bring icon back

This avoids the few frames of "flicker in" that XAML does when the window is SW_SHOW'n

closes #38384
closes #38404
closes #38438

.pipelines/v2/templates/job-build-project.yml

@@ -344,6 +344,11 @@ jobs:
       flattenFolders: True
       OverWrite: True
 
+  # Check if all projects (located in src sub-folder) import common props
+  - pwsh: |-
+      & '.pipelines/verifyCommonProps.ps1' -sourceDir '$(build.sourcesdirectory)\src'
+    displayName: Audit shared common props for CSharp projects in src sub-folder
+
   # Check if deps.json files don't reference different dll versions.
   - pwsh: |-
       & '.pipelines/verifyDepsJsonLibraryVersions.ps1' -targetDir '$(build.sourcesdirectory)\$(BuildPlatform)\$(BuildConfiguration)'

.pipelines/verifyCommonProps.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+[CmdletBinding()]
+Param(
+    [Parameter(Mandatory = $True, Position = 1)]
+    [string]$sourceDir
+)
+
+# scan all csharp project in the source directory
+function Get-CSharpProjects {
+    param (
+        [string]$path
+    )
+
+    # Get all .csproj files under the specified path
+    return Get-ChildItem -Path $path -Recurse -Filter *.csproj | Select-Object -ExpandProperty FullName
+}
+
+# Check if the project file imports 'Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props'
+function Test-ImportSharedCsWinRTProps {
+    param (
+        [string]$filePath
+    )
+
+    # Load the XML content of the .csproj file
+    [xml]$csprojContent = Get-Content -Path $filePath
+
+    
+    # Check if the Import element with Project attribute containing 'Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props' exists
+    return $csprojContent.Project.Import | Where-Object { $null -ne $_.Project -and $_.Project.EndsWith('Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props') }
+}
+
+# Call the function with the provided source directory
+$csprojFilesArray = Get-CSharpProjects -path $sourceDir
+
+$hasInvalidCsProj = $false
+
+# Enumerate the array of file paths and call Validate-ImportSharedCsWinRTProps for each file
+foreach ($csprojFile in $csprojFilesArray) {
+    # Skip if the file ends with 'TemplateCmdPalExtension.csproj'
+    if ($csprojFile -like '*TemplateCmdPalExtension.csproj') {
+        continue
+    }
+
+    $importExists = Test-ImportSharedCsWinRTProps -filePath $csprojFile
+    if (!$importExists) {
+        Write-Output "$csprojFile need to import 'Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props'."
+        $hasInvalidCsProj = $true
+    }
+}
+
+if ($hasInvalidCsProj) {
+    exit 1
+}
+
+exit 0

