Explorer.exe – Windows CMD Command

Command-line switches that you can use to open the GUI Windows Explorer (Explorer.exe).

Syntax
      Explorer.exe options

Options
    /n            Open a new single-pane window for the default selection. This is usually the root
                  of the drive Windows is installed on. If the window is already open, a duplicate opens.

    /e            Open Windows Explorer in its default view.

  (,)/root,object Open the specified object in a window view.

   /select,object Open a window view with the specified folder, file or application selected.

   /separate      Launch the explorer instance as a separate process.
                  (This is an undocumented feature)

Quotation marks are required if the File/Folder object contains spaces or symbols.
Explorer.exe is normally found in the Windows folder, typically C:\Windows\Explorer.exe

Examples

Open a Windows Explorer window at the current directory:

C:\some folder\> Explorer .

Open an Explorer window with the 'C:\Demo' folder displayed:

Explorer.exe "C:\Demo"

Open an Explorer window with the 'examples' folder displayed and its parent hidden:

Explorer.exe /root,"C:\Demo\examples"

Open an Explorer window with F4TApp selected:

Explorer.exe /select,"C:\Demo\F4TApp.exe"

Open an Explorer window with C: expanded and F4TApp selected:

Explorer.exe /e,/root,"C:\Demo\F4TApp.exe"

Open an Explorer window with the share \\serverF4T\FileShare1 :

Explorer.exe /root,"\\serverF4T\FileShare1"

Open an Explorer window with TestApp.exe selected in the share\\serverF4T\FileShare1 :

Explorer.exe /root,\\serverF4T\FileShare1,select,SSF4TApp.exe

Open an Explorer window at the root of the system drive C:\

Explorer \

Open an Explorer window at 'My Documents'

Explorer \\
or
Explorer /

Open an Explorer window at the 'Computer'

Explorer ,