Windows Shortcuts for Infrastructure Engineers

Windows Environment Path Variables

To see windows environment variables type in set

%AllUsersProfile% – Open the All User’s Profile C:\ProgramData

%AppData% – Opens AppData folder C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming

%CommonProgramFiles% – C:\Program Files\Common Files

%CommonProgramFiles(x86)% – C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files

%HomeDrive% – Opens your home drive C:\

%LocalAppData% – Opens local AppData folder C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local

%ProgramData% – C:\ProgramData

%ProgramFiles% – C:\Program Files or C:\Program Files (x86)

%ProgramFiles(x86)% – C:\Program Files (x86)

%Public% – C:\Users\Public

%SystemDrive% – C:

%SystemRoot% – Opens Windows folder C:\Windows

%Temp% – Opens temporary file Folder C:\Users\{Username}\AppData\Local\Temp

%UserProfile% – Opens your user’s profile C:\Users\{username}

%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup – Opens Windows 10 Startup location for program shortcuts

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