What does "/factory,{CLSID 75*4b} -embedding" do?

Question

Can someone explain me the following explorer CLI :

C:\windows\explorer.exe /factory,{75dff2b7-6936-4c06-a8bb-676a7b00b24b} -Embedding

Solution 1

{75DFF2B7-6936-4C06-A8BB-676A7B00B24B} CLSID_SeparateMultipleProcessExplorerHost

This just starts a separated Explorer.exe, so if one crashes the other stays alive. :-)

Solution 2

Just to add more in Tom's answer. When using IDM, when you press open folder button on Internet Download Manager's download complete dialog box, it will open a new explorer instance with similar command.

You might be doing the same.

Comments

[iceman]

I do not have Launch folder windows in a separate process box checked

[Tamara Wijsman]

@iceman: You asked me to explain, you have your answer. Something else might cause this, but that's another question...

[barlop]

Is there a list of all of those GUID codes that includes that one?

[Tamara Wijsman]

@Lorenzo: That's standard, my answer suggests to take the Multiple version.

[Admin]

@iceman This is because something spawned that window for you by creating explorer.exe process with argument that is folder to open!