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Complete List Of Windows 11 Shell Folders By CLSID GUIDs
Name Shell Command Shortcut
%UserProfile% explorer "shell:::{59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}"
%UserProfile%\Desktop explorer "shell:::{B4BFCC3A-DB2C-424C-B029-7FE99A87C641}"
%UserProfile%\Documents explorer "shell:::{A8CDFF1C-4878-43be-B5FD-F8091C1C60D0}"
%UserProfile%\Downloads explorer "shell:::{088e3905-0323-4b02-9826-5d99428e115f}"
%UserProfile%\Pictures explorer "shell:::{24ad3ad4-a569-4530-98e1-ab02f9417aa8}"
Add Network Location explorer "shell:::{D4480A50-BA28-11d1-8E75-00C04FA31A86}"
Additional Information explorer "shell:::{C58C4893-3BE0-4B45-ABB5-A63E4B8C8651}\resultPage"
Advanced Problem Reporting Settings explorer "shell:::{BB64F8A7-BEE7-4E1A-AB8D-7D8273F7FDB6}\pageAdvSettings"
Advanced sharing settings explorer "shell:::{8E908FC9-BECC-40f6-915B-F4CA0E70D03D}\Advanced"
All Control Panel Items explorer "shell:::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\0"
Applications explorer "shell:::{4234d49b-0245-4df3-b780-3893943456e1}"
AutoPlay explorer "shell:::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\0\::{9C60DE1E-E5FC-40F4-A487-460851A8D915}"
Backup and Restore (Windows 7) explorer "shell:::{B98A2BEA-7D42-4558-8BD1-832F41BAC6FD}"
Bluetooth Devices explorer "shell:::{28803F59-3A75-4058-995F-4EE5503B023C}"
Change Security and Maintenance settings explorer "shell:::{BB64F8A7-BEE7-4E1A-AB8D-7D8273F7FDB6}\Settings"
Change Settings explorer "shell:::{C58C4893-3BE0-4B45-ABB5-A63E4B8C8651}\settingPage"
Change Your Name explorer "shell:::{60632754-c523-4b62-b45c-4172da012619}\pageRenameMyAccount"
Clock and Region explorer "shell:::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\6"
Color and Appearance explorer "shell:::{ED834ED6-4B5A-4bfe-8F11-A626DCB6A921}\pageColorization"
Color Management explorer "shell:::{B2C761C6-29BC-4f19-9251-E6195265BAF1}"
Command Folder explorer "shell:::{437ff9c0-a07f-4fa0-af80-84b6c6440a16}"
Common Places FS Folder explorer "shell:::{d34a6ca6-62c2-4c34-8a7c-14709c1ad938}"
Connection Properties explorer "shell:::{241D7C96-F8BF-4F85-B01F-E2B043341A4B}\PropertiesPage"
Control Panel explorer "shell:::{5399E694-6CE5-4D6C-8FCE-1D8870FDCBA0}"
Control Panel (category view) explorer "shell:::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}"
Control Panel (icons view) explorer "shell:::{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
Control Panel All Tasks explorer "shell:::{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}"
Create a power plan explorer "shell:::{025A5937-A6BE-4686-A844-36FE4BEC8B6D}\pageCreateNewPlan"
Credential Manager explorer "shell:::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\0\::{1206F5F1-0569-412C-8FEC-3204630DFB70}"
Customize Settings explorer "shell:::{4026492F-2F69-46B8-B9BF-5654FC07E423}\PageConfigureSettings"
Default Programs explorer "shell:::{2559a1f7-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}"
Desktop Background explorer "shell:::{ED834ED6-4B5A-4bfe-8F11-A626DCB6A921}\pageWallpaper"
Device Manager explorer "shell:::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\0\::{74246BFC-4C96-11D0-ABEF-0020AF6B0B7A}"
Ease of Access - Center explorer "shell:::{D555645E-D4F8-4c29-A827-D93C859C4F2A}"
