
Common Files
 Common Files under
Program
Files are listed here		 shell:
ProgramFilesCommon		 
C:\Program Files
\Common Files
(in 64-bit Windows only)
 The common files of 64-bit operating
system will be shown		 shell:
ProgramFilesCommonX64		 
C:\Program Files
 (x86)
\Common Files
(in 64-bit Windows only)
 The common files
of x86 of 64-bit
operating system
will be fetched		 shell:
ProgramFilesCommonX86		 
C:\Program Files
(in 64-bit Windows only)
 shell:ProgramFilesX64 
C:\Program Files
(x86) (in 64-bit Windows only)
 shell:ProgramFilesX86 
C:\Public
 The overall public
folder is displayed		 shell:Public 
Recycle Bin
 Bring your Recycle
Bin folder		 shell:RecycleBinFolder 
C:\Windows
\Resources
 The resources folder
under Windows		 shell:ResourceDir 
C:\Users
\User-Name
\Saved Games
 The saved games
are viewed here		 shell:SavedGames 
C:\Users
\User-Name\
Pictures
\Screenshots
 Opens up the folder
where the screenshots
are saved		 shell:Screenshots 
C:\Users
\User-Name
\Searches
 The saved searches
and search
connectors are
seen here		 shell:Searches 
search-ms:
 With this command,
you can
make search on
FileExplorer		 shell:SearchHomeFolder 
StartMenu
AllPrograms
 The StartMenuAllPrograms
will be launched		 shell:
StartMenuAllPrograms		 
Control Panel\
All Control 
Panel Items
\Sync Center
 The Sync Center of
Control Panel opens up		 shell:SyncCenterFolder 
Control Panel\
All Control
Panel Items
\Sync Center
\Sync Results
 The results window
of the most
recent sync activity
will be displayed		 shell:SyncResultsFolder 
Control Panel\
All Control
Panel Items
\Sync Center
\Sync Setup
 The sync set up window
will get launched		 shell:SyncSetupFolder 
C:\Windows
\System32
 To view the System
window, this
shell command
will help you		 shell:System 
C:\Windows
\SysWOW64
 shell:SystemX86 
Desktop
 Launches the items
of your desktop		 shell:
ThisPCDesktopFolder		 
C:\Users
 Users window under
the OS
loaded drive can
be fetched		 shell:UserProfiles 
C:\Users
\User-Name
 The items under the
username will spread out		 shell:UsersFilesFolder 
Libraries
 Another way of launching
the Libraries		 shell:UsersLibrariesFolder 
C:\Windows
 Windows folder will
be fetched		 shell:Windows

