It appears that there is no official way to do this built-in to the Photos app. This solution should at least save you some time. Create a text file with the following contents:
@if not [%1]==[] explorer %~dp1
Save this file and then change the file extension to .bat
. For example, if the original file name was OpenDirectory.txt
, change it to OpenDirectory.bat
. Place this file in a location where it can permanently reside. This batch file opens the folder that contains the file that is passed to it as a command-line argument. It should look like this:
Then, open a photo in the Windows 8 photos app. Choose the "Open with" option.
Uncheck the box that says "Use this app for all .JPG files". Then choose "More options".
Scroll all the way to the bottom and choose "Look for another app on this PC".
Now browse to the location where you saved the OpenDirectory.bat
file. Select it. The folder containing the image should open.In the future, OpenDirectory.bat
should appear as an option in your "Open with" list:
Don't forget to always uncheck the "Use this app for all .JPG files" box.