[AOT] clean up AOT issue in Settings.UI (#36559)

* Rename source generation context file * fix build issue * fix path bug --------- Co-authored-by: Yu Leng (from Dev Box) <yuleng@microsoft.com>
2026-04-03 17:56:44 +02:00 · 2025-02-25 02:48:54 +08:00
parent 9f008a65d6
commit f81f65db3d
45 changed files with 203 additions and 98 deletions
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/AdvancedPasteViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/AdvancedPasteViewModel.cs
@@ -18,12 +18,13 @@ using global::PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Helpers;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Interfaces;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.SerializationContext;
 using Microsoft.Win32;
 using Windows.Security.Credentials;

 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
 {
-    public class AdvancedPasteViewModel : Observable, IDisposable
+    public partial class AdvancedPasteViewModel : Observable, IDisposable
    {
        private static readonly HashSet<string> WarnHotkeys = ["Ctrl + V", "Ctrl + Shift + V"];

@@ -387,7 +388,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
                    CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
                    "{{ \"powertoys\": {{ \"{0}\": {1} }} }}",
                    AdvancedPasteSettings.ModuleName,
-                    JsonSerializer.Serialize(_advancedPasteSettings)));
+                    JsonSerializer.Serialize(_advancedPasteSettings, SourceGenerationContextContext.Default.AdvancedPasteSettings)));
        }

        public void RefreshEnabledState()
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/AlwaysOnTopViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/AlwaysOnTopViewModel.cs
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@ using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Helpers;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Interfaces;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Utilities;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.SerializationContext;

 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
 {
-    public class AlwaysOnTopViewModel : Observable
+    public partial class AlwaysOnTopViewModel : Observable
    {
        private ISettingsUtils SettingsUtils { get; set; }

@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
                            CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
                            "{{ \"powertoys\": {{ \"{0}\": {1} }} }}",
                            AlwaysOnTopSettings.ModuleName,
-                            JsonSerializer.Serialize(Settings)));
+                            JsonSerializer.Serialize(Settings, SourceGenerationContextContext.Default.AlwaysOnTopSettings)));
                }
            }
        }
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/AwakeViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/AwakeViewModel.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Helpers;

 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
 {
-    public class AwakeViewModel : Observable
+    public partial class AwakeViewModel : Observable
    {
        public AwakeViewModel()
        {
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/CmdNotFoundViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/CmdNotFoundViewModel.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ using Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry;

 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
 {
-    public class CmdNotFoundViewModel : Observable
+    public partial class CmdNotFoundViewModel : Observable
    {
        public ButtonClickCommand CheckRequirementsEventHandler => new ButtonClickCommand(CheckCommandNotFoundRequirements);

@@ -39,10 +39,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
        {
            get
            {
-                string codeBase = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location;
-                UriBuilder uri = new UriBuilder(codeBase);
-                string path = Uri.UnescapeDataString(uri.Path);
-                return Path.GetDirectoryName(path);
+                return Path.TrimEndingDirectorySeparator(AppContext.BaseDirectory);
            }
        }

--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/ColorPickerViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/ColorPickerViewModel.cs
@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@ using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Enumerations;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Helpers;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Interfaces;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.SerializationContext;

 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
 {
-    public class ColorPickerViewModel : Observable, IDisposable
+    public partial class ColorPickerViewModel : Observable, IDisposable
    {
        private bool disposedValue;

@@ -362,7 +363,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
                       CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
                       "{{ \"powertoys\": {{ \"{0}\": {1} }} }}",
                       ColorPickerSettings.ModuleName,
-                       JsonSerializer.Serialize(_colorPickerSettings)));
+                       JsonSerializer.Serialize(_colorPickerSettings, SourceGenerationContextContext.Default.ColorPickerSettings)));
        }

        public void RefreshEnabledState()
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/Commands/ButtonClickCommand.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/Commands/ButtonClickCommand.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ using System.Windows.Input;

