[AOT] move some LibraryImport define to common to avoid dup code (#40006)

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## Summary of the Pull Request
To avoid dup code, try to move some LibraryImport define to common
folder.
This can make other modules/extensions easy to use.

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Co-authored-by: Yu Leng <yuleng@microsoft.com>

PowerToys.sln

@@ -723,6 +723,8 @@ Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "WorkspacesEditorUITest", "s
 EndProject
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "CalculatorEngineCommon", "src\common\CalculatorEngineCommon\CalculatorEngineCommon.vcxproj", "{2CF78CF7-8FEB-4BE1-9591-55FA25B48FC6}"
 EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "ManagedCsWin32", "src\common\ManagedCsWin32\ManagedCsWin32.csproj", "{14AFD976-B4D2-49D0-9E6C-AA93CC061B8A}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|ARM64 = Debug|ARM64
@@ -2649,6 +2651,14 @@ Global
 		{2CF78CF7-8FEB-4BE1-9591-55FA25B48FC6}.Release|ARM64.Build.0 = Release|ARM64
 		{2CF78CF7-8FEB-4BE1-9591-55FA25B48FC6}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
 		{2CF78CF7-8FEB-4BE1-9591-55FA25B48FC6}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
+		{14AFD976-B4D2-49D0-9E6C-AA93CC061B8A}.Debug|ARM64.ActiveCfg = Debug|ARM64
+		{14AFD976-B4D2-49D0-9E6C-AA93CC061B8A}.Debug|ARM64.Build.0 = Debug|ARM64
+		{14AFD976-B4D2-49D0-9E6C-AA93CC061B8A}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
+		{14AFD976-B4D2-49D0-9E6C-AA93CC061B8A}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
+		{14AFD976-B4D2-49D0-9E6C-AA93CC061B8A}.Release|ARM64.ActiveCfg = Release|ARM64
+		{14AFD976-B4D2-49D0-9E6C-AA93CC061B8A}.Release|ARM64.Build.0 = Release|ARM64
+		{14AFD976-B4D2-49D0-9E6C-AA93CC061B8A}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
+		{14AFD976-B4D2-49D0-9E6C-AA93CC061B8A}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
@@ -2926,6 +2936,7 @@ Global
 		{5F63C743-F6CE-4DBA-A200-2B3F8A14E8C2} = {3846508C-77EB-4034-A702-F8BB263C4F79}
 		{2694E2FB-DCD5-4BFF-A418-B6C3C7CE3B8E} = {89E20BCE-EB9C-46C8-8B50-E01A82E6FDC3}
 		{2CF78CF7-8FEB-4BE1-9591-55FA25B48FC6} = {1AFB6476-670D-4E80-A464-657E01DFF482}
+		{14AFD976-B4D2-49D0-9E6C-AA93CC061B8A} = {1AFB6476-670D-4E80-A464-657E01DFF482}
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
 		SolutionGuid = {C3A2F9D1-7930-4EF4-A6FC-7EE0A99821D0}

src/common/ManagedCsWin32/CLSID.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace ManagedCsWin32;
+
+public static partial class CLSID
+{
+    public static readonly Guid SearchManager = new Guid("7D096C5F-AC08-4F1F-BEB7-5C22C517CE39");
+    public static readonly Guid CollatorDataSource = new Guid("9E175B8B-F52A-11D8-B9A5-505054503030");
+    public static readonly Guid ApplicationActivationManager = new Guid("45BA127D-10A8-46EA-8AB7-56EA9078943C");
+    public static readonly Guid VirtualDesktopManager = new("aa509086-5ca9-4c25-8f95-589d3c07b48a");
+}

src/common/ManagedCsWin32/ComHelper.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshalling;
+
+namespace ManagedCsWin32;
+
+public static class ComHelper
+{
+    private static StrategyBasedComWrappers cw = new StrategyBasedComWrappers();
+
+    public static T CreateComInstance<T>(ref Guid rclsid, CLSCTX dwClsContext)
+    {
+        var riid = typeof(T).GUID;
+
+        var hr = Ole32.CoCreateInstance(ref rclsid, IntPtr.Zero, dwClsContext, ref riid, out IntPtr comPtr);
+        if (hr != 0)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentException($"Failed to create {typeof(T).Name} instance. HR: {hr}");
+        }
+
+        if (comPtr == IntPtr.Zero)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentException($"Failed to create {typeof(T).Name} instance. CoCreateInstance return null ptr.");
+        }
+
+        try
+        {
+            var comObject = cw.GetOrCreateObjectForComInstance(comPtr, CreateObjectFlags.None);
+            if (comObject == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentException($"Failed to create {typeof(T).Name} instance. Cast error.");
+            }
+
+            return (T)comObject;
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            Marshal.Release(comPtr);
+        }
+    }
+}

src/common/ManagedCsWin32/IID.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace ManagedCsWin32;
+
+public static partial class IID
+{
+    public static readonly Guid ISearchManager = new Guid("AB310581-AC80-11D1-8DF3-00C04FB6EF69");
+    public static readonly Guid IPropertyStore = new Guid("886D8EEB-8CF2-4446-8D02-CDBA1DBDCF99");
+    public static readonly Guid IApplicationActivationManager = new Guid("2e941141-7f97-4756-ba1d-9decde894a3d");
+    public static readonly Guid IVirtualDesktopManager = new("a5cd92ff-29be-454c-8d04-d82879fb3f1b");
+}

