As I mentioned in a previous tip, Windows 10 includes a group of little-known shortcuts that begin with the shell: prefix and allow you to jump directly to defined system folders. You can enter shell: ...

If you know of more, please feel free to add them. Windows has a set of certain folders that are identified by unique strings referred to as CLSID or Windows Class Identifiers. These folders can be ...

The Windows Command Prompt is a Windows shell that allows you to execute command by typing them in and pressing enter on the keyboard. Stemming from the Microsoft DOS operating system, this command ...

How to use the Shell command to view all your applications in File Explorer Your email has been sent The Shell command offers a handy way to view your Applications folder. Here's how it works--and why ...

Last week the blogosphere went temporarily insane over a simple GUID that displays a list of Control Panel shortcuts. It's not even close to deserving the "God mode" label, but I'm still hearing about ...

Instead of this week's regular Q&A, I thought I'd just pass along a nifty tip for accessing some of the more common Vista folders. Yes, the shell command in Vista gives you quick access to various ...

These four simple PowerShell scripts fix common Windows headaches and save time with quick, copy-and-paste commands.