PowerToys.sln

@@ -624,20 +624,6 @@ Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "CommandPalette", "CommandPa
 EndProject
 Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Built-in Extensions", "Built-in Extensions", "{ECB8E0D1-7603-4E5C-AB10-D1E545E6F8E2}"
 EndProject
-Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps", "src\modules\cmdpal\ext\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.csproj", "{6CE438DF-C245-4997-A360-0A0939E4BA34}"
-EndProject
-Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Bookmarks", "src\modules\cmdpal\ext\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Bookmark\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Bookmarks.csproj", "{E09AA983-C755-474F-83D6-A5CDF528C070}"
-EndProject
-Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Calc", "src\modules\cmdpal\ext\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Calc\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Calc.csproj", "{6D56B64D-FF1F-488F-AFED-9B9854A5D399}"
-EndProject
-Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Registry", "src\modules\cmdpal\ext\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Registry\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Registry.csproj", "{92EC89E4-9972-453A-8A1A-3A9E230C146A}"
-EndProject
-Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsServices", "src\modules\cmdpal\ext\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsServices\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsServices.csproj", "{51939B4F-1F62-4BFF-A6A2-C08646E5BE95}"
-EndProject
-Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsSettings", "src\modules\cmdpal\ext\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsSettings\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsSettings.csproj", "{D1160404-D3D1-497A-883A-4059C07C2273}"
-EndProject
-Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsTerminal", "src\modules\cmdpal\ext\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsTerminal\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsTerminal.csproj", "{40F6D69D-E321-400F-A767-5628C7AE453D}"
-EndProject
 Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Extension SDK", "Extension SDK", "{F3D09629-59A2-4924-A4B9-D6BFAA2C1B49}"
 EndProject
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions", "src\modules\cmdpal\extensionsdk\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.vcxproj", "{305DD37E-C85D-4B08-AAFE-7381FA890463}"
@@ -660,8 +646,6 @@ Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "Microsoft.CmdPal.UI", "src\
 EndProject
 Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels", "src\modules\cmdpal\Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels\Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.csproj", "{C66020D1-CB10-4CF7-8715-84C97FD5E5E2}"
 EndProject
-Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.ClipboardHistory", "src\modules\cmdpal\ext\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.ClipboardHistory\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.ClipboardHistory.csproj", "{79775343-7A3D-445D-9104-3DD5B2893DF9}"
-EndProject
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "CmdPalModuleInterface", "src\modules\cmdpal\CmdPalModuleInterface\CmdPalModuleInterface.vcxproj", "{0ADEB797-C8C7-4FFA-ACD5-2AF6CAD7ECD8}"
 EndProject
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "WorkspacesCsharpLibrary", "src\modules\Workspaces\WorkspacesCsharpLibrary\WorkspacesCsharpLibrary.csproj", "{89D0E199-B17A-418C-B2F8-7375B6708357}"
@@ -672,12 +656,6 @@ Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexe
 EndProject
 Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Shell", "src\modules\cmdpal\ext\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Shell\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Shell.csproj", "{C0CE3B5E-16D3-495D-B335-CA791B660162}"
 EndProject
-Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowWalker", "src\modules\cmdpal\ext\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowWalker\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowWalker.csproj", "{3A9A7297-92C4-4F16-B6F9-8D4AB652C86C}"
-EndProject
-Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WebSearch", "src\modules\cmdpal\ext\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WebSearch\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WebSearch.csproj", "{605E914B-7232-4789-AF46-BF5D3DDFC14E}"
-EndProject
-Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WinGet", "src\modules\cmdpal\ext\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WinGet\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WinGet.csproj", "{E81A7D20-9862-ABDB-0AAE-9BC5B517A9F9}"
-EndProject
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "AdvancedPaste.UnitTests", "src\modules\AdvancedPaste\AdvancedPaste.UnitTests\AdvancedPaste.UnitTests.csproj", "{D5E5F5EA-1B6C-4A73-88BE-304F36C9E4EE}"
