Use the Start menu to open a folder.
Normally you open a folder by double-clicking its icon. Sometimes locating the icon for the folder you want to open may be inconvenient. For example, if you are working in a maximized application, you might not want to minimize it just to open a folder.
To open a folder using the Start menu:
- Click Start.
- From the Start menu, select Run.
- Type the full pathname of the folder you want to open.
- Click OK.
For example, to open the Windows folder, enter C:\Windows
When specifying folders with long filenames, surround the full pathname with quotes.
For example, C:\My Documents is entered as "C:\My Documents". Click here for more information about long and short filenames.