Right click onto desktop, select 'Create new' and then
'Basic link to file or directory' or 'Link to Location (URL)'.
Click the file selection icon. A popup is displayed.
If 'File' is selected, a file dialog is displayed, showing files and directories, allowing the selection of a file.
If 'Directory' is selected, a file dialog is displayed, showing only directories, allowing the selection of a directory.
Without the patch, no popup is displayed, only directories are shown in the file dialog and only a directory can be selected.