Added in generic ViewModel

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI/Activation/ActivationHandler.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Activation
+{
+    // For more information on understanding and extending activation flow see
+    // https://github.com/Microsoft/WindowsTemplateStudio/blob/master/docs/activation.md
+    internal abstract class ActivationHandler
+    {
+        public abstract bool CanHandle(object args);
+
+        public abstract Task HandleAsync(object args);
+    }
+
+    // Extend this class to implement new ActivationHandlers
+    internal abstract class ActivationHandler<T> : ActivationHandler
+        where T : class
+    {
+        // Override this method to add the activation logic in your activation handler
+        protected abstract Task HandleInternalAsync(T args);
+
+        public override async Task HandleAsync(object args)
+        {
+            await HandleInternalAsync(args as T);
+        }
+
+        public override bool CanHandle(object args)
+        {
+            // CanHandle checks the args is of type you have configured
+            return args is T && CanHandleInternal(args as T);
+        }
+
+        // You can override this method to add extra validation on activation args
+        // to determine if your ActivationHandler should handle this activation args
+        protected virtual bool CanHandleInternal(T args)
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+}