How to get the path of the selected file in the current tab of Windows Explorer?

Question

john snow 0

The end goal:

• Open Explorer (multiple tabs) in win11.

• Select a file

• Press the space bar to get the selected file path in your own program

Viorel 122.6K Reputation points

2025-02-28T18:09:21.53+00:00

Maybe it is also possible to implement “Select a file, Right click, Select a special menu command to be performed by your own program”.
Jeanine Zhang-MSFT 11,356 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2025-03-03T01:38:38.5366667+00:00

What do you mean "Press the space bar to get the selected file path in your own program"?

If you want to get the path of the selected file in the Windows Explorer, I suggest you could refer to the Blog: Querying information from an Explorer window

Your answer

Viorel 122.6K Reputation points

2025-02-28T18:09:21.53+00:00

Maybe it is also possible to implement “Select a file, Right click, Select a special menu command to be performed by your own program”.
Jeanine Zhang-MSFT 11,356 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2025-03-03T01:38:38.5366667+00:00

What do you mean "Press the space bar to get the selected file path in your own program"?

If you want to get the path of the selected file in the Windows Explorer, I suggest you could refer to the Blog: Querying information from an Explorer window