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explorer shell URIs

Explorer supports shell: and GUID-based targets to open special folders directly (e.g., Startup, Recycle Bin). Useful to demonstrate opening trusted Explorer locations.

windows gui File Explorer GUI

Open Startup folder

Try Example
File Explorer GUI

  1. Press Win-R

  2. Type explorer.exe shell:startup and press Enter

References:

Contributor: ClickGrab (2025-09-16)

Open Recycle Bin

Try Example
File Explorer GUI

  1. Press Win-R

  2. Type explorer.exe shell:RecycleBinFolder and press Enter

  3. If needed, alternative: explorer.exe shell:::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

References:

Contributor: ClickGrab (2025-09-16)