Revisions to Menu option "Select startup disk on desktop" greyed out when Finder window is active

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Previous OS X versions allowed one to select the startup disk using Cmd-Shift-Up when on the Desktop, or "from" any Finder window. In 10.9.4 this works only from the Desktop. When a Finder window is active, the menu item does appear when holding down Shift, but is greyed out.
The startup disk is visible on the Desktop, per Finder preferences.
Any ideas? I can make a workaround using Keyboard Maestro or the likes, but..

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Update:
For now, workaround using KeyboardMaestro, only in Finder, on hotkey execute AppleScript:

tell application "Finder"
    select window of desktop
    set selection to item 1 of desktop
end tell

Weirdly enough it doesn't show that it is selected, but Cmd-down opens its window.

Previous OS X versions allowed one to select the startup disk using Cmd-Shift-Up when on the Desktop, or "from" any Finder window. In 10.9.4 this works only from the Desktop. When a Finder window is active, the menu item does appear when holding down Shift, but is greyed out.
The startup disk is visible on the Desktop, per Finder preferences.
Any ideas? I can make a workaround using Keyboard Maestro or the likes, but..

enter image description here

Update:
For now, workaround using KeyboardMaestro, only in Finder, on hotkey execute AppleScript:

tell application "Finder"
    select window of desktop
    set selection to item 1 of desktop
end tell

Weirdly enough it doesn't show that it is selected, but Cmd-down opens its window.

Previous OS X versions allowed one to select the startup disk using Cmd-Shift-Up when on the Desktop, or "from" any Finder window. In 10.9.4 this works only from the Desktop. When a Finder window is active, the menu item does appear when holding down Shift, but is greyed out.
The startup disk is visible on the Desktop, per Finder preferences.
Any ideas? I can make a workaround using Keyboard Maestro or the likes, but..

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Issue unresolved, so described the workaround I created

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edited Jan 9, 2015 at 12:39

MSpreij

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Previous OS X versions allowed one to select the startup disk using Cmd-Shift-Up when on the Desktop, or "from" any Finder window. In 10.9.4 this works only from the Desktop. When a Finder window is active, the menu item does appear when holding down Shift, but is greyed out.
The startup disk is visible on the Desktop, per Finder preferences.
Any ideas? I can make a workaround using Keyboard Maestro or the likes, but..

enter image description here

Update:
For now, workaround using KeyboardMaestro, only in Finder, on hotkey execute AppleScript:

tell application "Finder"
    select window of desktop
    set selection to item 1 of desktop
end tell

Weirdly enough it doesn't show that it is selected, but Cmd-down opens its window.

Previous OS X versions allowed one to select the startup disk using Cmd-Shift-Up when on the Desktop, or "from" any Finder window. In 10.9.4 this works only from the Desktop. When a Finder window is active, the menu item does appear when holding down Shift, but is greyed out.
The startup disk is visible on the Desktop, per Finder preferences.
Any ideas? I can make a workaround using Keyboard Maestro or the likes, but..

enter image description here

Previous OS X versions allowed one to select the startup disk using Cmd-Shift-Up when on the Desktop, or "from" any Finder window. In 10.9.4 this works only from the Desktop. When a Finder window is active, the menu item does appear when holding down Shift, but is greyed out.
The startup disk is visible on the Desktop, per Finder preferences.
Any ideas? I can make a workaround using Keyboard Maestro or the likes, but..

enter image description here

Update:
For now, workaround using KeyboardMaestro, only in Finder, on hotkey execute AppleScript:

tell application "Finder"
    select window of desktop
    set selection to item 1 of desktop
end tell

Weirdly enough it doesn't show that it is selected, but Cmd-down opens its window.

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edited Jan 7, 2015 at 10:58

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Previous OS X versions allowed one to select the startup disk using Cmd-Shift-Up when on the Desktop, or "from" any Finder window. In 10.9.4 this works only from the Desktop. When a Finder window is active, the menu item does appear when holding down Shift, but is greyed out. Any
The startup disk is visible on the Desktop, per Finder preferences.
Any ideas? I can make a workaround using Keyboard Maestro or the likes, but..

enter image description here

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