src/common/ManagedCsWin32/Kernel32.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
+namespace ManagedCsWin32;
+
+public static partial class Kernel32
+{
+    [LibraryImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
+    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
+    public static partial bool DeviceIoControl(
+        IntPtr hDevice,
+        uint dwIoControlCode,
+        IntPtr inBuffer,
+        int nInBufferSize,
+        IntPtr outBuffer,
+        int nOutBufferSize,
+        out int pBytesReturned,
+        IntPtr lpOverlapped);
+
+    [LibraryImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true, StringMarshalling = StringMarshalling.Utf16)]
+    public static partial int CreateFile(
+        string lpFileName,
+        FileAccessType dwDesiredAccess,
+        FileShareType dwShareMode,
+        IntPtr lpSecurityAttributes,
+        CreationDisposition dwCreationDisposition,
+        FileAttributes dwFlagsAndAttributes,
+        IntPtr hTemplateFile);
+}
+
+[Flags]
+public enum FileAccessType : uint
+{
+    DELETE = 0x00010000,
+    READ_CONTROL = 0x00020000,
+    WRITE_DAC = 0x00040000,
+    WRITE_OWNER = 0x00080000,
+    SYNCHRONIZE = 0x00100000,
+
+    STANDARD_RIGHTS_REQUIRED = 0x000F0000,
+
+    STANDARD_RIGHTS_READ = READ_CONTROL,
+    STANDARD_RIGHTS_WRITE = READ_CONTROL,
+    STANDARD_RIGHTS_EXECUTE = READ_CONTROL,
+
+    STANDARD_RIGHTS_ALL = 0x001F0000,
+
+    SPECIFIC_RIGHTS_ALL = 0x0000FFFF,
+
+    ACCESS_SYSTEM_SECURITY = 0x01000000,
+
+    MAXIMUM_ALLOWED = 0x02000000,
+
+    GENERIC_READ = 0x80000000,
+    GENERIC_WRITE = 0x40000000,
+    GENERIC_EXECUTE = 0x20000000,
+    GENERIC_ALL = 0x10000000,
+
+    FILE_READ_DATA = 0x0001,
+    FILE_WRITE_DATA = 0x0002,
+    FILE_APPEND_DATA = 0x0004,
+    FILE_READ_EA = 0x0008,
+    FILE_WRITE_EA = 0x0010,
+    FILE_EXECUTE = 0x0020,
+    FILE_READ_ATTRIBUTES = 0x0080,
+    FILE_WRITE_ATTRIBUTES = 0x0100,
+
+    FILE_ALL_ACCESS =
+        STANDARD_RIGHTS_REQUIRED |
+        SYNCHRONIZE
+        | 0x1FF,
+
+    FILE_GENERIC_READ =
+        STANDARD_RIGHTS_READ |
+        FILE_READ_DATA |
+        FILE_READ_ATTRIBUTES |
+        FILE_READ_EA |
+        SYNCHRONIZE,
+
+    FILE_GENERIC_WRITE =
+        STANDARD_RIGHTS_WRITE |
+        FILE_WRITE_DATA |
+        FILE_WRITE_ATTRIBUTES |
+        FILE_WRITE_EA |
+        FILE_APPEND_DATA |
+        SYNCHRONIZE,
+
+    FILE_GENERIC_EXECUTE =
+        STANDARD_RIGHTS_EXECUTE |
+        FILE_READ_ATTRIBUTES |
+        FILE_EXECUTE |
+        SYNCHRONIZE,
+}
+
+[Flags]
+public enum FileShareType : uint
+{
+    None = 0x00000000,
+    Read = 0x00000001,
+    Write = 0x00000002,
+    Delete = 0x00000004,
+}
+
+public enum CreationDisposition : uint
+{
+    New = 1,
+    CreateAlways = 2,
+    OpenExisting = 3,
+    OpenAlways = 4,
+    TruncateExisting = 5,
+}
+
+[Flags]
+public enum FileAttributes : uint
+{
+    Readonly = 0x00000001,
+    Hidden = 0x00000002,
+    System = 0x00000004,
+    Directory = 0x00000010,
+    Archive = 0x00000020,
+    Device = 0x00000040,
+    Normal = 0x00000080,
+    Temporary = 0x00000100,
+    SparseFile = 0x00000200,
+    ReparsePoint = 0x00000400,
+    Compressed = 0x00000800,
+    Offline = 0x00001000,
+    NotContentIndexed = 0x00002000,
+    Encrypted = 0x00004000,
+    Write_Through = 0x80000000,
+    Overlapped = 0x40000000,
+    NoBuffering = 0x20000000,
+    RandomAccess = 0x10000000,
+    SequentialScan = 0x08000000,
+    DeleteOnClose = 0x04000000,
+    BackupSemantics = 0x02000000,
+    PosixSemantics = 0x01000000,
+    OpenReparsePoint = 0x00200000,
+    OpenNoRecall = 0x00100000,
+    FirstPipeInstance = 0x00080000,
+}

src/common/ManagedCsWin32/ManagedCsWin32.csproj

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+	<!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
+  <Import Project="..\..\.\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+
+	<PropertyGroup>
+		<Description>PowerToys ManagedCsWin32</Description>
+		<AssemblyName>PowerToys.ManagedCsWin32</AssemblyName>
+	</PropertyGroup>
+</Project>