Ease of Access Centre - Cognition: Get recommendations to make your computer easier to use explorer "shell:::{D555645E-D4F8-4c29-A827-D93C859C4F2A}\pageQuestionsCognitive"
Ease of Access Centre - Make it easier to focus on tasks explorer "shell:::{D555645E-D4F8-4c29-A827-D93C859C4F2A}\pageEasierToReadAndWrite"
Ease of Access Centre - Make the computer easier to see explorer "shell:::{D555645E-D4F8-4c29-A827-D93C859C4F2A}\pageEasierToSee"
Ease of Access Centre - Make the keyboard easier to use explorer "shell:::{D555645E-D4F8-4c29-A827-D93C859C4F2A}\pageKeyboardEasierToUse"
Ease of Access Centre - Make the mouse easier to use explorer "shell:::{D555645E-D4F8-4c29-A827-D93C859C4F2A}\pageEasierToClick"
Ease of Access Centre - Use text or visual alternatives for sounds explorer "shell:::{D555645E-D4F8-4c29-A827-D93C859C4F2A}\pageEasierWithSounds"
Ease of Access Centre - Use the computer without a display explorer "shell:::{D555645E-D4F8-4c29-A827-D93C859C4F2A}\pageNoVisual"
Ease of Access Centre - Use the computer without a mouse or keyboard explorer "shell:::{D555645E-D4F8-4c29-A827-D93C859C4F2A}\pageNoMouseOrKeyboard"
Ease of Access Centre - Vision: Get recommendations to make your computer easier to use explorer "shell:::{D555645E-D4F8-4c29-A827-D93C859C4F2A}\pageQuestionsEyesight"
Ease of Access explorer "shell:::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\7"
Email (default app) explorer "shell:::{2559a1f5-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}"
Favourites explorer "shell:::{323CA680-C24D-4099-B94D-446DD2D7249E}"
File Explorer Options explorer "shell:::{6DFD7C5C-2451-11d3-A299-00C04F8EF6AF}"
Font settings explorer "shell:::{93412589-74D4-4E4E-AD0E-E0CB621440FD}"
Frequent folders explorer "shell:::{3936E9E4-D92C-4EEE-A85A-BC16D5EA0819}"
Gallery explorer "shell:::{E88865EA-0E1C-4E20-9AA6-EDCD0212C87C}"
Get Programs explorer "shell:::{15eae92e-f17a-4431-9f28-805e482dafd4}"
Hardware and Sound explorer "shell:::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\2"
History explorer "shell:::{C58C4893-3BE0-4B45-ABB5-A63E4B8C8651}\historyPage"
Home explorer "shell:::{679f85cb-0220-4080-b29b-5540cc05aab6}"
Hyper-V Remote File Browser explorer "shell:::{0907616E-F5E6-48D8-9D61-A91C3D28106D}"
Indexing Options explorer "shell:::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\0\::{87D66A43-7B11-4A28-9811-C86EE395ACF7}"
Installed Updates explorer "shell:::{d450a8a1-9568-45c7-9c0e-b4f9fb4537bd}"
Internet Properties explorer "shell:::{A3DD4F92-658A-410F-84FD-6FBBBEF2FFFE}"
Keyboard explorer "shell:::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\0\::{725BE8F7-668E-4C7B-8F90-46BDB0936430}"
Keyboard Properties explorer "shell:::{725BE8F7-668E-4C7B-8F90-46BDB0936430}"
Libraries explorer "shell:::{031E4825-7B94-4dc3-B131-E946B44C8DD5}"
Linux explorer "shell:::{B2B4A4D1-2754-4140-A2EB-9A76D9D7CDC6}"
Location Information (Phone and Modem Control Panel) explorer "shell:::{40419485-C444-4567-851A-2DD7BFA1684D}"
Manage Accounts explorer "shell:::{60632754-c523-4b62-b45c-4172da012619}}\pageAdminTasks"
Media Servers explorer "shell:::{289AF617-1CC3-42A6-926C-E6A863F0E3BA}"
Media streaming options explorer "shell:::{8E908FC9-BECC-40f6-915B-F4CA0E70D03D}\ShareMedia"