 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels.Commands
 {
-    public class ButtonClickCommand : ICommand
+    public partial class ButtonClickCommand : ICommand
    {
        private readonly Action _execute;

--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/CropAndLockViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/CropAndLockViewModel.cs
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@ using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Helpers;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Interfaces;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Utilities;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.SerializationContext;

 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
 {
-    public class CropAndLockViewModel : Observable
+    public partial class CropAndLockViewModel : Observable
    {
        private ISettingsUtils SettingsUtils { get; set; }

@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
                            CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
                            "{{ \"powertoys\": {{ \"{0}\": {1} }} }}",
                            CropAndLockSettings.ModuleName,
-                            JsonSerializer.Serialize(Settings)));
+                            JsonSerializer.Serialize(Settings, SourceGenerationContextContext.Default.CropAndLockSettings)));
                }
            }
        }
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
                            CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
                            "{{ \"powertoys\": {{ \"{0}\": {1} }} }}",
                            CropAndLockSettings.ModuleName,
-                            JsonSerializer.Serialize(Settings)));
+                            JsonSerializer.Serialize(Settings, SourceGenerationContextContext.Default.CropAndLockSettings)));
                }
            }
        }
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/DashboardListItem.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/DashboardListItem.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ using Windows.UI;

 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
 {
-    public class DashboardListItem : INotifyPropertyChanged
+    public partial class DashboardListItem : INotifyPropertyChanged
    {
        private bool _visible;
        private bool _isEnabled;
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/DashboardModuleItem.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/DashboardModuleItem.cs
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
 {
 #pragma warning disable SA1402 // File may only contain a single type
 #pragma warning disable SA1649 // File name should match first type name
-    public class DashboardModuleTextItem : DashboardModuleItem
+    public partial class DashboardModuleTextItem : DashboardModuleItem
    {
    }

-    public class DashboardModuleButtonItem : DashboardModuleItem
+    public partial class DashboardModuleButtonItem : DashboardModuleItem
    {
        public string ButtonTitle { get; set; }

@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
        public RoutedEventHandler ButtonClickHandler { get; set; }
    }

-    public class DashboardModuleShortcutItem : DashboardModuleItem
+    public partial class DashboardModuleShortcutItem : DashboardModuleItem
    {
        public List<object> Shortcut { get; set; }
    }

-    public class DashboardModuleKBMItem : DashboardModuleItem
+    public partial class DashboardModuleKBMItem : DashboardModuleItem
    {
        private List<KeysDataModel> _remapKeys = new List<KeysDataModel>();

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
        }
    }

-    public class DashboardModuleItem : INotifyPropertyChanged
+    public partial class DashboardModuleItem : INotifyPropertyChanged
    {
        public string Label { get; set; }

--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/DashboardViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/DashboardViewModel.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;

 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
 {
-    public class DashboardViewModel : Observable
+    public partial class DashboardViewModel : Observable
    {
        private const string JsonFileType = ".json";
        private IFileSystemWatcher _watcher;
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels

            _allModules = new List<DashboardListItem>();

-            foreach (ModuleType moduleType in Enum.GetValues(typeof(ModuleType)))
+            foreach (ModuleType moduleType in Enum.GetValues<ModuleType>())
            {
                AddDashboardListItem(moduleType);
            }
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/EnvironmentVariablesViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/EnvironmentVariablesViewModel.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ using Settings.UI.Library.Enumerations;

 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
 {
-    public class EnvironmentVariablesViewModel : Observable
+    public partial class EnvironmentVariablesViewModel : Observable
    {
        private bool _isElevated;
        private GpoRuleConfigured _enabledGpoRuleConfiguration;
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/FancyZonesViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/FancyZonesViewModel.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.ViewModels.Commands;

 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
 {
-    public class FancyZonesViewModel : Observable
+    public partial class FancyZonesViewModel : Observable
    {
        private SettingsUtils SettingsUtils { get; set; }

