I have a question: is there a way to get the path pointed from a Windows Explorer istance of which I already have some data like HWND, process id, and a handle to the process?
I am using C++ and WINAPI / MFC in Visual Studio 2012.
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2COM: SHDocVw.ShellWindows exposes an enumeration of Explorer (including IE) windows that includes the HWND. – Alex K. May 30 '17 at 10:57
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1Processes don't have paths. Are you looking for the path of the primary module that was used to create the process instead? – IInspectable May 30 '17 at 12:09
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use [QueryFullProcessImageName](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms684919(v=vs.85).aspx) – RbMm May 30 '17 at 12:32
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@IInspectable I am looking for the path explorer is currently pointing – ArenaLor May 30 '17 at 13:48
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[A big little program: Monitoring Internet Explorer and Explorer windows, part 1: Enumeration](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20130610-00/?p=4133). – IInspectable May 30 '17 at 13:57
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@AlexK. Isn't SHDocVw some C# class? I am trying this with C++ – ArenaLor May 31 '17 at 15:50
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need to try the other solution but it may work, thanks. – ArenaLor Jun 04 '17 at 09:10
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Use GetWindowThreadProcessId, OpenProcess, then GetProcessImageFileName. The documentation https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms683217(v=vs.85).aspx shows what permissions you need to request in your OpenProcess call.
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This is not what I am asking for - actually doing this I get the explorer exe path; what I want is the path opened in the explorer. – ArenaLor May 31 '17 at 15:43
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Please give much more detailed information in your request. Your follow-up response is not at all obvious from your original question. You said you want to "get the path of a Windows Explorer process", which would be the explorer.exe path. – Adam Gross Jun 01 '17 at 16:47
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