Windows 10: "Open file location" opens shortcut location instead of the file location..

Discus and support "Open file location" opens shortcut location instead of the file location.. in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; I think the title sums up this annoying issue, but I'll elaborate anyway for the sake of clarity:When I right click on a program in the Start menu and... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by joeo sullivan, Mar 22, 2023.

  1. JOEO SULLIVAN
    joeo sullivan Win User

    "Open file location" opens shortcut location instead of the file location..


    I think the title sums up this annoying issue, but I'll elaborate anyway for the sake of clarity:When I right click on a program in the Start menu and click on "Open file location" it should, by right, open the location of the file, but it never does. It always opens the location of the shortcut instead For example: C:\Users\*name*\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs or C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Program.It's really annoying when you have to repeat the process twice for absolutely no reason. I mean, nobody ever wants to open the list of start menu

    :)
     
    joeo sullivan, Mar 22, 2023
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  2. BREE
    Bree Win User

    Open file location is missing in pinned apps

    ,
    No, that's not the sort of 'file location' the OP is referring to. Your 'file location' opens File Explorer at the location of the shortcut for that app in the Start Menu's Programs folder. The OP wants the list of recently opened files, or the Jump List as it is known (hover over each one and it shows its file location). Theirs is turned off (and yours by the looks of it).


    "Open file location" opens shortcut location instead of the file location.. 104325d1485972545t-open-file-location-missing-pinned-apps-jumplist.png
     
    Bree, Mar 22, 2023
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  3. EDWIN
    Edwin Win User
    tile open file location

    If that tile was created with Edge, there won't be a shortcut to it.
     
    Edwin, Mar 22, 2023
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  4. MORTEZAGHASEMI
    MortezaGhasemi Win User

    "Open file location" opens shortcut location instead of the file location..

    Open file location

    when i right-click on a shortcut icon and select "open file location", instead of a normal explorer window opening, the CMD window displays. it
    only happened after i updated my Windows 10.This did not happen previous
    to that.
     
    MortezaGhasemi, Mar 22, 2023
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