--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/FileLocksmithViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/FileLocksmithViewModel.cs
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ using global::PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Helpers;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Interfaces;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.SerializationContext;

 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
 {
-    public class FileLocksmithViewModel : Observable
+    public partial class FileLocksmithViewModel : Observable
    {
        private GeneralSettings GeneralSettingsConfig { get; set; }

@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
                       CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
                       "{{ \"powertoys\": {{ \"{0}\": {1} }} }}",
                       FileLocksmithSettings.ModuleName,
-                       JsonSerializer.Serialize(Settings)));
+                       JsonSerializer.Serialize(Settings, SourceGenerationContextContext.Default.FileLocksmithSettings)));
        }

        private Func<string, int> SendConfigMSG { get; }
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/Flyout/AllAppsViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/Flyout/AllAppsViewModel.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ using Microsoft.Windows.ApplicationModel.Resources;

 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
 {
-    public class AllAppsViewModel : Observable
+    public partial class AllAppsViewModel : Observable
    {
        public ObservableCollection<FlyoutMenuItem> FlyoutMenuItems { get; set; }

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
            resourceLoader = Helpers.ResourceLoaderInstance.ResourceLoader;
            FlyoutMenuItems = new ObservableCollection<FlyoutMenuItem>();

-            foreach (ModuleType moduleType in Enum.GetValues(typeof(ModuleType)))
+            foreach (ModuleType moduleType in Enum.GetValues<ModuleType>())
            {
                AddFlyoutMenuItem(moduleType);
            }
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/Flyout/FlyoutMenuItem.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/Flyout/FlyoutMenuItem.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ using ManagedCommon;

 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
 {
-    public class FlyoutMenuItem : INotifyPropertyChanged
+    public partial class FlyoutMenuItem : INotifyPropertyChanged
    {
        private bool _visible;
        private bool _isEnabled;
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/Flyout/FlyoutViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/Flyout/FlyoutViewModel.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ using System.Timers;

 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels.Flyout
 {
-    public class FlyoutViewModel : IDisposable
+    public partial class FlyoutViewModel : IDisposable
    {
        private Timer _hideTimer;
        private bool _disposed;
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/Flyout/LauncherViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/Flyout/LauncherViewModel.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ using Microsoft.Windows.ApplicationModel.Resources;

 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
 {
-    public class LauncherViewModel : Observable
+    public partial class LauncherViewModel : Observable
    {
        public bool IsUpdateAvailable { get; set; }

--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/GeneralViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/GeneralViewModel.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ using System.IO.Abstractions;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization.Metadata;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;

 using global::PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
@@ -22,11 +23,12 @@ using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Helpers;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Interfaces;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Utilities;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.ViewModels.Commands;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.SerializationContext;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry;

 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
 {
-    public class GeneralViewModel : Observable
+    public partial class GeneralViewModel : Observable
    {
        private GeneralSettings GeneralSettingsConfig { get; set; }

@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels

        public ButtonClickCommand CheckForUpdatesEventHandler { get; set; }

-        public object ResourceLoader { get; set; }
+        public Windows.ApplicationModel.Resources.ResourceLoader ResourceLoader { get; set; }

        private Action HideBackupAndRestoreMessageAreaAction { get; set; }

@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels

        private SettingsBackupAndRestoreUtils settingsBackupAndRestoreUtils = SettingsBackupAndRestoreUtils.Instance;

