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Using Windows 7.
I have a Windows Explorer icon pinned to my taskbar.
When no Explorer window is open, clicking it takes me to “Libraries”, a folder that I never use. Is there a way to set a default folder to show here?
I already followed the steps in the vaguely-related question “Is there a way to set up a default folder for Windows Explorer?”, but it had no effect (indeed a comment there suggested it no longer works in Windows 7).
It turns out that it's some kind of obscure bug in Windows 7. The workaround is deleting the contents of the following (hidden) directories and then restarting:
After that, you'll have to re-add all your jump lists, as they will be empty.
Source: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/w7itproui/thread/8e3c2a80-392d-44e2-8b9f-6eb5deb9a1e1
Just drag the link to your Documents folder to the task bar. It will show up as a link to start the Windows Explorer but you will see the Documents folder listed as one of the pinned folders in the jump list.
If you wish to force the link to open to the folder directly, you can modify the shortcut to open the folder of your choice. Just right click on the link, right click on the Windows Explorer shortcut and go to properties. Then add the path to your folder in the target. You could use %USERPROFILE%\Documents in this case.
Best Answer
With all Windows Explorer windows closed, hold down Shift and right-click the Windows Explorer icon that is pinned to the Taskbar. Select Properties from the menu.
On the Shortcut tab, the Target: field is probably:
Add a space and the path to the folder you want to be your default. I changed my target to
Quotation marks around the folder path are only necessary if the path contains a space.