Windows 7 Shell Commands

on December 20, 2009 Filed Under: Windows 7

Windows Shell Commands are to create shortcuts to specific folders in windows for quick and easy access to such folders. To create a shortcut for the below mentioned Windows 7 shell commands, right click on your desktop (or folder location) and select New->Shortcut. A Create Shortcut dialog box will open. Enter either the below mentioned shell commands directly onto the dialog box or browse to the folder location for which you would like to create the shortcut.

Windows 7 Shell Commands

shell:AddNewProgramsFolder
shell:Administrative Tools
shell:AppData
shell:AppUpdatesFolder
shell:Cache
shell:CD Burning
shell:ChangeRemoveProgramsFolder
shell:Common Administrative Tools
shell:Common AppData
shell:Common Desktop
shell:Common Documents
shell:Common Programs
shell:Common Start Menu
shell:Common Startup
shell:Common Templates
shell:CommonDownloads
shell:CommonMusic
shell:CommonPictures
shell:CommonRingtones
shell:CommonVideo
shell:ConflictFolder
shell:ConnectionsFolder
shell:Contacts
shell:ControlPanelFolder
shell:Cookies
shell:CredentialManager
shell:CryptoKeys
shell:CSCFolder
shell:Default Gadgets
shell:Desktop
shell:Device Metadata Store
shell:DocumentsLibrary
shell:Downloads
shell:DpapiKeys
shell:Favorites
shell:Fonts
shell:Gadgets
shell:Games
shell:GameTasks
shell:History
shell:ImplicitAppShortcuts
shell:InternetFolder
shell:Libraries
shell:Links
shell:Local AppData
shell:LocalAppDataLow
shell:LocalizedResourcesDir
shell:MAPIFolder
shell:MusicLibrary
shell:My Music
shell:My Pictures
shell:My Video
shell:MyComputerFolder
shell:NetHood
shell:NetworkPlacesFolder
shell:OEM Links
shell:Original Images
shell:OtherUsersFolder
shell:Personal
shell:PhotoAlbums
shell:PicturesLibrary
shell:Playlists
shell:PrintersFolder
shell:PrintHood
shell:Profile
shell:ProgramFiles
shell:ProgramFilesCommon
shell:ProgramFilesCommonX86
shell:ProgramFilesX86
shell:Programs
shell:Public
shell:PublicGameTasks
shell:PublicSuggestedLocations
shell:Quick Launch
shell:Recent
shell:RecycleBinFolder
shell:ResourceDir
shell:Ringtones
shell:SampleMusic
shell:SamplePictures
shell:SamplePlaylists
shell:SampleVideos
shell:SavedGames
shell:Searches
shell:SearchHomeFolder
shell:SendTo
shell:Start Menu
shell:Startup
shell:SyncCenterFolder
shell:SyncResultsFolder
shell:SyncSetupFolder
shell:System
shell:SystemCertificates
shell:SystemX86
shell:Templates
shell:TreePropertiesFolder
shell:User Pinned
shell:UserProfiles
shell:UsersFilesFolder
shell:UsersLibrariesFolder
shell:VideosLibrary
shell:Windows

Note that for a few of the above windows shell commands, you may have to browse the full path to the location, as Windows 7 may not accept the shell command as a valid destination.

Enjoy the Windows 7 shell commands.