Windows has many "special folders" like "My Computer" and "Recycle Bin" that are not part of the normal folder system you can specify with a "path" on an Shortcut Icon, or launch in Explorer.
These folders can be accessed by using the Windows Shell: command and the CLSID identifier codes that Windows assigns to these folders in the Windows Registry. If you know the codes, you can launch these with ease.
Special Folder Name,Windows Shell: command and the CLSID identifier codes
Add Network Location,::{D4480A50-BA28-11d1-8E75-00C04FA31A86}
Administrative Tools,::{D20EA4E1-3957-11d2-A40B-0C5020524153}
Applications,::{4234d49b-0245-4df3-b780-3893943456e1}
AutoPlay,::{9C60DE1E-E5FC-40f4-A487-460851A8D915}
BitLocker Drive Encryption,::{D9EF8727-CAC2-4e60-809E-86F80A666C91}
Bluetooth Devices,::{28803F59-3A75-4058-995F-4EE5503B023C}
Color Management,::{B2C761C6-29BC-4f19-9251-E6195265BAF1}
Command Folder,::{437ff9c0-a07f-4fa0-af80-84b6c6440a16}
Common Places FS Folder,::{d34a6ca6-62c2-4c34-8a7c-14709c1ad938}
Control Panel,::{5399E694-6CE5-4D6C-8FCE-1D8870FDCBA0}
Control Panel (All Tasks),::{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
Control Panel (always Category view),::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}
Control Panel (always Icons view),::{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}
Credential Manager,::{1206F5F1-0569-412C-8FEC-3204630DFB70}
Date and Time,::{E2E7934B-DCE5-43C4-9576-7FE4F75E7480}
Default Programs,::{17cd9488-1228-4b2f-88ce-4298e93e0966}
delegate folder that appears in Computer ::{b155bdf8-02f0-451e-9a26-ae317cfd7779}
Desktop (folder),::{B4BFCC3A-DB2C-424C-B029-7FE99A87C641}
Device Manager,::{74246bfc-4c96-11d0-abef-0020af6b0b7a}
Devices and Printers,::{A8A91A66-3A7D-4424-8D24-04E180695C7A}
Display,::{C555438B-3C23-4769-A71F-B6D3D9B6053A}
Documents (folder),::{A8CDFF1C-4878-43be-B5FD-F8091C1C60D0}
Downloads (folder),::{374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B}
Ease of Access Center,::{D555645E-D4F8-4c29-A827-D93C859C4F2A}
E-mail (default e-mail program),::{2559a1f5-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}
Family Safety,::{96AE8D84-A250-4520-95A5-A47A7E3C548B}
Favorites,::{323CA680-C24D-4099-B94D-446DD2D7249E}
File Explorer Options,::{6DFD7C5C-2451-11d3-A299-00C04F8EF6AF}
File History,::{F6B6E965-E9B2-444B-9286-10C9152EDBC5}
Font Settings,::{93412589-74D4-4E4E-AD0E-E0CB621440FD}
Fonts (folder),::{BD84B380-8CA2-1069-AB1D-08000948F534}
Frequent folders,::{3936E9E4-D92C-4EEE-A85A-BC16D5EA0819}
Games Explorer,::{ED228FDF-9EA8-4870-83b1-96b02CFE0D52}
Get Programs,::{15eae92e-f17a-4431-9f28-805e482dafd4}
Help and Support,::{2559a1f1-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}
HomeGroup (settings),::{67CA7650-96E6-4FDD-BB43-A8E774F73A57}
HomeGroup (users),::{B4FB3F98-C1EA-428d-A78A-D1F5659CBA93}
Hyper-V Remote File Browsing,::{0907616E-F5E6-48D8-9D61-A91C3D28106D}
Indexing Options,::{87D66A43-7B11-4A28-9811-C86EE395ACF7}
Infared (if installed),::{A0275511-0E86-4ECA-97C2-ECD8F1221D08}
