[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>

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Helpers/ActionMessage.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+// 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.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers
+{
+    public sealed class ActionMessage
+    {
+        [JsonPropertyName("action")]
+        public SettingsAction Action { get; set; }
+
+        public static ActionMessage Create(string actionName)
+        {
+            return new ActionMessage
+            {
+                Action = new SettingsAction
+                {
+                    PublishedDate = new SettingsGeneral
+                    {
+                        ActionName = actionName,
+                    },
+                },
+            };
+        }
+    }
+
+    [SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.MaintainabilityRules", "SA1402:File may only contain a single type", Justification = "Those are just a define for one simple struct")]
+    public sealed class SettingsAction
+    {
+        [JsonPropertyName("general")]
+        public SettingsGeneral PublishedDate { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    [SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.MaintainabilityRules", "SA1402:File may only contain a single type", Justification = "Those are just a define for one simple struct")]
+    public sealed class SettingsGeneral
+        {
+        [JsonPropertyName("action_name")]
+        public string ActionName { get; set; }
+    }
+}

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Helpers/AsyncCommand.cs

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ using System.Windows.Input;
 
 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers
 {
-    internal sealed class AsyncCommand : ICommand
+    internal sealed partial class AsyncCommand : ICommand
     {
         private readonly Func<Task> _execute;
         private readonly Func<bool> _canExecute;

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Helpers/IndexedObservableCollection.cs

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers
     }
 
 #pragma warning disable SA1402 // File may only contain a single type
-    public class IndexedObservableCollection<T> : ObservableCollection<IndexedItem<T>>
+    public partial class IndexedObservableCollection<T> : ObservableCollection<IndexedItem<T>>
 #pragma warning restore SA1402 // File may only contain a single type
     {
         public IndexedObservableCollection(IEnumerable<T> items)

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Helpers/NativeKeyboardHelper.cs

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers
 
             internal static int Size
             {
-                get { return Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(INPUT)); }
+                get { return Marshal.SizeOf<INPUT>(); }
             }
         }
 

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Helpers/PowerToysReleaseInfo.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// 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.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers
+{
+    // Contains information for a release. Used to deserialize release JSON info from GitHub.
+    public sealed class PowerToysReleaseInfo
+    {
+        [JsonPropertyName("published_at")]
+        public DateTimeOffset PublishedDate { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonPropertyName("name")]
+        public string Name { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonPropertyName("tag_name")]
+        public string TagName { get; set; }
+
+        [JsonPropertyName("body")]
+        public string ReleaseNotes { get; set; }
+    }
+}

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Helpers/RelayCommand.cs

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ using System.Windows.Input;
 
 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers
 {
-    public class RelayCommand : ICommand
+    public partial class RelayCommand : ICommand
     {
         private readonly Action _execute;
         private readonly Func<bool> _canExecute;
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers
     }
 
     [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.MaintainabilityRules", "SA1402:File may only contain a single type", Justification = "abstract T and abstract")]
-    public class RelayCommand<T> : ICommand
+    public partial class RelayCommand<T> : ICommand
     {
         private readonly Action<T> execute;
 

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Helpers/WindowHelper.cs

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ using System;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Text.Json;
-
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.SerializationContext;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
 
 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers
             try
             {
                 var json = File.ReadAllText(_placementPath);
-                var placement = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<WINDOWPLACEMENT>(json);
+                var placement = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<WINDOWPLACEMENT>(json, SourceGenerationContextContext.Default.WINDOWPLACEMENT);
 
-                placement.Length = Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(WINDOWPLACEMENT));
+                placement.Length = Marshal.SizeOf<WINDOWPLACEMENT>();
                 placement.Flags = 0;
                 placement.ShowCmd = (placement.ShowCmd == NativeMethods.SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED) ? NativeMethods.SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED : NativeMethods.SW_SHOWNORMAL;
                 return placement;
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers
             _ = NativeMethods.GetWindowPlacement(handle, out var placement);
             try
             {
-                var json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(placement);
+                var json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(placement, SourceGenerationContextContext.Default.WINDOWPLACEMENT);
                 File.WriteAllText(_placementPath, json);
             }
             catch (Exception)