src/common/ManagedCsWin32/Ole32.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
+namespace ManagedCsWin32;
+
+public static partial class Ole32
+{
+    [LibraryImport("ole32.dll")]
+    public static partial int CoCreateInstance(
+        ref Guid rclsid,
+        IntPtr pUnkOuter,
+        CLSCTX dwClsContext,
+        ref Guid riid,
+        out IntPtr rReturnedComObject);
+}
+
+[Flags]
+public enum CLSCTX : uint
+{
+    InProcServer = 0x1,
+    InProcHandler = 0x2,
+    LocalServer = 0x4,
+    InProcServer16 = 0x8,
+    RemoteServer = 0x10,
+    InProcHandler16 = 0x20,
+    Reserved1 = 0x40,
+    Reserved2 = 0x80,
+    Reserved3 = 0x100,
+    Reserved4 = 0x200,
+    NoCodeDownload = 0x400,
+    Reserved5 = 0x800,
+    NoCustomMarshal = 0x1000,
+    EnableCodeDownload = 0x2000,
+    NoFailureLog = 0x4000,
+    DisableAAA = 0x8000,
+    EnableAAA = 0x10000,
+    FromDefaultContext = 0x20000,
+    ActivateX86Server = 0x40000,
+#pragma warning disable CA1069 // Keep the original defines for compatibility
+    Activate32BitServer = 0x40000, // Same as ActivateX86Server
+#pragma warning restore CA1069 // Keep the original defines for compatibility
+    Activate64BitServer = 0x80000,
+    EnableCloaking = 0x100000,
+    AppContainer = 0x400000,
+    ActivateAAAAsIU = 0x800000,
+    Reserved6 = 0x1000000,
+    ActivateARM32Server = 0x2000000,
+    AllowLowerTrustRegistration = 0x4000000,
+    PSDll = 0x80000000,
+
+    INPROC = InProcServer | InProcHandler,
+    SERVER = InProcServer | LocalServer | RemoteServer,
+    ALL = InProcHandler | SERVER,
+}

src/common/ManagedCsWin32/Shell32.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
+namespace ManagedCsWin32;
+
+public static partial class Shell32
+{
+    [LibraryImport("SHELL32.dll", EntryPoint = "ShellExecuteExW", SetLastError = true)]
+    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
+    public static partial bool ShellExecuteEx(ref SHELLEXECUTEINFOW lpExecInfo);
+
+    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
+    public struct SHELLEXECUTEINFOW
+    {
+        public uint CbSize;
+        public uint FMask;
+        public IntPtr Hwnd;
+
+        public IntPtr LpVerb;
+        public IntPtr LpFile;
+        public IntPtr LpParameters;
+        public IntPtr LpDirectory;
+        public int Show;
+        public IntPtr HInstApp;
+        public IntPtr LpIDList;
+        public IntPtr LpClass;
+        public IntPtr HkeyClass;
+        public uint DwHotKey;
+        public IntPtr HIconOrMonitor;
+        public IntPtr Process;
+    }
+}

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.csproj

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="WyHash" />
 
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\common\ManagedCommon\ManagedCommon.csproj" />
-
+	<ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\common\ManagedCsWin32\ManagedCsWin32.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\extensionsdk\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps/Programs/ReparsePoint.cs

@@ -3,14 +3,12 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using System;
-using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Text;
-
+using ManagedCsWin32;
 using Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles;
-using Windows.Storage.Streams;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Programs;
 
@@ -36,118 +34,6 @@ public static partial class ReparsePoint
     private const int E_INVALID_PROTOCOL_FORMAT = unchecked((int)0x83760002);
 #pragma warning restore SA1310 // Field names should not contain underscore
 
