Keyboard shortcut for the Windows Explorer address bar

Question

Is there a keyboard shortcut in Windows Explorer (Windows 7), to put the cursor into the address bar (where the current path is shown)?

Answer 1

Found it, it's possible with the following two shortcuts:

• Alt+D selects the current path in English versions (see comments for other languages)
• on Windows 8, Ctrl+L can also be used to select the current path (all languages)
• F4 will put the cursor at the end of the current path and expand the dropdown list of the address bar (all languages)

BTW: here's a complete list of keyboard shortcuts in windows 7: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Keyboard-shortcuts

Answer 2

If you're using non-English version, you can use AutoHotkey with this script:

#IfWinActive ahk_class CabinetWClass
   !d::ControlClick,ToolbarWindow322
return

Answer 3

Ctrl+L seems to be working in many browsers, in File Explorer too. It's in Windows 8 (in Windows 7 it does not work).

Answer 4

Another AutoHotKey solution based on the one from @epifun

@epifun 's solution does not work if the address in the addressbar is very long.

#IfWinActive ahk_class CabinetWClass
   !d::
   ControlFocus, ToolbarWindow322
   send {space}
return

Answer 5

I can't verify this myself at the moment since I'm using Mac OS X, but this webpage suggests that Alt-D is what you're looking for (see section "Windows Explorer keyboard shortcuts").

Answer 6

F6 does the trick for me.

(PC, successive versions of Windows including 8.1, as I write.)