Help! Windows 10 weirdness... or is it just me?

[SilverAzide]

I'm having an issue in Rainmeter that seems to be related to Windows 10 (not a RM issue). I'm using the Windows special folder shortcut documented here https://docs.rainmeter.net/tips/launching-windows-special-folders/ and elsewhere.

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Network Connections (in PC settings)			::{38A98528-6CBF-4CA9-8DC0-B1E1D10F7B1B}

Also referred to as "Network Flyout (Connect To)".

The problem is that executing this shortcut works fine in Windows 8.1 and earlier, but it is not working for me in Windows 10.
I'm using build 10586.104 (64-bit).

Does anyone else get the network flyout when executing the following at a command prompt:
explorer shell:::{38A98528-6CBF-4CA9-8DC0-B1E1D10F7B1B}
or the equivalent:
C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe van.dll,RunVAN

Clicking the network icon in the tray works as expected, but nothing happens when I run the shell command in Windows 10.
I thought this was working in an earlier build of Win10... or Is it just me? Thanks!

[jsmorley]

No, those are strictly for Win8.1 and before.

I have not yet discovered a way to access those "flyout" panes in Win10 with a command line, the closet I have been able to get is:

ms-settings:network

Which will open the Win10 settings panel for "Network and Internet". The same "Connect to" functionality is at the top of that panel.

https://forum.rainmeter.net/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=22613

[SilverAzide]

Rats... Microsoft hoses their users again.

But thanks for the tip, sir!