[nolok]

Worse than that tt's actually an option since windows 2000 and every windows version since then, so it's nothing new he just didn't know about it. Most of the other "power user" things like "open command prompt here" have been available through power toys or such.

[tobias3]

It's already in Windows 7: Shift + Right-click in a folder. Then it's in the context menu.

[kenjackson]

How do you do that in Windows 7? It would actually be useful for me on occassion, but it never even crossed my mind that I could have a new window open up in a new explorer process.

[kprobst]

Tools -> Folder options -> View tab -> Launch folder windows in a separate process

[kenjackson]

Thanks. Not very easy to use, since I'd typically like to just use it on occassion. But at least I know it's there now.