On Windows 10, if I create a folder called whatever.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
it opens a folder with every Control Panel command.
If I enter the location shell:::{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
in the Windows Explorer address bar, I enter the same place. What exactly is this? Are there any other "shortcuts" like this?
I have also found out {4234d49b-0245-4df3-B780-3893943456e1}
opens an "Applications" folder.
Note: I don't mean to create a custom Control Panel, I just want further information about these type of shell "links".
Best Answer
The page contains a list of Control Panel Canonical Names. Examples:
The page KNOWNFOLDERID contains a list of many "Known Folders" (with GUID's).