How do I use the OpenFileDialog class such that it opens on the Network area as default?

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How do I use the OpenFileDialog class (in C#, WPF etc.) such that it opens on the Network area as default?

This does not work:

  OpenFileDialog openFileDialog1 = new OpenFileDialog();
  openFileDialog1.InitialDirectory = "Network";

I also tried having "\" as an InitialDirectory and that did not work.

I also tried having "\\" as an InitialDirectory and that did not work either.

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