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SerializationContext/SourceGenerationContextContext.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+// 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.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+
+namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.SerializationContext;
+
+[JsonSerializable(typeof(WINDOWPLACEMENT))]
+[JsonSerializable(typeof(AdvancedPasteSettings))]
+[JsonSerializable(typeof(Dictionary<string, List<string>>))]
+[JsonSerializable(typeof(AlwaysOnTopSettings))]
+[JsonSerializable(typeof(ColorPickerSettings))]
+[JsonSerializable(typeof(CropAndLockSettings))]
+[JsonSerializable(typeof(FileLocksmithSettings))]
+[JsonSerializable(typeof(MeasureToolSettings))]
+[JsonSerializable(typeof(MouseWithoutBordersSettings))]
+[JsonSerializable(typeof(NewPlusSettings))]
+[JsonSerializable(typeof(PeekSettings))]
+[JsonSerializable(typeof(PowerLauncherSettings))]
+[JsonSerializable(typeof(PowerOcrSettings))]
+[JsonSerializable(typeof(RegistryPreviewSettings))]
+[JsonSerializable(typeof(WorkspacesSettings))]
+[JsonSerializable(typeof(IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo>))]
+[JsonSerializable(typeof(ActionMessage))]
+public sealed partial class SourceGenerationContextContext : JsonSerializerContext
+{
+}

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/App.xaml.cs

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Telemetry.Events;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.SerializationContext;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Services;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry;
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI
 
             try
             {
-                var requestedSettings = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<Dictionary<string, List<string>>>(File.ReadAllText(ipcFileName));
+                var requestedSettings = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<Dictionary<string, List<string>>>(File.ReadAllText(ipcFileName), SourceGenerationContextContext.Default.DictionaryStringListString);
                 File.WriteAllText(ipcFileName, GetSettingCommandLineCommand.Execute(requestedSettings));
             }
             catch (Exception ex)

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/OOBE/Views/OobeWhatsNew.xaml.cs

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Enums;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.ViewModel;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.SerializationContext;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
@@ -29,22 +30,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views
 {
     public sealed partial class OobeWhatsNew : Page
     {
-        // Contains information for a release. Used to deserialize release JSON info from GitHub.
-        private sealed class PowerToysReleaseInfo
-        {
-            [JsonPropertyName("published_at")]
-            public DateTimeOffset PublishedDate { get; set; }
-
-            [JsonPropertyName("name")]
-            public string Name { get; set; }
-
-            [JsonPropertyName("tag_name")]
-            public string TagName { get; set; }
-
-            [JsonPropertyName("body")]
-            public string ReleaseNotes { get; set; }
-        }
-
         public OobePowerToysModule ViewModel { get; set; }
 
         public bool ShowDataDiagnosticsInfoBar => GetShowDataDiagnosticsInfoBar();
@@ -111,7 +96,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views
             // https://docs.github.com/rest/overview/resources-in-the-rest-api#user-agent-required
             getReleaseInfoClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.TryAddWithoutValidation("User-Agent", "PowerToys");
             releaseNotesJSON = await getReleaseInfoClient.GetStringAsync("https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/PowerToys/releases");
-            IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo> releases = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo>>(releaseNotesJSON);
+            IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo> releases = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<IList<PowerToysReleaseInfo>>(releaseNotesJSON, SourceGenerationContextContext.Default.IListPowerToysReleaseInfo);
 
             // Get the latest releases
             var latestReleases = releases.OrderByDescending(release => release.PublishedDate).Take(5);

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()

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)));
                 }
             }
         }

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()
         {

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;
+                return Path.TrimEndingDirectorySeparator(AppContext.BaseDirectory);
-                UriBuilder uri = new UriBuilder(codeBase);
-                string path = Uri.UnescapeDataString(uri.Path);
-                return Path.GetDirectoryName(path);
             }
         }
 

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()

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;
 

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)));
                 }
             }
         }

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;

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; }
 

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);
             }

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;

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; }
 

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; }

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);
             }

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;

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;

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; }
 

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();
+                var result = ResourceLoader.GetString(resource);
-                MethodInfo methodInfo = type.GetMethod("GetString");
-                object classInstance = Activator.CreateInstance(type, null);
-                object[] parametersArray = new object[] { resource };
-                var result = (string)methodInfo.Invoke(ResourceLoader, parametersArray);
                 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);
         }
 

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;

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; }
 

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)));
                 }
             }
         }

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()

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; }

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()

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;
 

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; }
 

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;

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()

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()

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;
 

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; }
 

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)));
         }
     }
 }

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);
 

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; }
 

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)));
                 }
             }
         }