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→Versions 7 or 8: Clarified the format accepted by Windows "Target" field.
# Using Windows, navigate to the Mozilla Thunderbird folder on your computer. The default installation folder under Windows is <code>C:\Program Files\Mozilla Thunderbird\</code>
# Right-click the <code>thunderbird.exe</code> file. Select <code>Create Shortcut</code> option. Save it in that directory. Or alternatively, save it on the desktop if restrictions prevent the saving to the same directory.
# Right-click the shortcut afterwards and select <code>Properties</code> from the context menu. Locate the Target path in the Shortcut tab and add <code>-addressbook</code> at the end of it. The end result needs to read <code>"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Thunderbird\thunderbird.exe" -addressbook</code>. Double check that you leave a blank space between the closing quote <code>"</code> and the <code>-addressbook</code>. The end result needs to read <code>thunderbird.exe -addressbook</code>prefix.
# Click on <code>Apply</code> button. Click on <code>OK</code> button.
# Double-click the shortcut you created above. If things went right, you should now see the address book open up immediately. Done. You have successfully created a shortcut to open only the Address Book of Thunderbird.
