Update FolderNameEditor to use modern folder dialog
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Description
**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**
As noted [here](https://github.com/dotnet/winforms/pull/4645#pullrequestreview-605774524) `FolderNameEditor` is [using interop](https://github.com/dotnet/winforms/blob/2178e7a66ed27332202659c3ea86649dc4578c3d/src/System.Windows.Forms.Design/src/System/Windows/Forms/Design/FolderNameEditor.cs#L131) for folder selection, thus still opening the legacy folder dialog. `FolderBrowserDialog` has been updated to use the more modern Vista folder dialog. It would make sense to call `FolderBrowserDialog` from `FolderNameEditor` to get the same experience in the designer.
Also the `InitialDirectory` properties on `FileDialog` and `FolderBrowserDialog` should be annotated with `FolderNameEditor` to get the proper designer experience.
**Describe the solution you'd like and alternatives you've considered**
While the native interop could be updated to use the Vista dialog it probably makes more sense to just use the existing FolderBrowserDialog?
**Will this feature affect UI controls?**
- their design time experience will be affected, but the designer should not require any changes
- runtime experience will be affected if a property grid is used at runtime
- accessibility/localization are unaffected
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