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Many Windows programs open a folder on specific user actions, for example, when exporting settings from IDE's or opening downloads in web browsers. By default, this opens a new Windows Explorer window.
Can a new Total Commander tab be opened instead?
 

KroniK907's question is similar, but:

  1. Has no emphasize on programs as source of action: it's possible to interpret as if KroniK907 only wants to replace his direct actions, especially since My Computer is mentioned (i.e. opening via desktop icon). My question is about replacing all events, both direct from users and indirect from applications.
  2. Also, my question excludes My Computer by default (such tweaks may also replace Recycle Bin, which starts to be less practical).
  3. Also, my question specifically emphasizes on opening a new tab, not just another programs.

If 1) and 2) are fixed in KroniK907's question, my question can be closed as duplicate (still useful for discoverability) and answer below moved to dupe.

There are other dupe candidates, but they are phrased in too unclear way.

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  • what do you mean by "accents My Computer"? Commented yesterday
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    @justhalf tried to improve formatting and to explain better diffs in the edit Commented yesterday

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This was used already for many years, so can be considered as relatively safe tweak:

Edit correct paths to TOTALCMD64.EXE, save as .reg file, and launch with standard double click:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 ;; Replace also Recycle bin and My Computer ; [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Folder\shell\open\command] ; @="C:\\Program Files\\TotalCmd\\TOTALCMD64.EXE /O /T /R %1" ; "DelegateExecute"=- ;; Replace also Drive (C: D: ...) events (not tested) ; [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell] ; @="open" ; [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\open] ; [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\open\command] ; @="C:\\Program Files\\TotalCmd\\TOTALCMD64.EXE /O /T /R %1" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell] @="open" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\open] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\open\command] @="C:\\Program Files\\TotalCmd\\TOTALCMD64.EXE /O /T /R %1"

Replacing Recycle Bin and My Computer are not enabled above by default.

Revert to defaults:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 ; [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Folder\shell\open\command] ; @=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\ ; 00,5c,00,45,00,78,00,70,00,6c,00,6f,00,72,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,\ ; 65,00,00,00 ; "DelegateExecute"="{11dbb47c-a525-400b-9e80-a54615a090c0}" ; [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\open\command] ; [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\open] ; [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell] ; @="open" [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\open\command] [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\open] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell] @="open"

Shortcut to download reg files directly

The source of this solution is unknown at this point, this answer is quite similar and have /T /O /S cmd keys descriptions, but it has accent on irrelevant/undesired things like context menu.

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