Installed Updates,::{d450a8a1-9568-45c7-9c0e-b4f9fb4537bd}
Internet Options (Internet Explorer),::{A3DD4F92-658A-410F-84FD-6FBBBEF2FFFE}
Keyboard Properties,::{725BE8F7-668E-4C7B-8F90-46BDB0936430}
Language settings,::{BF782CC9-5A52-4A17-806C-2A894FFEEAC5}
Libraries,::{031E4825-7B94-4dc3-B131-E946B44C8DD5}
Location Information (Phone and Modem),::{40419485-C444-4567-851A-2DD7BFA1684D}
Location Settings,::{E9950154-C418-419e-A90A-20C5287AE24B}
Media Servers,::{289AF617-1CC3-42A6-926C-E6A863F0E3BA}
Mouse Properties,::{6C8EEC18-8D75-41B2-A177-8831D59D2D50}
Music (folder),::{1CF1260C-4DD0-4ebb-811F-33C572699FDE}
My Documents,::{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}
Network,::{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C}
Network and Sharing Center,::{8E908FC9-BECC-40f6-915B-F4CA0E70D03D}
Network Connections (in PC settings),::{38A98528-6CBF-4CA9-8DC0-B1E1D10F7B1B}
Network Connections,::{7007ACC7-3202-11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E} OR ::{992CFFA0-F557-101A-88EC-00DD010CCC48}
Network (WorkGroup),::{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}
Notification Area Icons,::{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9}
NVIDIA Control Panel (if installed),::{0bbca823-e77d-419e-9a44-5adec2c8eeb0}
Offline Files Folder,::{AFDB1F70-2A4C-11d2-9039-00C04F8EEB3E}
OneDrive,::{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}
Pen and Touch,::{F82DF8F7-8B9F-442E-A48C-818EA735FF9B}
Personalization,::{ED834ED6-4B5A-4bfe-8F11-A626DCB6A921}
Pictures (folder),::{3ADD1653-EB32-4cb0-BBD7-DFA0ABB5ACCA}
Portable Devices,::{35786D3C-B075-49b9-88DD-029876E11C01}
Power Options,::{025A5937-A6BE-4686-A844-36FE4BEC8B6D}
Previous Versions Results Folder,::{f8c2ab3b-17bc-41da-9758-339d7dbf2d88}
printhood delegate folder,::{ed50fc29-b964-48a9-afb3-15ebb9b97f36}
Printers,::{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D} OR,::{863aa9fd-42df-457b-8e4d-0de1b8015c60}
Programs and Features,::{7b81be6a-ce2b-4676-a29e-eb907a5126c5}
Public (folder),::{4336a54d-038b-4685-ab02-99bb52d3fb8b}
Quick access,::{679f85cb-0220-4080-b29b-5540cc05aab6}
Recent places,::{22877a6d-37a1-461a-91b0-dbda5aaebc99}
Recovery,::{9FE63AFD-59CF-4419-9775-ABCC3849F861}
Recycle Bin,::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
Region and Language,::{62D8ED13-C9D0-4CE8-A914-47DD628FB1B0}
RemoteApp and Desktop Connections,::{241D7C96-F8BF-4F85-B01F-E2B043341A4B}
Remote Printers,::{863aa9fd-42df-457b-8e4d-0de1b8015c60}
Removable Storage Devices,::{a6482830-08eb-41e2-84c1-73920c2badb9}
Results Folder,::{2965e715-eb66-4719-b53f-1672673bbefa}
Run,::{2559a1f3-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}
Search,::{9343812e-1c37-4a49-a12e-4b2d810d956b}
Search Everywhere (modern),::{2559a1f8-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}
Search Files (modern),::{2559a1f0-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}
Security and Maintenance,::{BB64F8A7-BEE7-4E1A-AB8D-7D8273F7FDB6}
Set Program Access and Computer Defaults ::{2559a1f7-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}
