Autorun Download of Photos on the Desktop - Possible?

I'm on Windows 8.1 Pro now.
There seems to be some automatic "Import Photos" capability tied to Metro/Modern in Windows 8.1. I don't have any use for Metro/Modern apps, and in fact I can't use them because I've disabled UAC.
When I had Windows 7, I had my Autoplay settings such that when I would plug in my dSLR all the images would just transfer to a particular folder I had chosen in advance, organized by date the photos were taken. I didn't have to take any action
other than plug the camera's USB cable in, wait for the transfers to complete, see the Explorer window pop open showing the images, then unplug the camera. Then I could move the photos to where I wanted them - or just close the Explorer window and put
off the organizational activity until later.
That was nice.
I can get functionality almost like that in Windows 8 by right-clicking my Camera when it shows up in File Explorer under My PC then choosing
Import, but there are several prompts - ergo it's not fully automated.
Through the Autoplay settings I have configured the system to automatically open a File Explorer window pointing to the folder structure in the camera's CF card, which is a workaround for now, but I'd just like the full transfer automation I had before.
Anyone know how to reconfigure Windows 8.1 to facilitate fully automatic downloads to a specific folder using only desktop features - ideally just like they were in Windows 7? I'm betting the functionality is still in there somewhere
and it just has to be tweaked back into existence.
I've done a little looking around, and it turns out I can invoke most of the old desktop import functionality by running this command:
RunDLL32.exe "C:\Program Files\Windows Photo Viewer\PhotoAcq.dll" PhotoAndVideoAcquire
There may be some additional command line options I don't know about. The trick will be to somehow wire that command in so that it autoruns when the camera is plugged-in, autoselects the camera, and starts the transfer. I'm thinking scripting
may be needed.
Thanks for any insights you may have as to how to accomplish automatic downloading without Metro.
-Noel
Detailed how-to in my eBooks:
Configure The Windows 7 "To Work" Options
Configure The Windows 8 "To Work" Options

Hi Noel,
This is one of the differences between windows 7 and Windows 8. The command you have tried is a workaround to get the old way.
Maybe we could achieve it through script, we’d recommend you ask script forum for professional solution:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/scriptcenter/en-US/home
Karen Hu
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