FolderPicker class

var folderPicker = new Windows.Storage.Pickers.FolderPicker();

// Verify that we are currently not snapped, or that we can unsnap to open the picker
var currentState = Windows.UI.ViewManagement.ApplicationView.value;
if (currentState === Windows.UI.ViewManagement.ApplicationViewState.snapped &&
    !Windows.UI.ViewManagement.ApplicationView.tryUnsnap()) {
    // Fail silently if we can't unsnap
    return;
}

// Create the picker object and set options
var folderPicker = new Windows.Storage.Pickers.FolderPicker;
folderPicker.suggestedStartLocation = Windows.Storage.Pickers.PickerLocationId.desktop;
// Users expect to have a filtered view of their folders depending on the scenario.
// For example, when choosing a documents folder, restrict the filetypes to documents for your application.
folderPicker.fileTypeFilter.replaceAll([".docx", ".xlsx", ".pptx"]);

folderPicker.pickSingleFolderAsync().then(function (folder) {
    if (folder) {
        // Application now has read/write access to all contents in the picked folder (including sub-folder contents)
        // Cache folder so the contents can be accessed at a later time
        Windows.Storage.AccessCache.StorageApplicationPermissions.futureAccessList.addOrReplace("PickedFolderToken", folder);
        WinJS.log && WinJS.log("Picked folder: " + folder.name, "sample", "status");
    } else {
        // The picker was dismissed with no selected file
        WinJS.log && WinJS.log("Operation cancelled.", "sample", "status");
    }
});

internal bool EnsureUnsnapped()
{
    // FilePicker APIs will not work if the application is in a snapped state.
    // If an app wants to show a FilePicker while snapped, it must attempt to unsnap first
    bool unsnapped = ((ApplicationView.Value != ApplicationViewState.Snapped) || ApplicationView.TryUnsnap());
    if (!unsnapped)
    {
        NotifyUser("Cannot unsnap the sample.", NotifyType.StatusMessage);
    }

    return unsnapped;
}