 EndProject
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "AdvancedPaste.FuzzTests", "src\modules\AdvancedPaste\AdvancedPaste.FuzzTests\AdvancedPaste.FuzzTests.csproj", "{7F5B9557-5878-4438-A721-3E28296BA193}"
@@ -690,8 +668,6 @@ Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "ZoomItModuleInterface", "sr
 EndProject
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "ZoomItSettingsInterop", "src\modules\ZoomIt\ZoomItSettingsInterop\ZoomItSettingsInterop.vcxproj", "{CA7D8106-30B9-4AEC-9D05-B69B31B8C461}"
 EndProject
-Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.TimeDate", "src\modules\cmdpal\ext\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.TimeDate\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.TimeDate.csproj", "{DCC6BD67-17BB-47AA-B507-FB0FE43A7449}"
-EndProject
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "UITestAutomation", "src\common\UITestAutomation\UITestAutomation.csproj", "{A558C25D-2007-498E-8B6F-43405AFAE9E2}"
 EndProject
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "KeyboardManagerEditorUI", "src\modules\keyboardmanager\KeyboardManagerEditorUI\KeyboardManagerEditorUI.csproj", "{08F9155D-B6DC-46E5-9C83-AF60B655898B}"
@@ -704,8 +680,6 @@ Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "Hosts.UITests", "src\module
 EndProject
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "RegistryPreview.FuzzTests", "src\modules\registrypreview\RegistryPreview.FuzzTests\RegistryPreview.FuzzTests.csproj", "{5702B3CC-8575-48D5-83D8-15BB42269CD3}"
 EndProject
-Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.System", "src\modules\cmdpal\ext\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.System\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.System.csproj", "{64B88F02-CD88-4ED8-9624-989A800230F9}"
-EndProject
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "CmdPalKeyboardService", "src\modules\cmdpal\CmdPalKeyboardService\CmdPalKeyboardService.vcxproj", "{5F63C743-F6CE-4DBA-A200-2B3F8A14E8C2}"
 EndProject
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "PowerRename.FuzzingTest", "src\modules\powerrename\PowerRename.FuzzingTest\PowerRename.FuzzingTest.vcxproj", "{2694E2FB-DCD5-4BFF-A418-B6C3C7CE3B8E}"
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-		{E81A7D20-9862-ABDB-0AAE-9BC5B517A9F9}.Debug|ARM64.ActiveCfg = Debug|ARM64
-		{E81A7D20-9862-ABDB-0AAE-9BC5B517A9F9}.Debug|ARM64.Build.0 = Debug|ARM64
-		{E81A7D20-9862-ABDB-0AAE-9BC5B517A9F9}.Debug|ARM64.Deploy.0 = Debug|ARM64
-		{E81A7D20-9862-ABDB-0AAE-9BC5B517A9F9}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
-		{E81A7D20-9862-ABDB-0AAE-9BC5B517A9F9}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
-		{E81A7D20-9862-ABDB-0AAE-9BC5B517A9F9}.Debug|x64.Deploy.0 = Debug|x64
-		{E81A7D20-9862-ABDB-0AAE-9BC5B517A9F9}.Release|ARM64.ActiveCfg = Release|ARM64
-		{E81A7D20-9862-ABDB-0AAE-9BC5B517A9F9}.Release|ARM64.Build.0 = Release|ARM64
-		{E81A7D20-9862-ABDB-0AAE-9BC5B517A9F9}.Release|ARM64.Deploy.0 = Release|ARM64
-		{E81A7D20-9862-ABDB-0AAE-9BC5B517A9F9}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
-		{E81A7D20-9862-ABDB-0AAE-9BC5B517A9F9}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
-		{E81A7D20-9862-ABDB-0AAE-9BC5B517A9F9}.Release|x64.Deploy.0 = Release|x64
 		{D5E5F5EA-1B6C-4A73-88BE-304F36C9E4EE}.Debug|ARM64.ActiveCfg = Debug|ARM64
 		{D5E5F5EA-1B6C-4A73-88BE-304F36C9E4EE}.Debug|ARM64.Build.0 = Debug|ARM64
 		{D5E5F5EA-1B6C-4A73-88BE-304F36C9E4EE}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
@@ -2514,18 +2396,6 @@ Global
 		{CA7D8106-30B9-4AEC-9D05-B69B31B8C461}.Release|ARM64.Build.0 = Release|ARM64
 		{CA7D8106-30B9-4AEC-9D05-B69B31B8C461}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
 		{CA7D8106-30B9-4AEC-9D05-B69B31B8C461}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
-		{DCC6BD67-17BB-47AA-B507-FB0FE43A7449}.Debug|ARM64.ActiveCfg = Debug|ARM64
-		{DCC6BD67-17BB-47AA-B507-FB0FE43A7449}.Debug|ARM64.Build.0 = Debug|ARM64
-		{DCC6BD67-17BB-47AA-B507-FB0FE43A7449}.Debug|ARM64.Deploy.0 = Debug|ARM64
-		{DCC6BD67-17BB-47AA-B507-FB0FE43A7449}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
-		{DCC6BD67-17BB-47AA-B507-FB0FE43A7449}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
-		{DCC6BD67-17BB-47AA-B507-FB0FE43A7449}.Debug|x64.Deploy.0 = Debug|x64
-		{DCC6BD67-17BB-47AA-B507-FB0FE43A7449}.Release|ARM64.ActiveCfg = Release|ARM64
-		{DCC6BD67-17BB-47AA-B507-FB0FE43A7449}.Release|ARM64.Build.0 = Release|ARM64
-		{DCC6BD67-17BB-47AA-B507-FB0FE43A7449}.Release|ARM64.Deploy.0 = Release|ARM64
-		{DCC6BD67-17BB-47AA-B507-FB0FE43A7449}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
-		{DCC6BD67-17BB-47AA-B507-FB0FE43A7449}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
-		{DCC6BD67-17BB-47AA-B507-FB0FE43A7449}.Release|x64.Deploy.0 = Release|x64
 		{A558C25D-2007-498E-8B6F-43405AFAE9E2}.Debug|ARM64.ActiveCfg = Debug|ARM64
