I've never shared this secret before, Modify the following registry key as shown below... This will always open to the desired location by using Win+E key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\explore\ddeexec Then modify the (Default) string replacing %l and %I with the path you want to open. Example: Change... [ExploreFolder("%l", %I, %S)] To... [ExploreFolder("C:\", C:\, %S)] to explore your C:\ drive. ajax2001