Windows 8 FTP Folder in File Explorer - Interface Not Supported

I access my FTP site Via Windows Explorer in Windows 7 and Have tried doing the same via File Explorer in Windows 8
When I double click a File in the FTP folder, whereas in W7 It would download a copy and open the file, In W8 I receive the error Interface Not Supported.
Does anyone know of a fix for this?
Thanks in advance.
Tim

I remember seeing something similar happen in Windows Explorer on W7 after I installed Google Chrome, however this was happening right from first install on W8.
I seem to remember the solution in W7 was a registry fix but I'm not sure whether this would work in W8
Ravenstar68
Edit 
Just remembered it wouldn't let you create the ftp site in W7 so was a different problem
I was waiting to see if you brought that up.
When I first made the standard ftp shortcut (the kind that opens IE), it had no association.  That green bird-foot arrow icon comes from OpenWith.exe.
Double-clicking the shortcut brought up a very reduced-choice metro dialog.  Those were the only choices.  No OpenWith browse options there.
There wasn't even a Open With... choice in the right-click dialog.
I was curious to see what might happen if I made the wrong choice.  It was very unforgiving.
No obvious way to fix it.  No OpenWith right-click context menu.
I had to reassociate ftp elsewhere.
Even now that I have everything straightened out, the right-click menus don't offer OpenWith.
The left pic above shows the ordinary IE ftp shortcut.  I can drag-n-drop it into Firefox and it works.  But there's no OpenWith option for that.
The right pic above shows the File Explorer ftp shortcut.  What in the world is that "Open folder location" option?  It launches IE to my (blank) home page.  Hmm?
Just thought I'd share all this with you, since you brought up initializing ftp access.
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