Microsoft Print to PDF explorer "shell:::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\0\::{A8A91A66-3A7D-4424-8D24-04E180695C7A}\Provider%5CMicrosoft.Base.DevQueryObjects//DDO:%7BB02567CB-B5D8-11EE-8D8C-74D83E9479BB%7D"
Mouse Properties explorer "shell:::{6C8EEC18-8D75-41B2-A177-8831D59D2D50}"
Music folder explorer "shell:::{1CF1260C-4DD0-4ebb-811F-33C572699FDE}"
My Documents explorer "shell:::{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}"
Network (Places) explorer "shell:::{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C}"
Network and Internet explorer "shell:::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\3"
Network and Sharing Centre explorer "shell:::{8E908FC9-BECC-40f6-915B-F4CA0E70D03D}"
Network Connections explorer "shell:::{7007ACC7-3202-11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E}"
Notification Area Icons explorer "shell:::{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9}"
Offline Files Folder explorer "shell:::{AFDB1F70-2A4C-11d2-9039-00C04F8EEB3E}"
OneDrive explorer "shell:::{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}"
Pen and Touch explorer "shell:::{F82DF8F7-8B9F-442E-A48C-818EA735FF9B}"
Personalization explorer "shell:::{ED834ED6-4B5A-4bfe-8F11-A626DCB6A921}"
Phone and Modem explorer "shell:::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\0\::{40419485-C444-4567-851A-2DD7BFA1684D}"
Phone and Modem Control Panel (Location Information) explorer "shell:::{40419485-C444-4567-851A-2DD7BFA1684D}"
Portable Devices explorer "shell:::{35786D3C-B075-49b9-88DD-029876E11C01}"
Power Options - Edit Plan Settings explorer "shell:::{025A5937-A6BE-4686-A844-36FE4BEC8B6D}\pagePlanSettings"
Printers explorer "shell:::{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}"
Problem Details explorer "shell:::{BB64F8A7-BEE7-4E1A-AB8D-7D8273F7FDB6}\pageReportDetails"
Problem Reporting Settings explorer "shell:::{BB64F8A7-BEE7-4E1A-AB8D-7D8273F7FDB6}\pageSettings"
Problem Reports explorer "shell:::{BB64F8A7-BEE7-4E1A-AB8D-7D8273F7FDB6}\pageProblems"
Programs explorer "shell:::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\8"
Public user root folder explorer "shell:::{4336a54d-038b-4685-ab02-99bb52d3fb8b}"
Quick access explorer "shell:::{679f85cb-0220-4080-b29b-5540cc05aab6}"
Recent folders explorer "shell:::{22877a6d-37a1-461a-91b0-dbda5aaebc99}"
Recent Items Instance Folder explorer "shell:::{4564b25e-30cd-4787-82ba-39e73a750b14}"
Recovery explorer "shell:::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\0\::{9FE63AFD-59CF-4419-9775-ABCC3849F861}"
Recycle Bin explorer "shell:::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}"
Reliability Monitor explorer "shell:::{BB64F8A7-BEE7-4E1A-AB8D-7D8273F7FDB6}\pageReliabilityView"
Remote Assistance explorer "shell:::{C58C4893-3BE0-4B45-ABB5-A63E4B8C8651}\raPage"
Remote File Browser for Hyper-V explorer "shell:::{0907616E-F5E6-48D8-9D61-A91C3D28106D}"
Removable Drives explorer "shell:::{F5FB2C77-0E2F-4A16-A381-3E560C68BC83}"
Removable Storage Devices explorer "shell:::{a6482830-08eb-41e2-84c1-73920c2badb9}"
Restore defaults explorer "shell:::{4026492F-2F69-46B8-B9BF-5654FC07E423}\PageRestoreDefaults"
Results Folder explorer "shell:::{2965e715-eb66-4719-b53f-1672673bbefa}"
Run explorer "shell:::{2559a1f3-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}"
Search explorer "shell:::{2559a1f8-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}"
