Can I change the system's "Browse for Folder" dialog globally?
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Published on 2013-06-26T15:49:40Z
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As far as I know, everyone hates the "Browse for Folder" dialog:
This dialog is always too small, rarely remembers locations well, and worst of all: forces you to navigate your entire computer using a tedious tree structure.
Now, to be fair, some of the problems are likely to do with how apps are invoking the control -- not setting a size or a default directory, etc. But the problem about the tedious tree control remains.
Is there any way to customize your Windows installation to use a different control? Preferably an app/installer that does it for you safely, but dropping in a compatible DLL or similar technique would be okay too.
Or are we stuck with this terrible control forever?
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