 		{A558C25D-2007-498E-8B6F-43405AFAE9E2}.Debug|ARM64.Build.0 = Debug|ARM64
 		{A558C25D-2007-498E-8B6F-43405AFAE9E2}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
@@ -2574,14 +2444,6 @@ Global
 		{5702B3CC-8575-48D5-83D8-15BB42269CD3}.Release|ARM64.Build.0 = Release|ARM64
 		{5702B3CC-8575-48D5-83D8-15BB42269CD3}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
 		{5702B3CC-8575-48D5-83D8-15BB42269CD3}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
-		{64B88F02-CD88-4ED8-9624-989A800230F9}.Debug|ARM64.ActiveCfg = Debug|ARM64
-		{64B88F02-CD88-4ED8-9624-989A800230F9}.Debug|ARM64.Build.0 = Debug|ARM64
-		{64B88F02-CD88-4ED8-9624-989A800230F9}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
-		{64B88F02-CD88-4ED8-9624-989A800230F9}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
-		{64B88F02-CD88-4ED8-9624-989A800230F9}.Release|ARM64.ActiveCfg = Release|ARM64
-		{64B88F02-CD88-4ED8-9624-989A800230F9}.Release|ARM64.Build.0 = Release|ARM64
-		{64B88F02-CD88-4ED8-9624-989A800230F9}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
-		{64B88F02-CD88-4ED8-9624-989A800230F9}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
 		{5F63C743-F6CE-4DBA-A200-2B3F8A14E8C2}.Debug|ARM64.ActiveCfg = Debug|ARM64
 		{5F63C743-F6CE-4DBA-A200-2B3F8A14E8C2}.Debug|ARM64.Build.0 = Debug|ARM64
 		{5F63C743-F6CE-4DBA-A200-2B3F8A14E8C2}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
@@ -2825,13 +2687,6 @@ Global
 		{66614C26-314C-4B91-9071-76133422CFEF} = {B6C42F16-73EB-477E-8B0D-4E6CF6C20AAC}
 		{3846508C-77EB-4034-A702-F8BB263C4F79} = {4574FDD0-F61D-4376-98BF-E5A1262C11EC}
 		{ECB8E0D1-7603-4E5C-AB10-D1E545E6F8E2} = {3846508C-77EB-4034-A702-F8BB263C4F79}
-		{6CE438DF-C245-4997-A360-0A0939E4BA34} = {ECB8E0D1-7603-4E5C-AB10-D1E545E6F8E2}
-		{E09AA983-C755-474F-83D6-A5CDF528C070} = {ECB8E0D1-7603-4E5C-AB10-D1E545E6F8E2}
-		{6D56B64D-FF1F-488F-AFED-9B9854A5D399} = {ECB8E0D1-7603-4E5C-AB10-D1E545E6F8E2}
-		{92EC89E4-9972-453A-8A1A-3A9E230C146A} = {ECB8E0D1-7603-4E5C-AB10-D1E545E6F8E2}
-		{51939B4F-1F62-4BFF-A6A2-C08646E5BE95} = {ECB8E0D1-7603-4E5C-AB10-D1E545E6F8E2}
-		{D1160404-D3D1-497A-883A-4059C07C2273} = {ECB8E0D1-7603-4E5C-AB10-D1E545E6F8E2}
-		{40F6D69D-E321-400F-A767-5628C7AE453D} = {ECB8E0D1-7603-4E5C-AB10-D1E545E6F8E2}
 		{F3D09629-59A2-4924-A4B9-D6BFAA2C1B49} = {3846508C-77EB-4034-A702-F8BB263C4F79}
 		{305DD37E-C85D-4B08-AAFE-7381FA890463} = {F3D09629-59A2-4924-A4B9-D6BFAA2C1B49}
 		{CA4D810F-C8F4-4B61-9DA9-71807E0B9F24} = {F3D09629-59A2-4924-A4B9-D6BFAA2C1B49}
@@ -2843,29 +2698,23 @@ Global
 		{7520A2FE-00A2-49B8-83ED-DB216E874C04} = {3846508C-77EB-4034-A702-F8BB263C4F79}
 		{8FBDABA4-40EE-4C0E-9BC8-2F6444A6EF90} = {7520A2FE-00A2-49B8-83ED-DB216E874C04}
 		{C66020D1-CB10-4CF7-8715-84C97FD5E5E2} = {7520A2FE-00A2-49B8-83ED-DB216E874C04}
-		{79775343-7A3D-445D-9104-3DD5B2893DF9} = {ECB8E0D1-7603-4E5C-AB10-D1E545E6F8E2}
 		{0ADEB797-C8C7-4FFA-ACD5-2AF6CAD7ECD8} = {3846508C-77EB-4034-A702-F8BB263C4F79}
 		{89D0E199-B17A-418C-B2F8-7375B6708357} = {A2221D7E-55E7-4BEA-90D1-4F162D670BBF}
 		{0DB0F63A-D2F8-4DA3-A650-2D0B8724218E} = {CA716AE6-FE5C-40AC-BB8F-2C87912687AC}
 		{453CBB73-A3CB-4D0B-8D24-6940B86FE21D} = {ECB8E0D1-7603-4E5C-AB10-D1E545E6F8E2}
 		{C0CE3B5E-16D3-495D-B335-CA791B660162} = {ECB8E0D1-7603-4E5C-AB10-D1E545E6F8E2}
-		{3A9A7297-92C4-4F16-B6F9-8D4AB652C86C} = {ECB8E0D1-7603-4E5C-AB10-D1E545E6F8E2}
-		{605E914B-7232-4789-AF46-BF5D3DDFC14E} = {ECB8E0D1-7603-4E5C-AB10-D1E545E6F8E2}
-		{E81A7D20-9862-ABDB-0AAE-9BC5B517A9F9} = {ECB8E0D1-7603-4E5C-AB10-D1E545E6F8E2}
 		{D5E5F5EA-1B6C-4A73-88BE-304F36C9E4EE} = {9873BA05-4C41-4819-9283-CF45D795431B}
 		{7F5B9557-5878-4438-A721-3E28296BA193} = {9873BA05-4C41-4819-9283-CF45D795431B}
 		{DD6E12FE-5509-4ABC-ACC2-3D6DC98A238C} = {4574FDD0-F61D-4376-98BF-E5A1262C11EC}
 		{0A84F764-3A88-44CD-AA96-41BDBD48627B} = {DD6E12FE-5509-4ABC-ACC2-3D6DC98A238C}
 		{E4585179-2AC1-4D5F-A3FF-CFC5392F694C} = {DD6E12FE-5509-4ABC-ACC2-3D6DC98A238C}
 		{CA7D8106-30B9-4AEC-9D05-B69B31B8C461} = {DD6E12FE-5509-4ABC-ACC2-3D6DC98A238C}
-		{DCC6BD67-17BB-47AA-B507-FB0FE43A7449} = {ECB8E0D1-7603-4E5C-AB10-D1E545E6F8E2}
 		{A558C25D-2007-498E-8B6F-43405AFAE9E2} = {1AFB6476-670D-4E80-A464-657E01DFF482}
 		{08F9155D-B6DC-46E5-9C83-AF60B655898B} = {38BDB927-829B-4C65-9CD9-93FB05D66D65}
 		{4382A954-179A-4078-92AF-715187DFFF50} = {38BDB927-829B-4C65-9CD9-93FB05D66D65}
 		{EBED240C-8702-452D-B764-6DB9DA9179AF} = {F05E590D-AD46-42BE-9C25-6A63ADD2E3EA}
 		{4E0AE3A4-2EE0-44D7-A2D0-8769977254A0} = {F05E590D-AD46-42BE-9C25-6A63ADD2E3EA}
 		{5702B3CC-8575-48D5-83D8-15BB42269CD3} = {929C1324-22E8-4412-A9A8-80E85F3985A5}
-		{64B88F02-CD88-4ED8-9624-989A800230F9} = {ECB8E0D1-7603-4E5C-AB10-D1E545E6F8E2}
 		{5F63C743-F6CE-4DBA-A200-2B3F8A14E8C2} = {3846508C-77EB-4034-A702-F8BB263C4F79}
 		{2694E2FB-DCD5-4BFF-A418-B6C3C7CE3B8E} = {89E20BCE-EB9C-46C8-8B50-E01A82E6FDC3}
 	EndGlobalSection

