# Full Screen Escape

Try to get access to any Explorer functionalities like "Open,Save,Save as,etc"

### Bypassing path restrictions

You can access most paths via Explorer **and** web browser.

* **Environment variables**: There are a lot of environment variables that are pointing to some path
* **Other protocols**: *about:, data:, ftp:, file:, mailto:, news:, res:, telnet:, view-source:*
* **Symbolic links**
* **Shortcuts**: CTRL+N (open new session), CTRL+R (Execute Commands), CTRL+SHIFT+ESC (Task Manager),  Windows+E (open explorer), CTRL-B, CTRL-I (Favourites), CTRL-H (History), CTRL-L, CTRL-O (File/Open Dialog), CTRL-P (Print Dialog), CTRL-S (Save As)
  * Hidden Administrative menu: CTRL-ALT-F8, CTRL-ESC-F9
* **Shell URIs, these do not work in browser**: 
  * `shell:Administrative Tools`
  * `shell:DocumentsLibrary`
  * `shell:Libraries`
  * `shell:UserProfiles`
  * `shell:Personal`
  * `shell:SearchHomeFolder`
  * `shell:NetworkPlacesFolder`
  * `shell:SendTo`
  * `shell:UserProfiles`
  * `shell:Common Administrative Tools`
  * `shell:MyComputerFolder`
  * `shell:InternetFolder`
  * `Shell:Profile`
  * `Shell:ProgramFiles`
  * `Shell:System`
  * `Shell:ControlPanelFolder`
  * `Shell:Windows`
  * `shell:::{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}` --> Control Panel
  * `shell:::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}` --> My Computer
  * `shell:::{{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}}` --> My Network Places
  * `shell:::{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}->internet explorer`
  * <https://pastebin.com/raw/DLTeW0HU>
* **UNC paths**: Network paths, you should try to connect to the C$ of the local machine ("\\\127.0.0.1\c$\Windows\System32")

| UNC                       | UNC            | UNC                  |
| ------------------------- | -------------- | -------------------- |
| %ALLUSERSPROFILE%         | %APPDATA%      | %CommonProgramFiles% |
| %COMMONPROGRAMFILES(x86)% | %COMPUTERNAME% | %COMSPEC%            |
| %HOMEDRIVE%               | %HOMEPATH%     | %LOCALAPPDATA%       |
| %LOGONSERVER%             | %PATH%         | %PATHEXT%            |
| %ProgramData%             | %ProgramFiles% | %ProgramFiles(x86)%  |
| %PROMPT%                  | %PSModulePath% | %Public%             |
| %SYSTEMDRIVE%             | %SYSTEMROOT%   | %TEMP%               |
| %TMP%                     | %USERDOMAIN%   | %USERNAME%           |
| %USERPROFILE%             | %WINDIR%       |                      |

### Shortcut to escape

If it's a touch screen just try all the gestures tbh, swipe up up down down left right left right B A Start\
Click on all the corners, an infinite number of times or stuff like 2 click top-left, 1 click bottom right, 360 no scope. You get the idea.

* Sticky Keys – Press SHIFT 5 times&#x20;
* Mouse Keys – SHIFT+ALT+NUMLOCK&#x20;
* High Contrast – SHIFT+ALT+PRINTSCN&#x20;
* Toggle Keys – Hold NUMLOCK for 5 seconds&#x20;
* Filter Keys – Hold right SHIFT for 12 seconds&#x20;
* WINDOWS+F1 – Windows Search&#x20;
* WINDOWS+D – Show Desktop&#x20;
* WINDOWS+E – Launch Windows Explorer&#x20;
* WINDOWS+R – Run&#x20;
* WINDOWS+U – Ease of Access Centre&#x20;
* WINDOWS+F – Search&#x20;
* SHIFT+F10 – Context Menu&#x20;
* CTRL+SHIFT+ESC – Task Manager&#x20;
* CTRL+ALT+DEL – Splash screen on newer Windows versions&#x20;
* F1 – Help F3 – Search&#x20;
* F6 – Address Bar&#x20;
* F11 – Toggle full screen within Internet Explorer&#x20;
* CTRL+H – Internet Explorer History&#x20;
* CTRL+T – Internet Explorer – New Tab&#x20;
* CTRL+N – Internet Explorer – New Page&#x20;
* CTRL+O – Open File&#x20;
* CTRL+S – Save CTRL+N – New RDP / Citrix