Windows 10 Shell Commands you can run from the ‘Run’ line

e following shell commands can be ran from the ‘run’ line in Windows 10

shell:AccountPictures %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\AccountPictures
shell:AddNewProgramsFolder Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Get Programs
shell:Administrative Tools %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools
shell:AppData %AppData%
shell:Application Shortcuts %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Application Shortcuts
shell:AppsFolder Applications
shell:AppUpdatesFolder Installed Updates
shell:Cache %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache
shell:Camera Roll %UserProfile%\Pictures\Camera Roll
shell:CD Burning %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Burn\Burn
shell:ChangeRemoveProgramsFolder Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Programs and Features
shell:Common Administrative Tools %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools
shell:Common AppData %ProgramData%
shell:Common Desktop %Public%\Desktop
shell:Common Documents %Public%\Documents
shell:CommonDownloads %Public%\Downloads
shell:CommonMusic %Public%\Music
shell:CommonPictures %Public%\Pictures
shell:Common Programs %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
shell:CommonRingtones %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Ringtones
shell:Common Start Menu %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
shell:Common Startup %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
shell:Common Templates %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Templates
shell:CommonVideo %Public%\Videos
shell:ConflictFolder Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Sync Center\Conflicts
shell:ConnectionsFolder Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Network Connections
shell:Contacts %UserProfile%\Contacts
shell:ControlPanelFolder Control Panel\All Control Panel Items
shell:Cookies %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\INetCookies
shell:Cookies\Low %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\INetCookies\Low
shell:CredentialManager %AppData%\Microsoft\Credentials
shell:CryptoKeys %AppData%\Microsoft\Crypto
shell:desktop Desktop
shell:device Metadata Store %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceMetadataStore
shell:documentsLibrary Libraries\Documents
shell:downloads %UserProfile%\Downloads
shell:dpapiKeys %AppData%\Microsoft\Protect
shell:Favorites %UserProfile%\Favorites
shell:Fonts %WinDir%\Fonts
shell:Games Games
shell:GameTasks %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\GameExplorer
shell:History %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\History
shell:HomeGroupCurrentUserFolder Homegroup\(user-name)
shell:HomeGroupFolder Homegroup
shell:ImplicitAppShortcuts %AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\ImplicitAppShortcuts
shell:InternetFolder Internet Explorer
shell:Libraries Libraries
shell:Links %UserProfile%\Links
shell:Local AppData %LocalAppData%
shell:LocalAppDataLow %UserProfile%\AppData\LocalLow
shell:MusicLibrary Libraries\Music
shell:MyComputerFolder This PC
shell:My Music %UserProfile%\Music
shell:My Pictures %UserProfile%\Pictures
shell:My Video %UserProfile%\Videos
shell:NetHood %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Network Shortcuts
shell:NetworkPlacesFolder Network
shell:OneDrive OneDrive
shell:OneDriveCameraRoll %UserProfile%\OneDrive\Pictures\Camera Roll
shell:OneDriveDocuments %UserProfile%\OneDrive\Documents
shell:OneDriveMusic %UserProfile%\OneDrive\Music
shell:OneDrivePictures %UserProfile%\OneDrive\Pictures
shell:Personal %UserProfile%\Documents
shell:PicturesLibrary Libraries\Pictures
shell:PrintersFolder All Control Panel Items\Printers
shell:PrintHood %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Printer Shortcuts
shell:Profile %UserProfile%
shell:ProgramFiles %ProgramFiles%
shell:ProgramFilesCommon %ProgramFiles%\Common Files
shell:ProgramFilesCommonX64 %ProgramFiles%\Common Files
shell:ProgramFilesCommonX86 %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Common Files
shell:ProgramFilesX64 %ProgramFiles%
shell:ProgramFilesX86 %ProgramFiles(x86)%
shell:Programs %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
shell:Public %Public%
shell:PublicAccountPictures %Public%\AccountPictures
shell:PublicGameTasks %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\GameExplorer
shell:PublicLibraries %Public%\Libraries
shell:Quick Launch %AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch
shell:Recent %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent
shell:RecordedTVLibrary Libraries\Recorded TV
shell:RecycleBinFolder Recycle Bin
shell:ResourceDir %WinDir%\Resources
shell:Ringtones %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Ringtones
shell:Roamed Tile Images %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\RoamedTileImages
shell:Roaming Tiles %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\RoamingTiles
shell:SavedGames %UserProfile%\Saved Games
shell:Screenshots %UserProfile%\Pictures\Screenshots
shell:Searches %UserProfile%\Searches
shell:SearchHistoryFolder %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\ConnectedSearch\History
shell:SearchHomeFolder search-ms:
shell:SearchTemplatesFolder %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\ConnectedSearch\Templates
shell:SendTo %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo
shell:Start Menu %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu
shell:StartMenuAllPrograms StartMenuAllPrograms
shell:Startup %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
shell:SyncCenterFolder Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Sync Center
shell:SyncResultsFolder Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Sync Center\Sync Results
shell:SyncSetupFolder Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Sync Center\Sync Setup
shell:System %WinDir%\System32
shell:SystemCertificates %AppData%\Microsoft\SystemCertificates
shell:SystemX86 %WinDir%\SysWOW64
shell:Templates %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Templates
shell:ThisPCDesktopFolder Desktop
shell:UsersFilesFolder %UserProfile%
shell:User Pinned %AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned
shell:UserProfiles %HomeDrive%\Users
shell:UserProgramFiles %LocalAppData%\Programs
shell:UserProgramFilesCommon %LocalAppData%\Programs\Common
shell:UsersLibrariesFolder Libraries
shell:VideosLibrary Libraries\Videos
shell:Windows %WinDir%

 

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