src/Common.Dotnet.FuzzTest.props

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- Some items may be set in Directory.Build.props in root -->
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <!-- OneFuzz does not currently support testing with .NET 9.
+       As a temporary workaround, create a .NET 8 project and use file links 
+       to include the code that needs testing. -->
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.19041.0</TargetFramework>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+</Project>

src/common/ManagedCommon/Logger.cs

@@ -28,9 +28,7 @@ namespace ManagedCommon
          * If you want to publish it with Native AOT enabled (or publish as a single file).
          * You need to find another way to remove Assembly.Location usage.
          */
-#pragma warning disable IL3000 // Avoid accessing Assembly file path when publishing as a single file
-        private static readonly string Version = FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(Assembly.Location).ProductVersion;
-#pragma warning restore IL3000 // Avoid accessing Assembly file path when publishing as a single file
+        private static readonly string Version = "2.0.0.0";
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes the logger and sets the path for logging.

src/common/ManagedTelemetry/Telemetry/PowerToysTelemetry.cs

@@ -37,17 +37,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry
         public void WriteEvent<T>(T telemetryEvent)
             where T : EventBase, IEvent
         {
-            if (DataDiagnosticsSettings.GetEnabledValue())
-            {
-                this.Write<T>(
-                    telemetryEvent.EventName,
-                    new EventSourceOptions()
-                    {
-                        Keywords = ProjectKeywordMeasure,
-                        Tags = ProjectTelemetryTagProductAndServicePerformance,
-                    },
-                    telemetryEvent);
-            }
         }
     }
 }

src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste.FuzzTests/AdvancedPaste.FuzzTests.csproj

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+	<!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
+	<Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+	<Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.FuzzTest.props" />
 	<PropertyGroup>
-		<TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.19041.0</TargetFramework>
 		<LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
 		<ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
 		<Nullable>enable</Nullable>

src/modules/Hosts/Hosts.FuzzTests/Hosts.FuzzTests.csproj

@@ -1,6 +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" />
+	<Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.FuzzTest.props" />
+
 	<PropertyGroup>
-		<TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.19041.0</TargetFramework>
 		<LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
 		<ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
 	</PropertyGroup>

src/modules/cmdpal/ExtensionTemplate/TemplateCmdPalExtension/TemplateCmdPalExtension/Program.cs

@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ namespace TemplateCmdPalExtension;
 public class Program
 {
     [MTAThread]
-    public static async Task Main(string[] args)
+    public static void Main(string[] args)
     {
         if (args.Length > 0 && args[0] == "-RegisterProcessAsComServer")
         {
-            await using global::Shmuelie.WinRTServer.ComServer server = new();
+            global::Shmuelie.WinRTServer.ComServer server = new();
+
             ManualResetEvent extensionDisposedEvent = new(false);
             
             // We are instantiating an extension instance once above, and returning it every time the callback in RegisterExtension below is called.
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ public class Program
             // This will make the main thread wait until the event is signalled by the extension class.
             // Since we have single instance of the extension object, we exit as soon as it is disposed.
             extensionDisposedEvent.WaitOne();
+            server.Stop();
+            server.UnsafeDispose();
         }
         else
         {

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/CommandItemViewModel.cs

@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ public partial class CommandItemViewModel : ExtensionObjectViewModel, ICommandBa
             contextItem.SlowInitializeProperties();
         });
 
-        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(model.Command.Name))
+        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(model.Command?.Name))
         {
             _defaultCommandContextItem = new(new CommandContextItem(model.Command!), PageContext)
             {

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/Commands/MainListPage.cs

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 using System.Collections.Immutable;
 using System.Collections.Specialized;
 using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.Messaging;
-using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.Messages;
 using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions;
 using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit;
@@ -37,15 +36,6 @@ public partial class MainListPage : DynamicListPage,
 
