Customize open dialog box in Windows 8(.1)?

[Syanide]

The open/save dialog box is one of my major annoyances in Windows as I never use the default options and I would like to customize it.

 

This is the default choice I'm talking about:

 

 

I want to add custom locations next to Desktop, Libraries, etc. There used to be a way of doing this is Windows 7 by using the registry editor and adding custom values (tutorial can be found here), but it doesn't work in Windows 8.1.

 

Does anyone have any solutions to this?

 

Thanks in advance.

[Nashy]

Sorry I can't help you.  But thank you so much for sharing the Win 7 link.  I wish I'd known about this years ago!

[+virtorio MVC]

Doing it this way works in Windows 8/8.1:

 

http://www.webmastersdiary.com/change-the-items-in-your-windows-file-open-dialog-on-windows/

[Syanide]

I have to apologize, I made a typo while using regedit. The tutorial works for Windows 8.1, confirmed:

 

 

EDIT:

 

Didn's see virtorio's post, I'll use that one to mark the topic solved. Thanks!

[articuno1au]

It's worth noting that this depends on the developer and which of the open/save dialog systems they have chosen to use.

 

This will help for some apps, but not all. I have a completely different open/save dialog in all of my projects because I call the native ones with a wrapper..

 

/shrugs

[Dick Montage]

This will help for some apps, but not all. I have a completely different open/save dialog in all of my projects because I call the native ones with a wrapper..

 

Is that not the native dialogue in win 8/8.1?

[Syanide]

It's worth noting that this depends on the developer and which of the open/save dialog systems they have chosen to use.

 

This will help for some apps, but not all. I have a completely different open/save dialog in all of my projects because I call the native ones with a wrapper..

 

/shrugs

 

The other one's not that big of an issue because it lists favorites, and you can put whatever you want there:

 

 

 

Is that not the native dialogue in win 8/8.1?

 

Yes, but there are two types, see one above.

[Bertch]

The other one's not that big of an issue because it lists favorites, and you can put whatever you want there:

 

 

 

 

Yes, but there are two types, see one above.

 

I wish they would always use this one.  I hate not having my favorites.  Windows 7 has both as well.

 

Edit: This is also an issue with the save dialog.

[Syanide]

I wish they would always use this one. I hate not having my favorites. Windows 7 has both as well.

Edit: This is also an issue with the save dialog.

Yeah, unfortunately the state of desktop and desktop apps seems to be the last of Microsoft's concerns nowadays.