Windows Explorer start location problem

RobertSeviour · Dec 27, 2009

Hi,

Many times a day I open Windows explorer to navigate somewhere. Most often it is to my documents folder. However the default opening location for Windows explorer is
C:\Users\Robert\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu

How do I get explorer to open at my documents folder (or C:/ )?

This has been driving me nuts for 2 years, so any help will be greatly appreciated.

Robert

Brink · Dec 27, 2009

Hello Robert, and welcome to Vista Forums.

Other than creating a new shortcut to that location and using it instead, you can use the tutorial below to change the default open to target location of "Windows Explorer".

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/71306-windows-explorer-default-opening.html

For your documents folder, you can use:
%USERPROFILE%\Documents

Hope this helps,
Shawn

RobertSeviour · Dec 27, 2009

Hello Shawn,

Thanks for the speed reply!

I have followed the tutorial twice now but the result remains the same as before: Explorer still opens at 'Start Menu'.

Any further ideas?

Robert

Brink · Dec 27, 2009

Robert,

I think you mean "Explore" in the Start Menu context menu instead. If so, then this cannot be changed. However, you can add a "Windows Explorer" shortcut to the context menu instead. The tutorial below can help show you how to. Just substitute the "Windows Explorer" (explorer.exe) file for the Notepad one in the tutorial.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/89829-start-menu-customize-context-menu.html

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