         // The all apps page will kick off a BG thread to start loading apps.
         // We just want to know when it is done.
-        var allApps = AllAppsCommandProvider.Page;
-        allApps.PropChanged += (s, p) =>
-        {
-            if (p.PropertyName == nameof(allApps.IsLoading))
-            {
-                IsLoading = ActuallyLoading();
-            }
-        };
-
         WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Register<ClearSearchMessage>(this);
         WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Register<UpdateFallbackItemsMessage>(this);
 
@@ -123,8 +113,7 @@ public partial class MainListPage : DynamicListPage,
             // with a list of all our commands & apps.
             if (_filteredItems == null)
             {
-                IEnumerable<IListItem> apps = AllAppsCommandProvider.Page.GetItems();
-                _filteredItems = commands.Concat(apps);
+                _filteredItems = commands;
             }
 
             // Produce a list of everything that matches the current filter.
@@ -156,8 +145,7 @@ public partial class MainListPage : DynamicListPage,
     private bool ActuallyLoading()
     {
         var tlcManager = _serviceProvider.GetService<TopLevelCommandManager>()!;
-        var allApps = AllAppsCommandProvider.Page;
-        return allApps.IsLoading || tlcManager.IsLoading;
+        return tlcManager.IsLoading;
     }
 
     // Almost verbatim ListHelpers.ScoreListItem, but also accounting for the

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/ContentFormViewModel.cs

@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using System.Text.Json;
-using AdaptiveCards.ObjectModel.WinUI3;
-using AdaptiveCards.Templating;
 using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.Messaging;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.Messages;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.Models;
@@ -26,121 +24,11 @@ public partial class ContentFormViewModel(IFormContent _form, WeakReference<IPag
 
     public string DataJson { get; protected set; } = "{}";
 
-    public AdaptiveCardParseResult? Card { get; private set; }
-
     public override void InitializeProperties()
     {
-        var model = _formModel.Unsafe;
-        if (model == null)
-        {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        try
-        {
-            TemplateJson = model.TemplateJson;
-            StateJson = model.StateJson;
-            DataJson = model.DataJson;
-
-            AdaptiveCardTemplate template = new(TemplateJson);
-            var cardJson = template.Expand(DataJson);
-            Card = AdaptiveCard.FromJsonString(cardJson);
-        }
-        catch (Exception e)
-        {
-            // If we fail to parse the card JSON, then display _our own card_
-            // with the exception
-            AdaptiveCardTemplate template = new(ErrorCardJson);
-            var serializeString = (string? s) => JsonSerializer.Serialize(s, JsonSerializationContext.Default.String);
-
-            // todo: we could probably stick Card.Errors in there too
-            var dataJson = $$"""
-{
-    "error_message": {{serializeString(e.Message)}},
-    "error_stack": {{serializeString(e.StackTrace)}},
-    "inner_exception": {{serializeString(e.InnerException?.Message)}},
-    "template_json": {{serializeString(TemplateJson)}},
-    "data_json": {{serializeString(DataJson)}}
-}
-""";
-            var cardJson = template.Expand(dataJson);
-            Card = AdaptiveCard.FromJsonString(cardJson);
-        }
-
-        UpdateProperty(nameof(Card));
     }
 
-    public void HandleSubmit(IAdaptiveActionElement action, JsonObject inputs)
+    public void HandleSubmit()
     {
-        if (action is AdaptiveOpenUrlAction openUrlAction)
-        {
-            WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Send<LaunchUriMessage>(new(openUrlAction.Url));
-            return;
-        }
-
-        if (action is AdaptiveSubmitAction or AdaptiveExecuteAction)
-        {
-            // Get the data and inputs
-            var dataString = (action as AdaptiveSubmitAction)?.DataJson.Stringify() ?? string.Empty;
-            var inputString = inputs.Stringify();
-
-            _ = Task.Run(() =>
-            {
-                try
-                {
-                    var model = _formModel.Unsafe!;
-                    if (model != null)
-                    {
-                        var result = model.SubmitForm(inputString, dataString);
-                        WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Send<HandleCommandResultMessage>(new(new(result)));
-                    }
-                }
-                catch (Exception ex)
-                {
-                    ShowException(ex);
-                }
-            });
-        }
     }
-
-    private static readonly string ErrorCardJson = """
-{
-    "$schema": "http://adaptivecards.io/schemas/adaptive-card.json",
-    "type": "AdaptiveCard",
-    "version": "1.5",
-    "body": [
-        {
-            "type": "TextBlock",
-            "text": "Error parsing form from extension",
-            "wrap": true,
-            "style": "heading",
-            "size": "ExtraLarge",
-            "weight": "Bolder",
-            "color": "Attention"
-        },
-        {
-            "type": "TextBlock",
-            "wrap": true,
-            "text": "${error_message}",
-            "color": "Attention"
-        },
-        {
-            "type": "TextBlock",
-            "text": "${error_stack}",
-            "fontType": "Monospace"
-        },
-        {
-            "type": "TextBlock",
-            "wrap": true,
-            "text": "Inner exception:"
-        },
-        {
-            "type": "TextBlock",
-            "wrap": true,
-            "text": "${inner_exception}",
-            "color": "Attention"
-        }
-    ]
-}
-""";
 }

