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The original poster seeks a method to customize the Windows 10 Taskbar Explorer shortcut to open a specific folder with expanded view, similar to a previous Windows 7 setup. They face difficulty editing the shortcut's target directly from the Taskbar because the "Target" field is grayed out and want a solution that doesn't require manual command line entry each time. Respondents suggest creating a new desktop shortcut with the desired parameters and pinning it to the Taskbar, addressing the issue without needing administrator privileges.
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clsven

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In old Win7 users could place a shortcut on TaskBar then open Properties of this shortcut, go to "Shortcut" tab and enter

%windir%\explorer.exe /n,/e,D:\data

This opens (when clicked) Windows Explorer and mark and expands directory D:\data\

Unfortunately this does not work any more in Win10.

What is the corresponding solution in Win10?

Claudia
 

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Neemobeer

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All you should need in the shortcut for the target is explorer D:\Data
 

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clsven

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Yes, I know.

The question is WHERE can I enter them?

I don't want to open a terminal/CmdPrompt and type it in manually.

The switch should be added to TaskBar File Explorer Shortcut directly.

Again: When I right-click on FileExplorer Icon in TaskBar, then right-click on "File Explorer" context sub entry and go to Shortcut Tab then I cannot enter the switches/parameters. the "Target" entry field is greyed out/disabled for editing.

Do I have to get administrator privilege for my user to let me enter something in "Target" entry field?

How do I get TEMPORARILY Admin permissions for this task?

Claudia
 

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Neemobeer

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Right click on the desktop New > Shortcut enter the target text. Drag the shortcut into the task bar to pin it
 

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