-    [Flags]
-    internal enum FileAccessType : uint
-    {
-        DELETE = 0x00010000,
-        READ_CONTROL = 0x00020000,
-        WRITE_DAC = 0x00040000,
-        WRITE_OWNER = 0x00080000,
-        SYNCHRONIZE = 0x00100000,
-
-        STANDARD_RIGHTS_REQUIRED = 0x000F0000,
-
-        STANDARD_RIGHTS_READ = READ_CONTROL,
-        STANDARD_RIGHTS_WRITE = READ_CONTROL,
-        STANDARD_RIGHTS_EXECUTE = READ_CONTROL,
-
-        STANDARD_RIGHTS_ALL = 0x001F0000,
-
-        SPECIFIC_RIGHTS_ALL = 0x0000FFFF,
-
-        ACCESS_SYSTEM_SECURITY = 0x01000000,
-
-        MAXIMUM_ALLOWED = 0x02000000,
-
-        GENERIC_READ = 0x80000000,
-        GENERIC_WRITE = 0x40000000,
-        GENERIC_EXECUTE = 0x20000000,
-        GENERIC_ALL = 0x10000000,
-
-        FILE_READ_DATA = 0x0001,
-        FILE_WRITE_DATA = 0x0002,
-        FILE_APPEND_DATA = 0x0004,
-        FILE_READ_EA = 0x0008,
-        FILE_WRITE_EA = 0x0010,
-        FILE_EXECUTE = 0x0020,
-        FILE_READ_ATTRIBUTES = 0x0080,
-        FILE_WRITE_ATTRIBUTES = 0x0100,
-
-        FILE_ALL_ACCESS =
-            STANDARD_RIGHTS_REQUIRED |
-            SYNCHRONIZE
-            | 0x1FF,
-
-        FILE_GENERIC_READ =
-            STANDARD_RIGHTS_READ |
-            FILE_READ_DATA |
-            FILE_READ_ATTRIBUTES |
-            FILE_READ_EA |
-            SYNCHRONIZE,
-
-        FILE_GENERIC_WRITE =
-            STANDARD_RIGHTS_WRITE |
-            FILE_WRITE_DATA |
-            FILE_WRITE_ATTRIBUTES |
-            FILE_WRITE_EA |
-            FILE_APPEND_DATA |
-            SYNCHRONIZE,
-
-        FILE_GENERIC_EXECUTE =
-            STANDARD_RIGHTS_EXECUTE |
-            FILE_READ_ATTRIBUTES |
-            FILE_EXECUTE |
-            SYNCHRONIZE,
-    }
-
-    [Flags]
-    internal enum FileShareType : uint
-    {
-        None = 0x00000000,
-        Read = 0x00000001,
-        Write = 0x00000002,
-        Delete = 0x00000004,
-    }
-
-    internal enum CreationDisposition : uint
-    {
-        New = 1,
-        CreateAlways = 2,
-        OpenExisting = 3,
-        OpenAlways = 4,
-        TruncateExisting = 5,
-    }
-
-    [Flags]
-    internal enum FileAttributes : uint
-    {
-        Readonly = 0x00000001,
-        Hidden = 0x00000002,
-        System = 0x00000004,
-        Directory = 0x00000010,
-        Archive = 0x00000020,
-        Device = 0x00000040,
-        Normal = 0x00000080,
-        Temporary = 0x00000100,
-        SparseFile = 0x00000200,
-        ReparsePoint = 0x00000400,
-        Compressed = 0x00000800,
-        Offline = 0x00001000,
-        NotContentIndexed = 0x00002000,
-        Encrypted = 0x00004000,
-        Write_Through = 0x80000000,
-        Overlapped = 0x40000000,
-        NoBuffering = 0x20000000,
-        RandomAccess = 0x10000000,
-        SequentialScan = 0x08000000,
-        DeleteOnClose = 0x04000000,
-        BackupSemantics = 0x02000000,
-        PosixSemantics = 0x01000000,
-        OpenReparsePoint = 0x00200000,
-        OpenNoRecall = 0x00100000,
-        FirstPipeInstance = 0x00080000,
-    }
-
     private enum AppExecutionAliasReparseTagBufferLayoutVersion : uint
     {
         Invalid = 0,
@@ -196,28 +82,6 @@ public static partial class ReparsePoint
         public AppExecutionAliasReparseTagBufferLayoutVersion Version;
     }
 
-    [LibraryImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
-    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
-    internal static partial bool DeviceIoControl(
-        IntPtr hDevice,
-        uint dwIoControlCode,
-        IntPtr inBuffer,
-        int nInBufferSize,
-        IntPtr outBuffer,
-        int nOutBufferSize,
-        out int pBytesReturned,
-        IntPtr lpOverlapped);
-
-    [LibraryImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true, StringMarshalling = StringMarshalling.Utf16)]
-    internal static partial int CreateFile(
-        string lpFileName,
-        FileAccessType dwDesiredAccess,
-        FileShareType dwShareMode,
-        IntPtr lpSecurityAttributes,
-        CreationDisposition dwCreationDisposition,
-        FileAttributes dwFlagsAndAttributes,
-        IntPtr hTemplateFile);
-
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets the target of the specified reparse point.
     /// </summary>
@@ -231,13 +95,13 @@ public static partial class ReparsePoint
     public static string? GetTarget(string reparsePoint)
     {
         using (SafeFileHandle reparsePointHandle = new SafeFileHandle(
-            CreateFile(
+            Kernel32.CreateFile(
                 reparsePoint,
                 FileAccessType.FILE_READ_ATTRIBUTES | FileAccessType.FILE_READ_EA,
                 FileShareType.Delete | FileShareType.Read | FileShareType.Write,
                 IntPtr.Zero,
                 CreationDisposition.OpenExisting,
-                FileAttributes.OpenReparsePoint,
+                ManagedCsWin32.FileAttributes.OpenReparsePoint,
                 IntPtr.Zero),
             true))
         {
@@ -255,7 +119,7 @@ public static partial class ReparsePoint
                 for (var i = 0; i < 2; ++i)
                 {
                     int bytesReturned;
-                    var result = DeviceIoControl(
+                    var result = Kernel32.DeviceIoControl(
                         reparsePointHandle.DangerousGetHandle(),
                         FSCTL_GET_REPARSE_POINT,
                         IntPtr.Zero,

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer/Actions/ActionRuntimeFactory.cs

@@ -5,12 +5,8 @@
 using System;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
-using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Native;
+using ManagedCsWin32;
-using Windows.Win32;
-using Windows.Win32.Foundation;
-using Windows.Win32.System.Com;
 using WinRT;
-using WinRT.Interop;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Data;
 
@@ -29,7 +25,7 @@ internal static class ActionRuntimeFactory
             Guid classId = Guid.Parse(ActionRuntimeClsidStr);
             Guid iid = IActionRuntimeIID;
 
-            var hresult = NativeMethods.CoCreateInstance(ref Unsafe.AsRef(in classId), IntPtr.Zero, NativeHelpers.CLSCTXLOCALSERVER, ref iid, out abiPtr);
+            var hresult = Ole32.CoCreateInstance(ref Unsafe.AsRef(in classId), IntPtr.Zero, CLSCTX.LocalServer, ref iid, out abiPtr);
             Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHR((int)hresult);
 
             return MarshalInterface<global::Windows.AI.Actions.ActionRuntime>.FromAbi(abiPtr);

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer/Commands/OpenPropertiesCommand.cs

