You can use the command-line switches either to customize the default view that Windows Explorer uses when it starts, or to specify the view when you start Windows Explorer from a command prompt.
You can use the following switches with the Explorer.exe command.
Switch Result
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/n Opens a new single-pane Window for the default selection.
This is usually the root of the drive on which Windows is installed.
/e Starts Windows Explorer using its default view.
/e, <object> Starts Windows Explorer using its default view with the focus on the specified folder.
/root, <object> Opens a window view of the specified object.
/select, <object> Opens a window view with the specified folder, file or program selected.
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