How do I make sure that opening a folder via Win + R > {path to folder} always opens the file explorer in...
Is it possible to pass extra options when opening file explorer via Win+R?
I know chrome.exe -incognito {URL} opens the URL in incognito. So I tried, {path} -fullscreen and {path} --fullscreen, but no avail.
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Is it possible to pass extra options when opening file explorer via Win+R?
I know chrome.exe -incognito {URL} opens the URL in incognito. So I tried, {path} -fullscreen and {path} --fullscreen, but no avail.
windows-explorer fullscreen windows-10-v1607
asked Feb 11 at 7:05
bibekbibek
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It's not quite clear if you want to maximize Explorer or Chrome.
– montonero
Feb 11 at 7:40
I want to maximize Explorer. Sorry if my post was not clear.
– bibek
Feb 11 at 7:42
1
Then I believe there's no simple way to do this. At least without an additional software like AutoIt.
– montonero
Feb 11 at 8:09
Thank you for the information. I will look up AutoIt.
– bibek
Feb 11 at 8:31
Instead of typing-fullscreenbefore it opens, it would be much simpler to type F11 afterward.
– harrymc
Feb 11 at 10:40
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Is it possible to pass extra options when opening file explorer via Win+R?
I know chrome.exe -incognito {URL} opens the URL in incognito. So I tried, {path} -fullscreen and {path} --fullscreen, but no avail.
windows-explorer fullscreen windows-10-v1607
asked Feb 11 at 7:05
bibekbibek
1
Is it possible to pass extra options when opening file explorer via Win+R?
I know chrome.exe -incognito {URL} opens the URL in incognito. So I tried, {path} -fullscreen and {path} --fullscreen, but no avail.
windows-explorer fullscreen windows-10-v1607
windows-explorer fullscreen windows-10-v1607
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asked Feb 11 at 7:05
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asked Feb 11 at 7:05
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asked Feb 11 at 7:05
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It's not quite clear if you want to maximize Explorer or Chrome.
– montonero
Feb 11 at 7:40
I want to maximize Explorer. Sorry if my post was not clear.
– bibek
Feb 11 at 7:42
1
Then I believe there's no simple way to do this. At least without an additional software like AutoIt.
– montonero
Feb 11 at 8:09
Thank you for the information. I will look up AutoIt.
– bibek
Feb 11 at 8:31
Instead of typing-fullscreenbefore it opens, it would be much simpler to type F11 afterward.
– harrymc
Feb 11 at 10:40
|
show 1 more comment
It's not quite clear if you want to maximize Explorer or Chrome.
– montonero
Feb 11 at 7:40
I want to maximize Explorer. Sorry if my post was not clear.
– bibek
Feb 11 at 7:42
1
Then I believe there's no simple way to do this. At least without an additional software like AutoIt.
– montonero
Feb 11 at 8:09
Thank you for the information. I will look up AutoIt.
– bibek
Feb 11 at 8:31
Instead of typing-fullscreenbefore it opens, it would be much simpler to type F11 afterward.
– harrymc
Feb 11 at 10:40
It's not quite clear if you want to maximize Explorer or Chrome.
– montonero
Feb 11 at 7:40
It's not quite clear if you want to maximize Explorer or Chrome.
– montonero
Feb 11 at 7:40
I want to maximize Explorer. Sorry if my post was not clear.
– bibek
Feb 11 at 7:42
I want to maximize Explorer. Sorry if my post was not clear.
– bibek
Feb 11 at 7:42
1
1
Then I believe there's no simple way to do this. At least without an additional software like AutoIt.
– montonero
Feb 11 at 8:09
Then I believe there's no simple way to do this. At least without an additional software like AutoIt.
– montonero
Feb 11 at 8:09
Thank you for the information. I will look up AutoIt.
– bibek
Feb 11 at 8:31
Thank you for the information. I will look up AutoIt.
– bibek
Feb 11 at 8:31
Instead of typing
-fullscreen before it opens, it would be much simpler to type F11 afterward.– harrymc
Feb 11 at 10:40
Instead of typing
-fullscreen before it opens, it would be much simpler to type F11 afterward.– harrymc
Feb 11 at 10:40
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There is no command-line switch for explorer.exe that will get you to a full-screen window. But you can get close to your desired behavior with this approach.
Create this VBScript:
Set objShell = Wscript.CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
Set Explorer = objShell.Exec("%WINDIR%explorer.exe " & WScript.Arguments(0))
Wscript.Sleep 500
objShell.AppActivate Explorer.ProcessID
objShell.SendKeys "{F11}"
Save it somewhere in your path. Give it a short name, like "e.vbs". Then, at a Start -> Run (aka Win+R) prompt, you can type e.vbs C:Temp and you'll get a full-screen Explorer window at C:Temp.
(If you are doing this from a command prompt, you can skip the extension, and just use e C:Temp. This is because the PathExt environment variable will know to look for a file with a vbs extension, but I can't get the Start -> Run interface to honor PathExt.)
answered Feb 11 at 23:41
Doug DedenDoug Deden
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Thanks for your answer. But for my usecase, I will probably go with the suggestion provided by @harrymc above.