@@ -3,18 +3,14 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using System;
-using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using ManagedCommon;
+using ManagedCsWin32;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Data;
-using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Native;
+using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.Utils;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Properties;
 using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit;
-using Windows.Win32;
-using Windows.Win32.Foundation;
-using Windows.Win32.UI.Shell;
 using Windows.Win32.UI.WindowsAndMessaging;
-using static Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Native.NativeMethods;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Commands;
 
@@ -29,16 +25,16 @@ internal sealed partial class OpenPropertiesCommand : InvokableCommand
 
         try
         {
-            var info = new SHELLEXECUTEINFOW
+            var info = new Shell32.SHELLEXECUTEINFOW
             {
-                cbSize = (uint)sizeof(SHELLEXECUTEINFOW),
+                CbSize = (uint)sizeof(Shell32.SHELLEXECUTEINFOW),
-                lpVerb = propertiesPtr,
+                LpVerb = propertiesPtr,
-                lpFile = filenamePtr,
+                LpFile = filenamePtr,
-                nShow = (int)SHOW_WINDOW_CMD.SW_SHOW,
+                Show = (int)SHOW_WINDOW_CMD.SW_SHOW,
-                fMask = NativeHelpers.SEEMASKINVOKEIDLIST,
+                FMask = NativeHelpers.SEEMASKINVOKEIDLIST,
             };
 
-            return ShellExecuteEx(ref info);
+            return Shell32.ShellExecuteEx(ref info);
         }
         finally
         {

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer/Commands/OpenWithCommand.cs

@@ -2,18 +2,13 @@
 // The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
-using System;
-using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using ManagedCsWin32;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Data;
-using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Native;
+using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.Utils;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Properties;
 using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit;
-using Windows.Win32;
-using Windows.Win32.Foundation;
-using Windows.Win32.UI.Shell;
 using Windows.Win32.UI.WindowsAndMessaging;
-using static Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Native.NativeMethods;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Commands;
 
@@ -28,16 +23,16 @@ internal sealed partial class OpenWithCommand : InvokableCommand
 
         try
         {
-            var info = new SHELLEXECUTEINFOW
+            var info = new Shell32.SHELLEXECUTEINFOW
             {
-                cbSize = (uint)sizeof(SHELLEXECUTEINFOW),
+                CbSize = (uint)sizeof(Shell32.SHELLEXECUTEINFOW),
-                lpVerb = verbPtr,
+                LpVerb = verbPtr,
-                lpFile = filenamePtr,
+                LpFile = filenamePtr,
-                nShow = (int)SHOW_WINDOW_CMD.SW_SHOWNORMAL,
+                Show = (int)SHOW_WINDOW_CMD.SW_SHOWNORMAL,
-                fMask = NativeHelpers.SEEMASKINVOKEIDLIST,
+                FMask = NativeHelpers.SEEMASKINVOKEIDLIST,
             };
 
-            return ShellExecuteEx(ref info);
+            return Shell32.ShellExecuteEx(ref info);
         }
         finally
         {

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer/Indexer/DataSourceManager.cs

@@ -4,11 +4,9 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshalling;
 using ManagedCommon;
+using ManagedCsWin32;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.SystemSearch;
-using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Native;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer;
 
@@ -29,35 +27,19 @@ internal static class DataSourceManager
     private static bool InitializeDataSource()
     {
         var riid = typeof(IDBInitialize).GUID;
-        var hr = NativeMethods.CoCreateInstance(ref Unsafe.AsRef(in NativeHelpers.CsWin32GUID.CLSIDCollatorDataSource), IntPtr.Zero, NativeHelpers.CLSCTXINPROCALL, ref riid, out var dataSourceObjPtr);
+
-        if (hr != 0)
+        try
         {
-            Logger.LogError("CoCreateInstance failed: " + hr);
+            _dataSource = ComHelper.CreateComInstance<IDBInitialize>(ref Unsafe.AsRef(in CLSID.CollatorDataSource), CLSCTX.InProcServer);
-            return false;
         }
-
+        catch (Exception e)
-        if (dataSourceObjPtr == IntPtr.Zero)
         {
-            Logger.LogError("CoCreateInstance failed: dataSourceObjPtr is null");
+            Logger.LogError($"Failed to create datasource. ex: {e.Message}");
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        var comWrappers = new StrategyBasedComWrappers();
-        _dataSource = (IDBInitialize)comWrappers.GetOrCreateObjectForComInstance(dataSourceObjPtr, CreateObjectFlags.None);
-
-        if (_dataSource == null)
-        {
-            Logger.LogError("CoCreateInstance failed: dataSourceObj is null");
             return false;
         }
 
         _dataSource.Initialize();
 
-        if (dataSourceObjPtr != IntPtr.Zero)
-        {
-            Marshal.Release(dataSourceObjPtr);
-        }
-
         return true;
     }
 }

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer/Indexer/OleDB/DBPROP.cs

@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@
 
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.SystemSearch;
-using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Native;
 using Windows.Win32.Storage.IndexServer;
-using Windows.Win32.System.Com.StructuredStorage;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.OleDB;
 

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer/Indexer/SearchQuery.cs

@@ -4,14 +4,15 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Concurrent;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Threading;
 using ManagedCommon;
+using ManagedCsWin32;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.OleDB;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.SystemSearch;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.Utils;
-using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Native;
+using static Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.Utils.NativeHelpers;
-using static Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Native.NativeHelpers;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer;
 
