how to have last explorer window reopen upon reboot?

[someone watching]

It seems this isn't rocket science but I cannot find what to check to have

explorer windows open at shutdown, reopen at boot. I'm using TweakUI and do

not see any settings to checkmark, don't see anything under

explorer/tools/folder options/view either!



Can anyone help?



TIA

 

[Sid Elbow]

Tools > Folder Options > View > Restore previous folder windows at logon





someone watching wrote:

> It seems this isn't rocket science but I cannot find what to check to have

> explorer windows open at shutdown, reopen at boot. I'm using TweakUI and do

> not see any settings to checkmark, don't see anything under

> explorer/tools/folder options/view either!

 

[someone watching]

"Sid Elbow" wrote in message

news:4b80615a$0$5337$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...

> Tools > Folder Options > View > Restore previous folder windows at logon

>

Sid, I looked for that option as I've seen it before on other OS's (e.g. XP)

but that option does not exist on this setup! Anyway t get it there?

REGISTRY edit? policy update?

 

[someone watching]

Found the answer, thanks Sid. Because you posted the phrase I needed was

able to find a solution via google. It doesn't put an entry into the view

menu (which would be nice) but it works:



[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanc

ed]

"PersistBrowsers"=dword:00000001

 

[Robbie Hatley]

"someone watching" wrote:



> It seems this isn't rocket science but I cannot find what to

> check to have explorer windows open at shutdown, reopen at boot.

> I'm using TweakUI and do not see any settings to checkmark,

> don't see anything under explorer/tools/folder options/view either!

> Can anyone help?

> TIA



Well, one way is to make shortcuts on your desktop (right-click,

"New Shortcut") with command lines to the folder views you want.

For example, to open explorer windows to drives C, D, and E :



C:\WINNT\explorer.exe /e,"C:\"

C:\WINNT\explorer.exe /e,"D:\"

C:\WINNT\explorer.exe /e,"E:\"



Drag those to Start button, hover and wait for menu to open,

drag to Programs, hover, drag to Startup, hover, insert in list.



The next time your computer starts, 3 copies of Windows Explorer

will open, each with folder tree in left pane, and the contents

of the folders you specified in right pane.



You can substitute whatever folders you like in lieu of

"C:\", "D:\", "E:\", of course.



Doesn't exactly "open the last used folders", but at least it

will open the folders you specify at every startup.



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Cheers,

Robbie Hatley

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