Open Windows Explorer from Within My Computer

Open Windows Explorer from within My Computer

By default, when you click on the My Computer icon, you get a display of all your drives, the Control Panel etc. If you would like to have this open the Windows Explorer, then proceed as follows: 1. Open RegEdit 2. Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\Shell 3. Add a new Key named “Open” if it does not already exist. You do this by right clicking “Shell” and selecting new. 4. Add a new Key named “Command” by right clicking “Open” and selecting new.

5. Set the (Default) value for the Command Key to “Explorer.exe” or “C:\Windows\Explorer.exe”