Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Tweak Windows Explorer to open in a specific directory


Tweak Windows Explorer
to open in a specific directory

Wed., April 29, 2009

Tweak Windows Explorer to open in a specific directory

Tweak Windows Explorer to open in a specific directory If you regularly use Windows Explorer to manipulate files, you might be tired of the way it opens the My Documents by default.

In this video, I demonstrate a simple tweak that will make Windows Explorer open in any directory that you choose.

-- Bill Detwiler, TechRepublic Head Technology Editor

 
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