Keyboard shortcut for the Windows Explorer address bar

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00:22 Accepted answer (Score 121)
01:01 Answer 2 (Score 5)
01:17 Answer 3 (Score 3)
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Full question
https://superuser.com/questions/185971/k...

Accepted answer links:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windo...

Answer 2 links:
[AutoHotkey]: http://www.autohotkey.com/

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#windows7 #keyboardshortcuts #windowsexplorer

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ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 123

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

Score 5

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

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

ANSWER 3

Score 2

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 4

Score 2

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).