I think Yutaka means the default [Windows Explorer] entry in [External Tools].
SHOpenFolderAndSelectItems is good. I like it as well.
But I don’t think we need to rely on it all the time.
I just suggest you launch your custom explorer via [External Tools] (and thus you can assign a keyboard shortcut to it), regardless of whatever the referred entry in Tab Menu would be.
Is there any disadvantage for you that way?