Emacs: Microsoft Windows: Start Emacs at Home Dir
How to start emacs with default dir at home dir?
(If you are starting emacs from command line, simply cd
to home dir first.)
Create a Windows shortcut, then set the “Start in” field.

To create a file shortcut:
- Hold Alt then drag that
runemacs.exe
icon to desktop. - In the newly created alias icon, right click to open file properties. Then, in the “Start in” field, enter %HOMEPATH%.
- In the “Target” field, you can add Emacs: Command Line Options after the .exe.
Emacs on Microsoft Windows
- Emacs: Microsoft Windows FAQ
- Emacs: Microsoft Windows: Init File Location
- Emacs: Microsoft Windows: Start Emacs at Home Dir
- Emacs: Microsoft Windows: Start Emacs from Terminal
- Emacs: Microsoft Windows: Install Linux Tools
- Emacs: Microsoft Windows: Run PowerShell
- Emacs Init: Change Default Shell (PowerShell)
- Emacs: Environment Variables
- Emacs: Microsoft Windows: Meta Super Hyper Keys Settings