-        public GeneralViewModel(ISettingsRepository<GeneralSettings> settingsRepository, string runAsAdminText, string runAsUserText, bool isElevated, bool isAdmin, Func<string, int> ipcMSGCallBackFunc, Func<string, int> ipcMSGRestartAsAdminMSGCallBackFunc, Func<string, int> ipcMSGCheckForUpdatesCallBackFunc, string configFileSubfolder = "", Action dispatcherAction = null, Action hideBackupAndRestoreMessageAreaAction = null, Action<int> doBackupAndRestoreDryRun = null, Func<Task<string>> pickSingleFolderDialog = null, object resourceLoader = null)
+        public GeneralViewModel(ISettingsRepository<GeneralSettings> settingsRepository, string runAsAdminText, string runAsUserText, bool isElevated, bool isAdmin, Func<string, int> ipcMSGCallBackFunc, Func<string, int> ipcMSGRestartAsAdminMSGCallBackFunc, Func<string, int> ipcMSGCheckForUpdatesCallBackFunc, string configFileSubfolder = "", Action dispatcherAction = null, Action hideBackupAndRestoreMessageAreaAction = null, Action<int> doBackupAndRestoreDryRun = null, Func<Task<string>> pickSingleFolderDialog = null, Windows.ApplicationModel.Resources.ResourceLoader resourceLoader = null)
        {
            CheckForUpdatesEventHandler = new ButtonClickCommand(CheckForUpdatesClick);
            RestartElevatedButtonEventHandler = new ButtonClickCommand(RestartElevated);
@@ -1075,11 +1077,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
        {
            if (ResourceLoader != null)
            {
-                var type = ResourceLoader.GetType();
-                MethodInfo methodInfo = type.GetMethod("GetString");
-                object classInstance = Activator.CreateInstance(type, null);
-                object[] parametersArray = new object[] { resource };
-                var result = (string)methodInfo.Invoke(ResourceLoader, parametersArray);
+                var result = ResourceLoader.GetString(resource);
                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(result))
                {
                    return resource.ToUpperInvariant() + "!!!";
@@ -1129,7 +1127,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
            GeneralSettingsCustomAction customaction = new GeneralSettingsCustomAction(outsettings);

            var dataToSend = customaction.ToString();
-            dataToSend = JsonSerializer.Serialize(new { action = new { general = new { action_name = "restart_maintain_elevation" } } });
+            dataToSend = JsonSerializer.Serialize(ActionMessage.Create("restart_maintain_elevation"), SourceGenerationContextContext.Default.ActionMessage);
            SendRestartAsAdminConfigMSG(dataToSend);
        }

--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/HostsViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/HostsViewModel.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ using Settings.UI.Library.Enumerations;

 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
 {
-    public class HostsViewModel : Observable
+    public partial class HostsViewModel : Observable
    {
        private bool _isElevated;
        private GpoRuleConfigured _enabledGpoRuleConfiguration;
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/KeyboardManagerViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/KeyboardManagerViewModel.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ using Microsoft.Win32;

 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
 {
-    public class KeyboardManagerViewModel : Observable
+    public partial class KeyboardManagerViewModel : Observable
    {
        private GeneralSettings GeneralSettingsConfig { get; set; }

--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/MeasureToolViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/MeasureToolViewModel.cs
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ using global::PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Helpers;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Interfaces;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.SerializationContext;

 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
 {
-    public class MeasureToolViewModel : Observable
+    public partial class MeasureToolViewModel : Observable
    {
        private ISettingsUtils SettingsUtils { get; set; }

@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
                         CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
                         "{{ \"powertoys\": {{ \"{0}\": {1} }} }}",
                         MeasureToolSettings.ModuleName,
-                         JsonSerializer.Serialize(Settings)));
+                         JsonSerializer.Serialize(Settings, SourceGenerationContextContext.Default.MeasureToolSettings)));
                }
            }
        }
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/MouseWithoutBordersViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/MouseWithoutBordersViewModel.cs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Helpers;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Interfaces;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.ViewModels.Commands;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.SerializationContext;
 using Microsoft.UI;
 using Microsoft.UI.Dispatching;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media;
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ using Windows.ApplicationModel.DataTransfer;

 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
 {
-    public class MouseWithoutBordersViewModel : Observable, IDisposable
+    public partial class MouseWithoutBordersViewModel : Observable, IDisposable
    {
        // These should be in the same order as the ComboBoxItems in MouseWithoutBordersPage.xaml switch machine shortcut options
        private readonly int[] _switchBetweenMachineShortcutOptions =
@@ -277,7 +278,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels

        private static VisualStudio.Threading.AsyncSemaphore _ipcSemaphore = new VisualStudio.Threading.AsyncSemaphore(1);