Show Desktop,::{3080F90D-D7AD-11D9-BD98-0000947B0257}
Sound,::{F2DDFC82-8F12-4CDD-B7DC-D4FE1425AA4D}
Speech Recognition,::{58E3C745-D971-4081-9034-86E34B30836A}
Storage Spaces,::{F942C606-0914-47AB-BE56-1321B8035096}
Sync Center,::{9C73F5E5-7AE7-4E32-A8E8-8D23B85255BF}
Sync Setup Folder,::{2E9E59C0-B437-4981-A647-9C34B9B90891}
System,::{BB06C0E4-D293-4f75-8A90-CB05B6477EEE}
System Icons,::{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9}
Tablet PC Settings,::{80F3F1D5-FECA-45F3-BC32-752C152E456E}
Taskbar and Navigation properties,::{0DF44EAA-FF21-4412-828E-260A8728E7F1}
Text to Speech,::{D17D1D6D-CC3F-4815-8FE3-607E7D5D10B3}
This PC,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}
Troubleshooting,::{C58C4893-3BE0-4B45-ABB5-A63E4B8C8651}
User Accounts,::{60632754-c523-4b62-b45c-4172da012619}
User Accounts (netplwiz),::{7A9D77BD-5403-11d2-8785-2E0420524153}
User Pinned,::{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}
%UserProfile%,::{59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}
Videos (folder),::{A0953C92-50DC-43bf-BE83-3742FED03C9C}
Web browser (default),::{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}
Windows Defender,::{D8559EB9-20C0-410E-BEDA-7ED416AECC2A}
Windows Mobility Center,::{5ea4f148-308c-46d7-98a9-49041b1dd468}
Windows Features,::{67718415-c450-4f3c-bf8a-b487642dc39b}
Windows Firewall,::{4026492F-2F69-46B8-B9BF-5654FC07E423}
Windows To Go,::{8E0C279D-0BD1-43C3-9EBD-31C3DC5B8A77}
Windows Update,::{36eef7db-88ad-4e81-ad49-0e313f0c35f8}
Work Folders,::{ECDB0924-4208-451E-8EE0-373C0956DE16}
Or you can use named Shell: commands supported depends by your version of Windows (some version not supported all):
Named Shell: Commands,Special Folder Name
shell:AccountPictures,Account Pictures
shell:AddNewProgramsFolder,AddNewProgramsFolder
shell:Administrative Tools,Administrative Tools
shell:AppData,AppData
shell:Application Shortcuts,Application Shortcuts
shell:AppsFolder,AppsFolder
shell:AppUpdatesFolder,AppUpdatesFolder
shell:Cache,Cache
shell:Camera Roll,Camera Roll
shell:CD Burning,Temporary Burn Folder
shell:ChangeRemoveProgramsFolder,ChangeRemoveProgramsFolder
shell:Common Administrative Tools,Administrative Tools
shell:Common AppData,Common AppData
shell:Common Desktop,Public Desktop
shell:Common Documents,Public Documents
shell:Common Programs,Programs
shell:Common Start Menu,Start Menu
shell:Common Startup,Startup
shell:Common Templates,Common Templates
shell:CommonDownloads,Public Downloads
shell:CommonMusic,Public Music
shell:CommonPictures,Public Pictures
shell:CommonRingtones,CommonRingtones
shell:CommonVideo,Public Videos
shell:ConflictFolder,ConflictFolder
shell:ConnectionsFolder,ConnectionsFolder
shell:Contacts,Contacts
shell:ControlPanelFolder,ControlPanelFolder
shell:Cookies,Cookies
shell:CredentialManager,CredentialManager
shell:CryptoKeys,CryptoKeys
shell:CSCFolder,CSCFolder
shell:Desktop,Desktop
shell:Device Metadata Store,Device Metadata Store
shell:DocumentsLibrary,Documents