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/ListViewModel.cs

@@ -328,7 +328,19 @@ public partial class ListViewModel : PageViewModel, IDisposable
     }
 
     [RelayCommand]
-    private void UpdateSelectedItem(ListItemViewModel item)
+    private void UpdateSelectedItem(ListItemViewModel? item)
+    {
+        if (item != null)
+        {
+            SetSelectedItem(item);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            ClearSelectedItem();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void SetSelectedItem(ListItemViewModel item)
     {
         if (!item.SafeSlowInit())
         {
@@ -357,6 +369,23 @@ public partial class ListViewModel : PageViewModel, IDisposable
            });
     }
 
+    private void ClearSelectedItem()
+    {
+        // GH #322:
+        // For inexplicable reasons, if you try updating the command bar and
+        // the details on the same UI thread tick as updating the list, we'll
+        // explode
+        DoOnUiThread(
+           () =>
+           {
+               WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Send<UpdateCommandBarMessage>(new(null));
+
+               WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Send<HideDetailsMessage>();
+
+               TextToSuggest = string.Empty;
+           });
+    }
+
     public override void InitializeProperties()
     {
         base.InitializeProperties();

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.csproj

@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.Common" />
     <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.Mvvm" />
-    <PackageReference Include="AdaptiveCards.Templating" />
-    <PackageReference Include="AdaptiveCards.ObjectModel.WinUI3" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
 
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
@@ -33,8 +31,6 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Microsoft.CmdPal.Common\Microsoft.CmdPal.Common.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\extensionsdk\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit.csproj" />
 
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\ext\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.csproj" />
-
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\ManagedCommon\ManagedCommon.csproj" />
 
   </ItemGroup>
@@ -70,14 +66,14 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <!-- Just mark it as AOT compatible. Do not publish with AOT now. We need fully test before we really publish it as AOT enabled-->
-  <!--<PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup>
     <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
     <WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>true</WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>
     <PublishTrimmed>true</PublishTrimmed>
     <PublishSingleFile>true</PublishSingleFile>
-    --><!-- <DisableRuntimeMarshalling>true</DisableRuntimeMarshalling> --><!--
+    <!--<DisableRuntimeMarshalling>true</DisableRuntimeMarshalling>--> 
     <PublishAot>true</PublishAot>
-	<EnableMsixTooling>true</EnableMsixTooling>
-  </PropertyGroup>-->
+	  <EnableMsixTooling>true</EnableMsixTooling>
+  </PropertyGroup>
 
 </Project>

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/TopLevelCommandManager.cs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 using System.Collections.Immutable;
 using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.ComponentModel;
 using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.Input;
 using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.Messaging;
@@ -53,53 +54,44 @@ public partial class TopLevelCommandManager : ObservableObject,
         {
             CommandProviderWrapper wrapper = new(provider, _taskScheduler);
             _builtInCommands.Add(wrapper);
-            await LoadTopLevelCommandsFromProvider(wrapper);
+            var commands = await LoadTopLevelCommandsFromProvider(wrapper);
+            lock (TopLevelCommands)
+            {
+                foreach (var c in commands)
+                {
+                    TopLevelCommands.Add(c);
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         return true;
     }
 
     // May be called from a background thread
-    private async Task LoadTopLevelCommandsFromProvider(CommandProviderWrapper commandProvider)
+    private async Task<IEnumerable<TopLevelViewModel>> LoadTopLevelCommandsFromProvider(CommandProviderWrapper commandProvider)
     {
         WeakReference<IPageContext> weakSelf = new(this);
 
         await commandProvider.LoadTopLevelCommands(_serviceProvider, weakSelf);
 
         var settings = _serviceProvider.GetService<SettingsModel>()!;
-        var makeAndAdd = (ICommandItem? i, bool fallback) =>
+
+        List<TopLevelViewModel> commands = [];
+
+        foreach (var item in commandProvider.TopLevelItems)
         {
-            var commandItemViewModel = new CommandItemViewModel(new(i), weakSelf);
-            var topLevelViewModel = new TopLevelViewModel(commandItemViewModel, fallback, commandProvider.ExtensionHost, commandProvider.ProviderId, settings, _serviceProvider);
+            commands.Add(item);
+        }
 
-            lock (TopLevelCommands)
-            {
-                TopLevelCommands.Add(topLevelViewModel);
-            }
-        };
-
-        await Task.Factory.StartNew(
-            () =>
-            {
-                lock (TopLevelCommands)
-                {
-                    foreach (var item in commandProvider.TopLevelItems)
-                    {
-                        TopLevelCommands.Add(item);
-                    }
-
-                    foreach (var item in commandProvider.FallbackItems)
-                    {
-                        TopLevelCommands.Add(item);
-                    }
-                }
-            },
-            CancellationToken.None,
-            TaskCreationOptions.None,
-            _taskScheduler);
+        foreach (var item in commandProvider.FallbackItems)
+        {
+            commands.Add(item);
+        }
 
         commandProvider.CommandsChanged -= CommandProvider_CommandsChanged;
         commandProvider.CommandsChanged += CommandProvider_CommandsChanged;
+
+        return commands;
     }
 
