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How to change Windows Explorer default folder

Normally when you open Windows Explorer via StartMenu->All Programs->Accessories->Windows Explorer, it always open Windows Explorer to default folder, My Documents, this default folder can be changed to whatever you want by adding parameters.

In picture you will see that in Target: field, it is not add any parameters(option). To open this property window right click on Windows Explorer on StartMenu->All Programs->Accessories->Windows Explorer, then you can change default opened folder to any folder, other than this you can limit user view to some folder, for example, you can limit user who open your edited Windows Explorer shortcut to path d:\users and don't show its parent path, to do all of this you have to know what each parameter meant, these parameters can be used together.










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

/e
Opens Windows Explorer in its default view.

/root,<object>
Opens a window view of the specified object.

/select,<object>
Opens a window view with the specified folder, file, or program selected.

EXAMPLES
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Example 1: Explorer /select,C:\TestDir\TestProg.exe
Opens a window view with TestProg selected.

Example 2: Explorer /e,/root,C:\TestDir\TestProg.exe
Opens Explorer with drive C expanded and TestProg selected.

Example 3: Explorer /root,\\TestSvr\TestShare
Opens a window view of the specified share.

Example 4: Explorer /root,\\TestSvr\TestShare,select,TestProg.exe
Opens a window view of the specified share with TestProg selected.

Hope you understand all of these examples, change to whatever that match to you and enjoy this tip.

reference : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314853

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