– bibek
Feb 12 at 0:07
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There is no command-line switch for explorer.exe that will get you to a full-screen window. But you can get close to your desired behavior with this approach.
Create this VBScript:
Set objShell = Wscript.CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
Set Explorer = objShell.Exec("%WINDIR%explorer.exe " & WScript.Arguments(0))
Wscript.Sleep 500
objShell.AppActivate Explorer.ProcessID
objShell.SendKeys "{F11}"
Save it somewhere in your path. Give it a short name, like "e.vbs". Then, at a Start -> Run (aka Win+R) prompt, you can type e.vbs C:Temp and you'll get a full-screen Explorer window at C:Temp.
(If you are doing this from a command prompt, you can skip the extension, and just use e C:Temp. This is because the PathExt environment variable will know to look for a file with a vbs extension, but I can't get the Start -> Run interface to honor PathExt.)
answered Feb 11 at 23:41
Doug DedenDoug Deden
885213
Thanks for your answer. But for my usecase, I will probably go with the suggestion provided by @harrymc above.
– bibek
Feb 12 at 0:07
add a comment |
There is no command-line switch for explorer.exe that will get you to a full-screen window. But you can get close to your desired behavior with this approach.
Create this VBScript:
Set objShell = Wscript.CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
Set Explorer = objShell.Exec("%WINDIR%explorer.exe " & WScript.Arguments(0))
Wscript.Sleep 500
objShell.AppActivate Explorer.ProcessID
objShell.SendKeys "{F11}"
Save it somewhere in your path. Give it a short name, like "e.vbs". Then, at a Start -> Run (aka Win+R) prompt, you can type e.vbs C:Temp and you'll get a full-screen Explorer window at C:Temp.
(If you are doing this from a command prompt, you can skip the extension, and just use e C:Temp. This is because the PathExt environment variable will know to look for a file with a vbs extension, but I can't get the Start -> Run interface to honor PathExt.)
answered Feb 11 at 23:41
Doug DedenDoug Deden
885213
Thanks for your answer. But for my usecase, I will probably go with the suggestion provided by @harrymc above.
– bibek
Feb 12 at 0:07
add a comment |
There is no command-line switch for explorer.exe that will get you to a full-screen window. But you can get close to your desired behavior with this approach.
Create this VBScript:
Set objShell = Wscript.CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
Set Explorer = objShell.Exec("%WINDIR%explorer.exe " & WScript.Arguments(0))
Wscript.Sleep 500
objShell.AppActivate Explorer.ProcessID
objShell.SendKeys "{F11}"
Save it somewhere in your path. Give it a short name, like "e.vbs". Then, at a Start -> Run (aka Win+R) prompt, you can type e.vbs C:Temp and you'll get a full-screen Explorer window at C:Temp.
(If you are doing this from a command prompt, you can skip the extension, and just use e C:Temp. This is because the PathExt environment variable will know to look for a file with a vbs extension, but I can't get the Start -> Run interface to honor PathExt.)
answered Feb 11 at 23:41
Doug DedenDoug Deden
885213
There is no command-line switch for explorer.exe that will get you to a full-screen window. But you can get close to your desired behavior with this approach.
Create this VBScript:
Set objShell = Wscript.CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
Set Explorer = objShell.Exec("%WINDIR%explorer.exe " & WScript.Arguments(0))
Wscript.Sleep 500
objShell.AppActivate Explorer.ProcessID
objShell.SendKeys "{F11}"
Save it somewhere in your path. Give it a short name, like "e.vbs". Then, at a Start -> Run (aka Win+R) prompt, you can type e.vbs C:Temp and you'll get a full-screen Explorer window at C:Temp.
(If you are doing this from a command prompt, you can skip the extension, and just use e C:Temp. This is because the PathExt environment variable will know to look for a file with a vbs extension, but I can't get the Start -> Run interface to honor PathExt.)
answered Feb 11 at 23:41
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answered Feb 11 at 23:41
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answered Feb 11 at 23:41
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Thanks for your answer. But for my usecase, I will probably go with the suggestion provided by @harrymc above.
– bibek
Feb 12 at 0:07
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Thanks for your answer. But for my usecase, I will probably go with the suggestion provided by @harrymc above.
– bibek
Feb 12 at 0:07
Thanks for your answer. But for my usecase, I will probably go with the suggestion provided by @harrymc above.
– bibek
Feb 12 at 0:07
Thanks for your answer. But for my usecase, I will probably go with the suggestion provided by @harrymc above.
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Feb 12 at 0:07
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It's not quite clear if you want to maximize Explorer or Chrome.
– montonero
Feb 11 at 7:40
I want to maximize Explorer. Sorry if my post was not clear.
– bibek
Feb 11 at 7:42
1
Then I believe there's no simple way to do this. At least without an additional software like AutoIt.
– montonero
Feb 11 at 8:09
Thank you for the information. I will look up AutoIt.
– bibek
Feb 11 at 8:31
Instead of typing
-fullscreenbefore it opens, it would be much simpler to type F11 afterward.– harrymc
Feb 11 at 10:40