-        private sealed class SyncHelper : IDisposable
+        private sealed partial class SyncHelper : IDisposable
        {
            public SyncHelper(NamedPipeClientStream stream)
            {
@@ -1102,7 +1103,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels

        private IndexedObservableCollection<DeviceViewModel> machineMatrixString;

-        public class DeviceViewModel : Observable
+        public partial class DeviceViewModel : Observable
        {
            public string Name { get; set; }

@@ -1204,7 +1205,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
        CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
        "{{ \"powertoys\": {{ \"{0}\": {1} }} }}",
        MouseWithoutBordersSettings.ModuleName,
-        JsonSerializer.Serialize(Settings)));
+        JsonSerializer.Serialize(Settings, SourceGenerationContextContext.Default.MouseWithoutBordersSettings)));
        }

        public void NotifyUpdatedSettings()
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/NewPlusViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/NewPlusViewModel.cs
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Windows;
 using global::PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
 using ManagedCommon;
-using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Helpers;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Interfaces;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Utilities;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.ViewModels.Commands;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.SerializationContext;
 using Windows.ApplicationModel.VoiceCommands;
 using Windows.System;

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ using static Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers.ShellGetFolder;

 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
 {
-    public class NewPlusViewModel : Observable
+    public partial class NewPlusViewModel : Observable
    {
        private GeneralSettings GeneralSettingsConfig { get; set; }

@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
                       CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
                       "{{ \"powertoys\": {{ \"{0}\": {1} }} }}",
                       ModuleName,
-                       JsonSerializer.Serialize(Settings)));
+                       JsonSerializer.Serialize(Settings, SourceGenerationContextContext.Default.NewPlusSettings)));
        }

        private Func<string, int> SendConfigMSG { get; }
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/PeekViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/PeekViewModel.cs
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@ using global::PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Helpers;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Interfaces;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.SerializationContext;
 using Settings.UI.Library;

 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
 {
-    public class PeekViewModel : Observable
+    public partial class PeekViewModel : Observable
    {
        private bool _isEnabled;

@@ -224,7 +225,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
                    CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
                    "{{ \"powertoys\": {{ \"{0}\": {1} }} }}",
                    PeekSettings.ModuleName,
-                    JsonSerializer.Serialize(_peekSettings)));
+                    JsonSerializer.Serialize(_peekSettings, SourceGenerationContextContext.Default.PeekSettings)));
        }

        private void SavePreviewSettings()
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/PluginAdditionalOptionViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/PluginAdditionalOptionViewModel.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;

 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
 {
-    public class PluginAdditionalOptionViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
+    public partial class PluginAdditionalOptionViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
    {
        private PluginAdditionalOption _additionalOption;

--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/PowerAccentViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/PowerAccentViewModel.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Interfaces;

 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
 {
-    public class PowerAccentViewModel : Observable
+    public partial class PowerAccentViewModel : Observable
    {
        private GeneralSettings GeneralSettingsConfig { get; set; }

--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/PowerLauncherPluginViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/PowerLauncherPluginViewModel.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;

 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
 {
-    public class PowerLauncherPluginViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
+    public partial class PowerLauncherPluginViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
    {
        private readonly PowerLauncherPluginSettings settings;
        private readonly Func<bool> isDark;
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/PowerLauncherViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/PowerLauncherViewModel.cs
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@ using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Helpers;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Interfaces;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.ViewModels.Commands;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.SerializationContext;

 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
 {
-    public class PowerLauncherViewModel : Observable
+    public partial class PowerLauncherViewModel : Observable
    {
        private int _themeIndex;
        private int _monitorPositionIndex;
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
                        CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
                        "{{ \"powertoys\": {{ \"{0}\": {1} }} }}",
                        PowerLauncherSettings.ModuleName,
-                        JsonSerializer.Serialize(s)));
+                        JsonSerializer.Serialize(s, SourceGenerationContextContext.Default.PowerLauncherSettings)));
            };

            switch (settings.Properties.Theme)
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
                    break;
            }