shell:Downloads,Downloads
shell:DpapiKeys,DpapiKeys
shell:Favorites,Favorites
shell:Fonts,Fonts
shell:Games,Games
shell:GameTasks,GameTasks
shell:History,History
shell:HomeGroupCurrentUserFolder,HomeGroupCurrentUserFolder
shell:HomeGroupFolder,HomeGroupFolder
shell:ImplicitAppShortcuts,ImplicitAppShortcuts
shell:InternetFolder,InternetFolder
shell:Libraries,Libraries
shell:Links,Links
shell:Local AppData,Local AppData
shell:LocalAppDataLow,LocalAppDataLow
shell:LocalizedResourcesDir,LocalizedResourcesDir
shell:MAPIFolder,MAPIFolder
shell:MusicLibrary,Music
shell:My Music,Music
shell:My Pictures,Pictures
shell:My Video,Videos
shell:MyComputerFolder,MyComputerFolder
shell:NetHood,NetHood
shell:NetworkPlacesFolder,NetworkPlacesFolder
shell:OEM Links,OEM Links
shell:OneDrive,OneDrive
shell:Original Images,Original Images
shell:Personal,Documents
shell:PhotoAlbums,Slide Shows
shell:PicturesLibrary,Pictures
shell:Playlists,Playlists
shell:PrintersFolder,PrintersFolder
shell:PrintHood,PrintHood
shell:Profile,Profile
shell:ProgramFiles,Program Files
shell:ProgramFilesCommon,ProgramFilesCommon
shell:ProgramFilesCommonX64,ProgramFilesCommonX64
shell:ProgramFilesCommonX86,ProgramFilesCommonX86
shell:ProgramFilesX64,ProgramFilesX64
shell:ProgramFilesX86,Program Files (x86)
shell:Programs,Programs
shell:Public,Public
shell:PublicAccountPictures,Public Account Pictures
shell:PublicGameTasks,PublicGameTasks
shell:PublicLibraries,PublicLibraries
shell:Quick Launch,Quick Launch
shell:Recent,Recent Items
shell:RecordedTVLibrary,Recorded TV
shell:RecycleBinFolder,RecycleBinFolder
shell:ResourceDir,ResourceDir
shell:Retail Demo,Retail Demo
shell:Ringtones,Ringtones
shell:Roamed Tile Images,Roamed Tile Images
shell:Roaming Tiles,Roaming Tiles
shell:SavedGames,Saved Games
shell:Screenshots,Screenshots
shell:Searches,Searches
shell:SearchHistoryFolder,SearchHistoryFolder
shell:SearchHomeFolder,SearchHomeFolder
shell:SearchTemplatesFolder,SearchTemplatesFolder
shell:SendTo,SendTo
shell:SkyDriveCameraRoll,SkyDriveCameraRoll
shell:SkyDriveDocuments,SkyDriveDocuments
shell:SkyDriveMusic,SkyDriveMusic
shell:SkyDrivePictures,SkyDrivePictures
shell:Start Menu,Start Menu
shell:StartMenuAllPrograms,StartMenuAllPrograms
shell:Startup,Startup
shell:SyncCenterFolder,SyncCenterFolder
shell:SyncResultsFolder,SyncResultsFolder
shell:SyncSetupFolder,SyncSetupFolder
shell:System,System
shell:SystemCertificates,SystemCertificates
shell:SystemX86,SystemX86
shell:Templates,Templates
shell:ThisPCDesktopFolder,ThisPCDesktopFolder
shell:User Pinned,User Pinned
shell:UserProfiles,Users
shell:UserProgramFiles,UserProgramFiles
shell:UserProgramFilesCommon,UserProgramFilesCommon
shell:UsersFilesFolder,UsersFilesFolder
shell:UsersLibrariesFolder,UsersLibrariesFolder
shell:VideosLibrary,Videos
shell:Windows,Windows
Bibliography:
https://www.infoworld.com/
https://www.computerweekly.com/
https://microsoft.com/
Microsoft Windows, Directory, Operating System, Shortcut Icon Link, Run Command
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