Opening Folder Options window in Windows from the command prompt

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Solution 1

The following works on Windows 7. It may work on others.

Folder Options has three tabs. You can choose which tab is selected when it is opened:

General Tab - C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Options_RunDLL 0

View Tab - C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Options_RunDLL 7

Search Tab - C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Options_RunDLL 2

Have fun :)

Solution 2

you can open Folder Option in Run menu using This Command

control folders

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  • now he who must not be named.
    now he who must not be named. almost 2 years

    If I need to open the Control Panel through the command prompt, it is enough to type

    control
    

    I need to open the Folder Options window through typing some command through the command prompt.

    Any ideas how?

  • user13267
    user13267 about 10 years