-            SearchPluginsCommand = new RelayCommand(SearchPlugins);
+            SearchPluginsCommand = new Library.ViewModels.Commands.RelayCommand(SearchPlugins);
        }

        private void InitializeEnabledValue()
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/PowerOcrViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/PowerOcrViewModel.cs
@@ -14,12 +14,13 @@ using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Helpers;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Interfaces;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.SerializationContext;
 using Windows.Globalization;
 using Windows.Media.Ocr;

 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
 {
-    public class PowerOcrViewModel : Observable, IDisposable
+    public partial class PowerOcrViewModel : Observable, IDisposable
    {
        private bool disposedValue;

@@ -236,7 +237,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
                       CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
                       "{{ \"powertoys\": {{ \"{0}\": {1} }} }}",
                       PowerOcrSettings.ModuleName,
-                       JsonSerializer.Serialize(_powerOcrSettings)));
+                       JsonSerializer.Serialize(_powerOcrSettings, SourceGenerationContextContext.Default.PowerOcrSettings)));
        }

        public void RefreshEnabledState()
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/PowerPreviewViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/PowerPreviewViewModel.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ using Settings.UI.Library.Enumerations;

 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
 {
-    public class PowerPreviewViewModel : Observable
+    public partial class PowerPreviewViewModel : Observable
    {
        private const string ModuleName = PowerPreviewSettings.ModuleName;

--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/PowerRenameViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/PowerRenameViewModel.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Interfaces;

 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
 {
-    public class PowerRenameViewModel : Observable
+    public partial class PowerRenameViewModel : Observable
    {
        private GeneralSettings GeneralSettingsConfig { get; set; }

--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/RegistryPreviewViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/RegistryPreviewViewModel.cs
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Helpers;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Interfaces;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.ViewModels.Commands;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.SerializationContext;

 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
 {
-    public class RegistryPreviewViewModel : Observable
+    public partial class RegistryPreviewViewModel : Observable
    {
        private GeneralSettings GeneralSettingsConfig { get; set; }

@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
                       CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
                       "{{ \"powertoys\": {{ \"{0}\": {1} }} }}",
                       RegistryPreviewSettings.ModuleName,
-                       JsonSerializer.Serialize(_settings)));
+                       JsonSerializer.Serialize(_settings, SourceGenerationContextContext.Default.RegistryPreviewSettings)));
        }
    }
 }
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/ShellViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/ShellViewModel.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ using Windows.System;

 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
 {
-    public class ShellViewModel : Observable
+    public partial class ShellViewModel : Observable
    {
        private readonly KeyboardAccelerator altLeftKeyboardAccelerator = BuildKeyboardAccelerator(VirtualKey.Left, VirtualKeyModifiers.Menu);

--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/ShortcutGuideViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/ShortcutGuideViewModel.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Interfaces;

 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
 {
-    public class ShortcutGuideViewModel : Observable
+    public partial class ShortcutGuideViewModel : Observable
    {
        private ISettingsUtils SettingsUtils { get; set; }

--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/WorkspacesViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/WorkspacesViewModel.cs
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@ using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Helpers;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Interfaces;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.ViewModels.Commands;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.SerializationContext;

 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
 {
-    public class WorkspacesViewModel : Observable
+    public partial class WorkspacesViewModel : Observable
    {
        private ISettingsUtils SettingsUtils { get; set; }

@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
                            CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
                            "{{ \"powertoys\": {{ \"{0}\": {1} }} }}",
                            WorkspacesSettings.ModuleName,
-                            JsonSerializer.Serialize(Settings)));
+                            JsonSerializer.Serialize(Settings, SourceGenerationContextContext.Default.WorkspacesSettings)));
                }
            }
        }