@@ -143,9 +144,7 @@ internal sealed partial class SearchQuery : IDisposable
     {
         try
         {
-            var riid = CsWin32GUID.PropertyStore;
+            getRow.GetRowFromHROW(null, rowHandle, ref Unsafe.AsRef(in IID.IPropertyStore), out var propertyStore);
-
-            getRow.GetRowFromHROW(null, rowHandle, ref riid, out var propertyStore);
 
             if (propertyStore == null)
             {

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer/Indexer/SearchResult.cs

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.SystemSearch;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.Utils;
-using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Native;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer;
 

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer/Indexer/SystemSearch/IGetRow.cs

@@ -3,13 +3,8 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshalling;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Native;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.SystemSearch;
 

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer/Indexer/Utils/NativeHelpers.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+using System;
+using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.SystemSearch;
+
+namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.Utils;
+
+public sealed partial class NativeHelpers
+{
+    public const uint SEEMASKINVOKEIDLIST = 12;
+
+    public struct PropertyKeys
+    {
+        public static readonly PropertyKey PKEYItemNameDisplay = new() { FmtID = new Guid("B725F130-47EF-101A-A5F1-02608C9EEBAC"), PID = 10 };
+        public static readonly PropertyKey PKEYItemUrl = new() { FmtID = new Guid("49691C90-7E17-101A-A91C-08002B2ECDA9"), PID = 9 };
+        public static readonly PropertyKey PKEYKindText = new() { FmtID = new Guid("F04BEF95-C585-4197-A2B7-DF46FDC9EE6D"), PID = 100 };
+    }
+
+    public static class OleDb
+    {
+        public static readonly Guid DbGuidDefault = new("C8B521FB-5CF3-11CE-ADE5-00AA0044773D");
+    }
+}

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer/Indexer/Utils/QueryStringBuilder.cs

@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ using System.Globalization;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshalling;
+using ManagedCommon;
+using ManagedCsWin32;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.SystemSearch;
-using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Native;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.Utils;
 
@@ -29,21 +30,16 @@ internal sealed partial class QueryStringBuilder
     {
         if (queryHelper == null)
         {
-            ComWrappers cw = new StrategyBasedComWrappers();
+            ISearchManager searchManager;
-            var searchManagerPtr = IntPtr.Zero;
 
-            var hr = NativeMethods.CoCreateInstance(ref Unsafe.AsRef(in NativeHelpers.CsWin32GUID.CLSIDSearchManager), IntPtr.Zero, NativeHelpers.CLSCTXINPROCALL, ref Unsafe.AsRef(in NativeHelpers.CsWin32GUID.IIDISearchManager), out searchManagerPtr);
+            try
-            if (hr != 0)
             {
-                throw new ArgumentException($"Failed to create SearchManager instance. HR: 0x{hr:X}");
+                searchManager = ComHelper.CreateComInstance<ISearchManager>(ref Unsafe.AsRef(in CLSID.SearchManager), CLSCTX.LocalServer);
             }
-
+            catch (Exception ex)
-            var searchManager = (ISearchManager)cw.GetOrCreateObjectForComInstance(
-                searchManagerPtr, CreateObjectFlags.None);
-
-            if (searchManager == null)
             {
-                throw new ArgumentException("Failed to get ISearchManager interface");
+                Logger.LogError($"Failed to create searchManager. ex: {ex.Message}");
+                throw;
             }
 
             ISearchCatalogManager catalogManager = searchManager.GetCatalog(SystemIndex);
@@ -52,11 +48,6 @@ internal sealed partial class QueryStringBuilder
                 throw new ArgumentException($"Failed to get catalog manager for {SystemIndex}");
             }
 
-            if (searchManagerPtr != IntPtr.Zero)
-            {
-                Marshal.Release(searchManagerPtr);
-            }
-
             queryHelper = catalogManager.GetQueryHelper();
             if (queryHelper == null)
             {

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.csproj

@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@
 		<IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers</IncludeAssets>
 	</PackageReference>
 	<ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\common\ManagedCommon\ManagedCommon.csproj" />
+	<ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\common\ManagedCsWin32\ManagedCsWin32.csproj" />
 
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\extensionsdk\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit.csproj" />
+	<ProjectReference Include="..\..\extensionsdk\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer/Native/NativeHelpers.cs

@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-using System;
-using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.SystemSearch;
-
-namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Native;
-
-public sealed partial class NativeHelpers
-{
-    public const uint SEEMASKINVOKEIDLIST = 12;
-
-    public const uint CLSCTXINPROCALL = 0x17;
-    public const uint CLSCTXLOCALSERVER = 0x4;
-
-    public struct PropertyKeys
-    {
-        public static readonly PropertyKey PKEYItemNameDisplay = new() { FmtID = new System.Guid("B725F130-47EF-101A-A5F1-02608C9EEBAC"), PID = 10 };
-        public static readonly PropertyKey PKEYItemUrl = new() { FmtID = new System.Guid("49691C90-7E17-101A-A91C-08002B2ECDA9"), PID = 9 };
-        public static readonly PropertyKey PKEYKindText = new() { FmtID = new System.Guid("F04BEF95-C585-4197-A2B7-DF46FDC9EE6D"), PID = 100 };
-    }
-
-    public static class OleDb
-    {
-        public static readonly Guid DbGuidDefault = new("C8B521FB-5CF3-11CE-ADE5-00AA0044773D");
-    }
-
-    public static class CsWin32GUID
-    {
-        public static readonly Guid CLSIDSearchManager = new Guid("7D096C5F-AC08-4F1F-BEB7-5C22C517CE39");
-        public static readonly Guid IIDISearchManager = new Guid("AB310581-AC80-11D1-8DF3-00C04FB6EF69");
-        public static readonly Guid CLSIDCollatorDataSource = new Guid("9E175B8B-F52A-11D8-B9A5-505054503030");
-        public static readonly Guid PropertyStore = new Guid("886D8EEB-8CF2-4446-8D02-CDBA1DBDCF99");
-    }
-}