Search Results explorer "shell:::{9343812e-1c37-4a49-a12e-4b2d810d956b}"
Search Troubleshooting explorer "shell:::{C58C4893-3BE0-4B45-ABB5-A63E4B8C8651}\searchPage"
Set up Filter Keys explorer "shell:::{D555645E-D4F8-4c29-A827-D93C859C4F2A}\pageFilterKeysSettings"
Set up Mouse Keys explorer "shell:::{D555645E-D4F8-4c29-A827-D93C859C4F2A}\pageMouseKeysSettings"
Set up Repeat and Slow Keys explorer "shell:::{D555645E-D4F8-4c29-A827-D93C859C4F2A}\pageRepeatRateSlowKeysSettings"
Set up Sticky Keys explorer "shell:::{D555645E-D4F8-4c29-A827-D93C859C4F2A}\pageStickyKeysSettings"
Show Desktop explorer "shell:::{3080F90D-D7AD-11D9-BD98-0000947B0257}"
Speech Properties explorer "shell:::{D17D1D6D-CC3F-4815-8FE3-607E7D5D10B3}"
Sync Centre explorer "shell:::{9C73F5E5-7AE7-4E32-A8E8-8D23B85255BF}"
Sync Setup explorer "shell:::{2E9E59C0-B437-4981-A647-9C34B9B90891}"
System - About explorer "shell:::{BB06C0E4-D293-4f75-8A90-CB05B6477EEE}"
System and Security explorer "shell:::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\5"
System Settings explorer "shell:::{025A5937-A6BE-4686-A844-36FE4BEC8B6D}\pageGlobalSettings"
Tablet PC Settings explorer "shell:::{80F3F1D5-FECA-45F3-BC32-752C152E456E}"
Task View explorer "shell:::{3080F90E-D7AD-11D9-BD98-0000947B0257}"
Taskbar and Navigation explorer "shell:::{0DF44EAA-FF21-4412-828E-260A8728E7F1}"
This Device explorer "shell:::{5b934b42-522b-4c34-bbfe-37a3ef7b9c90}"
This PC explorer "shell:::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}"
Troubleshoot problems - Hardware and Sound explorer "shell:::{C58C4893-3BE0-4B45-ABB5-A63E4B8C8651}\devices"
Troubleshoot problems - Network and Internet explorer "shell:::{C58C4893-3BE0-4B45-ABB5-A63E4B8C8651}\network"
Troubleshoot problems - Programs explorer "shell:::{C58C4893-3BE0-4B45-ABB5-A63E4B8C8651}\applications"
Troubleshoot problems - System and Security explorer "shell:::{C58C4893-3BE0-4B45-ABB5-A63E4B8C8651}\system"
Troubleshooting explorer "shell:::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\0\::{C58C4893-3BE0-4B45-ABB5-A63E4B8C8651}"
User Accounts explorer "shell:::{7A9D77BD-5403-11d2-8785-2E0420524153}"
User Accounts (Control Panel) explorer "shell:::{60632754-c523-4b62-b45c-4172da012619}"
User Accounts (netplwiz) explorer "shell:::{7A9D77BD-5403-11d2-8785-2E0420524153}"
User Pinned explorer "shell:::{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}"
Videos folder explorer "shell:::{A0953C92-50DC-43bf-BE83-3742FED03C9C}"
Windows Defender Firewall explorer "shell:::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\0\::{4026492F-2F69-46B8-B9BF-5654FC07E423}"
Windows Defender Firewall - Allowed Apps explorer "shell:::{4026492F-2F69-46B8-B9BF-5654FC07E423}\pageConfigureApps"
Windows Features explorer "shell:::{67718415-c450-4f3c-bf8a-b487642dc39b}"
Windows Mobility Centre explorer "shell:::{5ea4f148-308c-46d7-98a9-49041b1dd468}"
Windows Search explorer "shell:::{2559a1f8-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}"
Windows Tools explorer "shell:::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\0\::{D20EA4E1-3957-11D2-A40B-0C5020524153}"
Work Folders explorer "shell:::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\0\::{ECDB0924-4208-451E-8EE0-373C0956DE16}"
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