Windows – How to show WIFI connection’s properties dialog in Windows 8.1

Ah, my bad... After reading the comments on my question, I tested with Notepad and this seems to work.

So in my case it is only PowerShell that seems to ignore the "Start In" parameter. I thought it might have been my PowerShell profile somehow changing the start directory and I have disabled the whole profile, but no cigar. But I guess this would be a different question then.

So the actual answer to the question is:

Right-click the shortcut in the Start Menu, choose Open File Location, and change the properties on the shortcut file.

I don't know why but I always end up answering my own questions in superuser.

Anyways, since Windows won't let you edit the properties of the WiFi if you haven't connected to it (which is dumb, in my opinion), you can do it by:

1. Go to Network and Sharing center
2. Click on "Setup a new connection or network"
3. Select "Manually connect to a wireless network"
4. Enter the exact network name of the network that you want to edit the properties from
5. Choose the security type you know it uses
6. Choose the encryption type you know it uses
7. In my case, the security was with Windows Authentication, so I had to fiddle a lot with the settings for it to allow me to connect. If your WiFi has a security key, it should work then.
8. Click Next. It will add the profile and display a Success Dialog.
9. You get a "Change connection settings" button right on that dialog. Click it
10. There you go.

Hope this helps someone.