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer/Native/NativeMethods.cs

@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using System;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshalling;
-using Windows.Win32.UI.Shell;
-
-namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Native;
-
-public sealed partial class NativeMethods
-{
-    [LibraryImport("ole32.dll")]
-    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)]
-    public static partial uint CoCreateInstance(
-        ref Guid rclsid,
-        IntPtr pUnkOuter,
-        uint dwClsContext,
-        ref Guid riid,
-        out IntPtr rReturnedComObject);
-
-    [LibraryImport("SHELL32.dll", EntryPoint = "ShellExecuteExW", SetLastError = true)]
-    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
-    public static partial bool ShellExecuteEx(ref SHELLEXECUTEINFOW lpExecInfo);
-
-    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
-    public struct SHELLEXECUTEINFOW
-    {
-        public uint cbSize;
-        public uint fMask;
-        public IntPtr hwnd;
-
-        public IntPtr lpVerb;
-        public IntPtr lpFile;
-        public IntPtr lpParameters;
-        public IntPtr lpDirectory;
-        public int nShow;
-        public IntPtr hInstApp;
-        public IntPtr lpIDList;
-        public IntPtr lpClass;
-        public IntPtr hkeyClass;
-        public uint dwHotKey;
-        public IntPtr hIconOrMonitor;
-        public IntPtr hProcess;
-    }
-}

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowWalker/Helpers/NativeMethods.cs

@@ -98,15 +98,6 @@ public static partial class NativeMethods
     [DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
     [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
     public static extern bool GetFirmwareType(ref FirmwareType FirmwareType);
-
-    [LibraryImport("ole32.dll")]
-    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)]
-    public static partial uint CoCreateInstance(
-        ref Guid rclsid,
-        IntPtr pUnkOuter,
-        uint dwClsContext,
-        ref Guid riid,
-        out IntPtr rReturnedComObject);
 }
 
 [SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.NamingRules", "SA1310:Field names should not contain underscore", Justification = "These are the names used by win32.")]

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowWalker/Helpers/VirtualDesktopHelper.cs

@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshalling;
 using System.Text;
-
+using ManagedCsWin32;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowWalker.Properties;
 using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit;
 using Microsoft.Win32;
@@ -49,10 +50,6 @@ public class VirtualDesktopHelper
     /// </summary>
     private readonly List<Guid> _availableDesktops = [];
 
-#pragma warning disable SA1306 // Field names should begin with lower-case letter
-    private readonly uint CLSCTXINPROCALL = 0x17;
-#pragma warning restore SA1306 // Field names should begin with lower-case letter
-
     /// <summary>
     /// Id of the current visible Desktop.
     /// </summary>
@@ -60,10 +57,6 @@ public class VirtualDesktopHelper
 
     private static readonly CompositeFormat VirtualDesktopHelperDesktop = System.Text.CompositeFormat.Parse(Properties.Resources.VirtualDesktopHelper_Desktop);
 
-    private Guid iVirtualDesktopManagerCLSID = new("aa509086-5ca9-4c25-8f95-589d3c07b48a");
-
-    private Guid iVirtualDesktopManagerIID = new("a5cd92ff-29be-454c-8d04-d82879fb3f1b");
-
     /// <summary>
     /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="VirtualDesktopHelper"/> class.
     /// </summary>
@@ -71,30 +64,16 @@ public class VirtualDesktopHelper
     public VirtualDesktopHelper(bool desktopListUpdate = false)
     {
         var cw = new StrategyBasedComWrappers();
-        var virtualDesktopManagerPtr = IntPtr.Zero;
 
         try
         {
-            var hr = NativeMethods.CoCreateInstance(ref this.iVirtualDesktopManagerCLSID, nint.Zero, CLSCTXINPROCALL, ref iVirtualDesktopManagerIID, out virtualDesktopManagerPtr);
+            _virtualDesktopManager = ComHelper.CreateComInstance<IVirtualDesktopManager>(ref Unsafe.AsRef(in CLSID.VirtualDesktopManager), CLSCTX.InProcServer);
-            if (hr != 0)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentException($"Failed to create IVirtualDesktopManager instance. HR: 0x{hr:X}");
-            }
-
-            _virtualDesktopManager = (IVirtualDesktopManager)cw.GetOrCreateObjectForComInstance(virtualDesktopManagerPtr, CreateObjectFlags.None);
         }
         catch (COMException ex)
         {
             ExtensionHost.LogMessage(new LogMessage() { Message = $"Initialization of <VirtualDesktopHelper> failed: An exception was thrown when creating the instance of COM interface <IVirtualDesktopManager>. {ex} " });
             return;
         }
-        finally
-        {
-            if (virtualDesktopManagerPtr != IntPtr.Zero)
-            {
-                Marshal.Release(virtualDesktopManagerPtr);
-            }
-        }
 
         _isWindowsEleven = OSVersionHelper.IsWindows11();
         _desktopListAutoUpdate = desktopListUpdate;

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowWalker/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowWalker.csproj

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\common\ManagedCommon\ManagedCommon.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\extensionsdk\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit.csproj" />
+	<ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\common\ManagedCsWin32\ManagedCsWin32.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Update="Properties\Resources.Designer.cs">