2. Shell Commands
in Windows 10
to open Hidden Folders

Path of Hidden
Folder it Opens		 Explanation Shell Command 
C:\Users\User-Name
\AppData\Roaming
\Microsoft\Windows
\AccountPictures
 To see the account photos
you had used for your account,
you need to implement this way		 shell:AccountPictures 
C:\Users\User-Name
\AppData\
Roaming\Microsoft
\Windows\Start Menu
\Programs
\Administrative Tools
 Go through this way to
view all hidden admin tools, if any		 shell:Administrative Tools 
C:\Users\(User-Name)
\AppData\Roaming
 The Roaming folder
which is hidden will be popped up		 shell:AppData 
C:\Users\User-Name
\AppData\
Local\Microsoft
\Windows
\Application 
Shortcuts
 This is Windows Applications
shortcut window		 shell:Application Shortcuts 
C:\Users\User-Name
\AppData\
Local\Microsoft
\Windows\
TemporaryInternet
Files
 To view the hidden caches
folder use this command		 >shell:Cache 
C:\Users\User-Name\
AppData\Local
\Microsoft\
Windows\Burn\Burn
 Temporary burn folder shell:CD Burning 
C:\ProgramData\
Microsoft\Windows\
Start Menu\Programs\
Administrative Tools
 The mostly required tools
are kept hidden		 shell:Common Administrative Tools 
C:\ProgramData
 Walkthrough this way to see
Common AppData		 shell:Common AppData 
C:\ProgramData
\Microsoft\
Windows\Start Menu
\Programs
 The Start Menu programs
can be retrieved		 shell:Common Programs 
C:\ProgramData
\Microsoft
\Windows\Ringtones
 For most of the users,
it is empty, the ringtones		 shell:CommonRingtones 
C:\ProgramData
\Microsoft
\Windows
 The Start Menu folder shell:Common Start Menu 
C:\ProgramData
\Microsoft
\Windows\Start Menu\
Programs\Startup
 The Startup folder shell:Common Startup 
C:\ProgramData
\Microsoft\
Windows\Templates
 Way to the Windows Templates shell:Common Templates 
C:\Users\User-Name\
AppData\Roaming
\Microsoft
\Windows\Cookies
 The small text files
– Cookies folder		 shell:Cookies 
C:\Users\User-Name\
AppData\Roaming\
Microsoft\Windows
\Cookies\Low
 INET Cookies can be
scanned and necessary
actions can be taken		 shell:Cookies\Low 
C:\Users\User-Name
\AppData\Roaming
\Microsoft
\Credentials
 Microsoft Credentials folder shell:CredentialManager 
C:\Users\User-Name
\AppData\Roaming
\Microsoft\Crypto
 Encrypt private
or secure keys		 shell:CryptoKeys 
C:\ProgramData\
Microsoft\
Windows\
DeviceMetadataStore
 On your local computer
Metadata packages are stored		 shell:device Metadata Store 
C:\Users\User-Name
\AppData\
Roaming\Microsoft
\Protect
 It is a Windows password
recovery key		 shell:dpapiKeys 
C:\Users\User-Name
\AppData\
Local\Microsoft\Windows
\GameExplorer
 Games Explorer window
opens up		 shell:GameTasks 
C:\Users\User-Name
\AppData\Local
\Microsoft
\Windows\History
 Nothing to explain here.
Command to view the history		 shell:History 
C:\Users\User-Name\
AppData\Roaming\
Microsoft\Internet
 Explorer\
Quick Launch
\User Pinned
\ImplicitAppShortcuts
 Shortcut links are placed here
which are not seen easily
on the desktop are stored here		 shell:ImplicitAppShortcuts 
C:\Users\User-Name
\AppData\Local
 Local Folder under hidden
App Data of your user name		 shell:Local AppData 
C:\Users\User-Name
\AppData\LocalLow
 It stores the data that usually
does not roam with the users		 shell:LocalAppDataLow 
C:\Users\User-Name
\AppData\Roaming
\Microsoft\Windows
\Network Shortcuts
 It is a Network Neighborhood
folder and is a series of
shortcut links		 shell:NetHood 
C:\Users\User-Name
\AppData\Roaming
\Microsoft\Windows
\Printer Shortcuts
 If you have added any
shortcuts to the printers, its
stores its path here in this folder		 shell:PrintHood 
C:\Users\User-Name
\AppData\Roaming
\Microsoft\Windows
\Start Menu\
Programs
 Launches Programs folder shell:Programs 
C:\Users\Public
\AccountPictures
 Public Account Pictures
folder will appear		 shell:PublicAccountPictures 
C:\ProgramData
\Microsoft\Windows
\GameExplorer
 It also launches you the
Game Explorer folder		 shell:PublicGameTasks 
C:\Users\Public
\Libraries
 The Libraries folder under
Public which is hidden
is accessible from here		 Shell:PublicLibraries 
C:\Users\User-Name
\AppData\Roaming
\Microsoft
\Internet Explorer
\Quick Launch
 Displays quick launch items shell:Quick Launch 
C:\Users\User-Name
\AppData\Roaming
\Microsoft\Windows
\Recent
 Recently opened items
can be viewed here		 shell:Recent 
C:\ProgramData
\Microsoft\
Windows\Ringtones
 Way to see the ringtones shell:Ringtones 
C:\Users\User-Name
\AppData\Local
\Microsoft\Windows
\RoamingTiles
 It shows you the tiles
that are accessible in
roaming section		 shell:Roaming Tiles 
C:\Users\User-Name
\AppData\
Roaming\Microsoft
\Windows\SendTo
 Access SendTo folder to
put any shortcuts to make
them available in the
SendTo command		 shell:SendTo 
C:\Users\User-Name
\AppData\Roaming
\Microsoft\Windows
\Start Menu
 Observe Start Menu
through this route		 shell:Start Menu 
C:\Users\User-Name
\AppData\Roaming
\Microsoft\Windows
\Start Menu\
Programs\Startup
 
Pass along this path
 to reach Startup
 
shell:Startup
 
C:\Users\User-Name
\AppData\Roaming\
Microsoft\
SystemCertificates
 The System Certificate
folder under Microsoft
is seen		 shell:SystemCertificates 
C:\Users\User-Name
\AppData\Roaming
\Microsoft
\Windows\Templates
 Windows Templates
folder pops up		 shell:Templates 
C:\Users\User-Name
\AppData\Roaming
\Microsoft
\Internet Explorer
\Quick Launch\
User Pinned
  User Pinned shell:User Pinned

Try them out to retrieve the deeply rooted folders of your File Explorer. Please let us know if we missed any Shell commands.

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