Question - Petty, it's about PowerToys keyboard shortcuts and making explorer open specific location

[ChrisA]

Hello All!

I wonder if anyone had a method to do this.

I’ve used PowerToys to map a completely unused button to open an explorer window (Win+E), but it would be really nice to have it open an explorer window and a specific directory. I tried putting things like this in the ‘target app’ box, but it hasn’t work - it also seems to lower case everything, in case that’s important.

%SYSTEMROOT%\explorer.exe /e,C:\place-i-would-like-to-open

explorer.exe "C:\place-i-would-like-to-open"

C:\Windows\explorer.exe /n, /e, C:\

Do you think that’s possible? If it helps to know, it’s actually the results of a shortcut I’d like to view.

Thanks!

Chris

[tjw]

@ChrisA

I tried putting things like this in the ‘target app’ box, but it hasn’t work - it also seems to lower case everything, in case that’s important.

i interpret Target app to mean remap this shortcut inside this application as in, to scope it to a specific app and not make it a global keyboard hook, does that make sense?

[tjw]

i think you want something like Autohotkey, it’ll trigger an arbitrary macro when you press a button on the keyboard, including your explorer.exe /c... args

[ChrisA]

Oh I see, I read it wrong. I understand what it means now - thanks!

@tjw

think you want something like Autohotkey, it’ll trigger an arbitrary macro when you press a button on the keyboard, including your explorer.exe /c... args

Thank you for that, I’ll try to use it, had previously never heard of it…I’ll give it a go and see how I get on!

[tjw]

good luck man i think you got it

[ChrisA]

I’m on it, like a car bonnet, as us Pom’s say!
(have Ozz Brother-In-Law and my mum’s sister emigrated over half a century ago)

[tjw]

@ChrisA

I’m on it, like a car bonnet, as us Pom’s say!

like a fat kid on a chocolate cake

[ChrisA]

The weirdest was, “so hungry I could eat the crutch from a low flying duck!”.

errrrrr.

[tjw]

yep i know it well, although the word isn’t ‘crutch’.

lmao

[ChrisA]

I toned it down

My bro in law is certainly interesting at times…his name is Brett, I guess his parents only had the generic baby names book

[tjw]

@ChrisA

I guess his parents only had the generic baby names book

oh man

the amount of Johns, James, Matthews, Pauls

pretty sure the generic baby names book you’re referring to is the bible lmao

[ChrisA]

I don’t recall Jesus hanging out with a Brett though…unless he visited the rubbidy instead of the manger!

I can’t talk, ma’ names [for] Chris[t’s sake].

[tjw]

i can’t say mine is generic either lol

lotsa Chris’ too

[ChrisA]

Oh you’ve gotta fess up to yours now!!

Oh great, I’m a John down under!

[tjw]

Tyler, proof in profile link to github heh

nobody got bullied for being called Chris at least

[ChrisA]

Ah. didn’t see that! Tyler’s an alright name.

yeah they don’t…mainly because the Chris Clan rises and defends

[tjw]

i like it now tbh. hated it as a kid

though to be fair i hated most things as a kid lol

[regulareel]

At least its spelled correctly. Ive seen multiple seafarer with names deliberately misspelled as Jhon.

[ChrisA]

Haha, same here, kids will be kids!

[tjw]

did you sort out your macro thingy?