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsTerminal/Commands/LaunchProfileAsAdminCommand.cs

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshalling;
 using ManagedCommon;
+using ManagedCsWin32;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsTerminal.Helpers;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsTerminal.Properties;
 using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit;
@@ -63,22 +64,16 @@ internal sealed partial class LaunchProfileAsAdminCommand : InvokableCommand
 
     private void Launch(string id, string profile)
     {
-        ComWrappers cw = new StrategyBasedComWrappers();
+        IApplicationActivationManager appManager;
-        var appManagerPtr = IntPtr.Zero;
 
-        var hr = NativeHelpers.CoCreateInstance(ref Unsafe.AsRef(in NativeHelpers.ApplicationActivationManagerCLSID), IntPtr.Zero, NativeHelpers.CLSCTXINPROCALL, ref Unsafe.AsRef(in NativeHelpers.ApplicationActivationManagerIID), out appManagerPtr);
+        try
-
-        if (hr != 0)
         {
-            throw new ArgumentException($"Failed to create IApplicationActivationManager instance. HR: 0x{hr:X}");
+            appManager = ComHelper.CreateComInstance<IApplicationActivationManager>(ref Unsafe.AsRef(in CLSID.ApplicationActivationManager), CLSCTX.InProcServer);
         }
-
+        catch (Exception e)
-        var appManager = (IApplicationActivationManager)cw.GetOrCreateObjectForComInstance(
-            appManagerPtr, CreateObjectFlags.None);
-
-        if (appManager == null)
         {
-            throw new ArgumentException("Failed to get IApplicationActivationManager interface");
+            Logger.LogError($"Failed to create IApplicationActivationManager instance. ex: {e.Message}");
+            throw;
         }
 
         const ActivateOptions noFlags = ActivateOptions.None;
@@ -97,13 +92,6 @@ internal sealed partial class LaunchProfileAsAdminCommand : InvokableCommand
             // _context.API.ShowMsg(name, message, string.Empty);
             Logger.LogError($"Failed to open Windows Terminal: {ex.Message}");
         }
-        finally
-        {
-            if (appManagerPtr != IntPtr.Zero)
-            {
-                Marshal.Release(appManagerPtr);
-            }
-        }
     }
 #pragma warning restore IDE0059, CS0168
 

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsTerminal/Commands/LaunchProfileCommand.cs

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshalling;
 using ManagedCommon;
+using ManagedCsWin32;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsTerminal.Helpers;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsTerminal.Properties;
 using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit;
@@ -33,21 +34,16 @@ internal sealed partial class LaunchProfileCommand : InvokableCommand
 
     private void Launch(string id, string profile)
     {
-        ComWrappers cw = new StrategyBasedComWrappers();
+        IApplicationActivationManager appManager;
-        var appManagerPtr = IntPtr.Zero;
 
-        var hr = NativeHelpers.CoCreateInstance(ref Unsafe.AsRef(in NativeHelpers.ApplicationActivationManagerCLSID), IntPtr.Zero, NativeHelpers.CLSCTXINPROCALL, ref Unsafe.AsRef(in NativeHelpers.ApplicationActivationManagerIID), out appManagerPtr);
+        try
-        if (hr != 0)
         {
-            throw new ArgumentException($"Failed to create IApplicationActivationManager instance. HR: 0x{hr:X}");
+            appManager = ComHelper.CreateComInstance<IApplicationActivationManager>(ref Unsafe.AsRef(in CLSID.ApplicationActivationManager), CLSCTX.InProcServer);
         }
-
+        catch (Exception e)
-        var appManager = (IApplicationActivationManager)cw.GetOrCreateObjectForComInstance(
-            appManagerPtr, CreateObjectFlags.None);
-
-        if (appManager == null)
         {
-            throw new ArgumentException("Failed to get IApplicationActivationManager interface");
+            Logger.LogError($"Failed to create IApplicationActivationManager instance. ex: {e.Message}");
+            throw;
         }
 
         const ActivateOptions noFlags = ActivateOptions.None;
@@ -66,13 +62,6 @@ internal sealed partial class LaunchProfileCommand : InvokableCommand
             // _context.API.ShowMsg(name, message, string.Empty);
             Logger.LogError($"Failed to open Windows Terminal: {ex.Message}");
         }
-        finally
-        {
-            if (appManagerPtr != IntPtr.Zero)
-            {
-                Marshal.Release(appManagerPtr);
-            }
-        }
     }
 #pragma warning restore IDE0059, CS0168
 

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsTerminal/Helpers/NativeHelpers.cs

@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-
-namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsTerminal.Helpers;
-
-public sealed partial class NativeHelpers
-{
-    public const uint CLSCTXINPROCALL = 0x17;
-
-    [LibraryImport("ole32.dll")]
-    public static partial uint CoCreateInstance(
-        ref Guid rclsid,
-        IntPtr pUnkOuter,
-        uint dwClsContext,
-        ref Guid riid,
-        out IntPtr rReturnedComObject);
-
-    public static readonly Guid ApplicationActivationManagerCLSID = new Guid("45BA127D-10A8-46EA-8AB7-56EA9078943C");
-    public static readonly Guid ApplicationActivationManagerIID = new Guid("2e941141-7f97-4756-ba1d-9decde894a3d");
-}

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsTerminal/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsTerminal.csproj

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\common\ManagedCommon\ManagedCommon.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\extensionsdk\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit.csproj" />
+	<ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\common\ManagedCsWin32\ManagedCsWin32.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Update="Properties\Resources.Designer.cs">