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How do I get the current user's desktop folder location *after* they have moved it?

I'm hoping there's a way to play with environment variables to achieve this because I need to access this in a Windows command shell.

I found the directory in [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders] Desktop, but I have no idea how to access this information from a command shell!

%UserProfile% does not work for what I'm trying to do. It only works if they haven't moved their special folders.

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