There are many shell commands in Windows 10. You know that to access the shell, you can type shell in the "Run" dialog box or the Start menu search box. In most cases, the following shell commands open a control system folder or a gadget. 
For example, you can access the Startup folder quickly if you type the following in the Run dialog:
shell: Startup
These commands can also reveal some hidden features, like the Windows “God Mode” that we mentioned in a previous post and includes all the tasks and all the settings. Today we will share with you a list of Windows 10 shell commands. It is a complete list that includes every simple command available in Microsoft’s latest operating system.
| Shell Command | Purpose |
| shell: AccountPictures | Account Pictures |
| shell: AddNewProgramsFolder | AddNewProgramsFolder |
| shell: Administrative Tools | administrative Tools |
| shell: AppData | AppData |
| shell: Application Shortcuts | Application Shortcuts |
| shell: AppsFolder | Apps Folder |
| shell: AppUpdatesFolder | AppUpdatesFolder |
| shell: Cache | cache |
| shell: Camera Roll | Camera Roll |
| shell: CD Burning | Temporary Burn Folder |
| shell: ChangeRemoveProgramsFolder | ChangeRemoveProgramsFolder |
| shell: Common Administrative Tools | administrative Tools |
| shell: Common AppData | Common AppData |
| shell: Common Desktop | Public Desktop |
| shell: Common Documents | Public Documents |
| shell: Common Programs | Programs |
| shell: Common Start Menu | Start Menu |
| shell: Common Startup | Startup |
| shell: Common Templates | Common Templates |
| shell: CommonDownloads | Public Downloads |
| shell: CommonMusic | public Music |
| shell: CommonPictures | Public Pictures |
| shell: CommonRingtones | CommonRingtones |
| shell: CommonVideo | Public Videos |
| shell: ConflictFolder | ConflictFolder |
| shell: ConnectionsFolder | ConnectionsFolder |
| shell: Contacts | Contacts |
| shell: ControlPanelFolder | ControlPanelFolder |
| shell: Cookies | Cookie policy |
| shell: CredentialManager | CredentialManager |
| shell: CryptoKeys | Crypto Keys |
| shell: CSCFolder | CSCFolder |
| shell: Desktop | Desktop |
| shell: Device Metadata Store | Device Metadata Store |
| shell: DocumentsLibrary | Documents |
| shell: Downloads | Downloads |
| shell: DpapiKeys | DpapiKeys |
| shell: Favorites | Favorites |
| shell: Fonts | Fonts |
| shell: Games | GAMES |
| shell: GameTasks | GameTasks |
| shell: History | History |
| shell: HomeGroupCurrentUserFolder | HomeGroupCurrentUserFolder |
| shell: HomeGroupFolder | HomeGroupFolder |
| shell: ImplicitAppShortcuts | DefaultAppShortcuts |
| shell: InternetFolder | InternetFolder |
| shell: Libraries | Libraries |
| shell: Links | Links |
| shell: Local AppData | Local AppData |
| shell: LocalAppDataLow | LocalAppDataLow |
| shell: LocalizedResourcesDir | LocalizedResourcesDir |
| shell: MAPIFolder | MAPIFolder |
| shell: MusicLibrary | Music |
| shell: My Music | Music |
| shell: My Pictures | Pictures |
| shell: My Video | Videos |
| shell: MyComputerFolder | MyComputerFolder |
| shell: NetHood | NetHood |
| shell: NetworkPlacesFolder | NetworkPlacesFolder |
| shell: OEM Links | OEM Links |
| shell: OneDrive | OneDrive |
| shell: Original Images | Original Images |
| shell: Personal | Documents |
| shell: PhotoAlbums | Slide Shows |
| shell: PicturesLibrary | Pictures |
| shell: Playlists | Playlists |
| shell: PrintersFolder | PrintersFolder |
| shell: PrintHood | PrintHood |
| shell: Profile | Profile |
| shell: ProgramFiles | Program Files |
| shell: ProgramFilesCommon | ProgramFilesCommon |
| shell: ProgramFilesCommonX64 | ProgramFilesCommonX64 |
| shell: ProgramFilesCommonX86 | ProgramFilesCommonX86 |
| shell: ProgramFilesX64 | ProgramFilesX64 |
| shell: ProgramFilesX86 | Program Files (x86) |
| shell: Programs | Programs |
| shell: Public | Public |
| shell: PublicAccountPictures | Public Account Pictures |
| shell: PublicGameTasks | PublicGameTasks |
| shell: PublicLibraries | PublicLibraries |
| shell: Quick Launch | Quick Launch |
| shell: Recently | Recent Items |
| shell: RecordedTVLibrary | Recorded TV |
| shell: RecycleBinFolder | RecycleBinFolder |
| shell: ResourceDir | ResourceDir |
| shell: Retail Demo | Retail Demo |
| shell: Ringtones | Ringtones |
| shell: Roamed Tile Images | Roamed Tile Images |
| shell: Roaming Tiles | Roaming Tiles |
| shell: SavedGames | Saved Games |
| shell: Screenshots | Screenshots |
| shell: Searches | Searches |
| shell: SearchHistoryFolder | SearchHistoryFolder |
| shell: SearchHomeFolder | SearchHomeFolder |
| shell: SearchTemplatesFolder | SearchTemplatesFolder |
| shell: SendTo | SendTo |
| shell: SkyDriveCameraRoll | SkyDriveCameraRoll |
| shell: SkyDriveDocuments | SkyDriveDocuments |
| shell: SkyDriveMusic | SkyDriveMusic |
| shell: SkyDrivePictures | SkyDrivePictures |
| shell: Start Menu | Start Menu |
| shell: StartMenuAllPrograms | StartMenuAllPrograms |
| shell: Startup | Startup |
| shell: SyncCenterFolder | SyncCenterFolder |
| shell: SyncResultsFolder | SyncResultsFolder |
| shell: SyncSetupFolder | SyncSetupFolder |
| shell: System | System |
| shell: SystemCertificates | SystemCertificates |
| shell: SystemX86 | SystemX86 |
| shell: Templates | Templates: |
| shell: ThisPCDesktopFolder | ThisPCDesktopFolder |
| shell: User Pinned | User Pinned |
| shell: UserProfiles | Users |
| shell: UserProgramFiles | UserProgramFiles |
| shell: UserProgramFilesCommon | UserProgramFilesCommon |
| shell: UsersFilesFolder | UsersFilesFolder |
| shell: UsersLibrariesFolder | UsersLibrariesFolder |
| shell: VideosLibrary | Videos |
| shell: Windows | Windows |
George is still wondering what he is doing here….