     // By all accounts, we're already on a background thread (the COM call
@@ -239,25 +231,71 @@ public partial class TopLevelCommandManager : ObservableObject,
 
     private async Task StartExtensionsAndGetCommands(IEnumerable<IExtensionWrapper> extensions)
     {
-        // TODO This most definitely needs a lock
-        foreach (var extension in extensions)
-        {
-            Logger.LogDebug($"Starting {extension.PackageFullName}");
-            try
-            {
-                // start it ...
-                await extension.StartExtensionAsync();
+        var timer = new Stopwatch();
+        timer.Start();
 
-                // ... and fetch the command provider from it.
-                CommandProviderWrapper wrapper = new(extension, _taskScheduler);
-                _extensionCommandProviders.Add(wrapper);
-                await LoadTopLevelCommandsFromProvider(wrapper);
-            }
-            catch (Exception ex)
+        // Start all extensions in parallel
+        var startTasks = extensions.Select(StartExtensionWithTimeoutAsync);
+
+        // Wait for all extensions to start
+        var wrappers = (await Task.WhenAll(startTasks)).Where(wrapper => wrapper != null).Select(w => w!).ToList();
+
+        foreach (var wrapper in wrappers)
+        {
+            _extensionCommandProviders.Add(wrapper!);
+        }
+
+        // Load the commands from the providers in parallel
+        var loadTasks = wrappers.Select(LoadCommandsWithTimeoutAsync);
+
+        var commandSets = (await Task.WhenAll(loadTasks)).Where(results => results != null).Select(r => r!).ToList();
+
+        lock (TopLevelCommands)
+        {
+            foreach (var commands in commandSets)
             {
-                Logger.LogError(ex.ToString());
+                foreach (var c in commands)
+                {
+                    TopLevelCommands.Add(c);
+                }
             }
         }
+
+        timer.Stop();
+        Logger.LogDebug($"Loading extensions took {timer.ElapsedMilliseconds} ms");
+    }
+
+    private async Task<CommandProviderWrapper?> StartExtensionWithTimeoutAsync(IExtensionWrapper extension)
+    {
+        Logger.LogDebug($"Starting {extension.PackageFullName}");
+        try
+        {
+            await extension.StartExtensionAsync().WaitAsync(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10));
+            return new CommandProviderWrapper(extension, _taskScheduler);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            Logger.LogError($"Failed to start extension {extension.PackageFullName}: {ex}");
+            return null; // Return null for failed extensions
+        }
+    }
+
+    private async Task<IEnumerable<TopLevelViewModel>?> LoadCommandsWithTimeoutAsync(CommandProviderWrapper wrapper)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            return await LoadTopLevelCommandsFromProvider(wrapper!).WaitAsync(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10));
+        }
+        catch (TimeoutException)
+        {
+            Logger.LogError($"Loading commands from {wrapper!.ExtensionHost?.Extension?.PackageFullName} timed out");
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            Logger.LogError($"Failed to load commands for extension {wrapper!.ExtensionHost?.Extension?.PackageFullName}: {ex}");
+        }
+
+        return null;
     }
 
     private void ExtensionService_OnExtensionRemoved(IExtensionService sender, IEnumerable<IExtensionWrapper> extensions)

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/App.xaml.cs

@@ -2,23 +2,10 @@
 // The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
-using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Common.Helpers;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Common.Services;
-using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps;
-using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Bookmarks;
-using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Calc;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer;
-using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Registry;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Shell;
-using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.System;
-using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.TimeDate;
-using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WebSearch;
-using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsServices;
-using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsSettings;
-using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsTerminal;
-using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowWalker;
-using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WinGet;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.BuiltinCommands;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.Models;
@@ -107,43 +94,18 @@ public partial class App : Application
         services.AddSingleton(TaskScheduler.FromCurrentSynchronizationContext());
 
         // Built-in Commands. Order matters - this is the order they'll be presented by default.
-        var allApps = new AllAppsCommandProvider();
-        services.AddSingleton<ICommandProvider>(allApps);
         services.AddSingleton<ICommandProvider, ShellCommandsProvider>();
-        services.AddSingleton<ICommandProvider, CalculatorCommandProvider>();
         services.AddSingleton<ICommandProvider, IndexerCommandsProvider>();
-        services.AddSingleton<ICommandProvider, BookmarksCommandProvider>();
 
         // TODO GH #527 re-enable the clipboard commands
         // services.AddSingleton<ICommandProvider, ClipboardHistoryCommandsProvider>();
-        services.AddSingleton<ICommandProvider, WindowWalkerCommandsProvider>();
-        services.AddSingleton<ICommandProvider, WebSearchCommandsProvider>();
 
         // GH #38440: Users might not have WinGet installed! Or they might have
         // a ridiculously old version. Or might be running as admin.
         // We shouldn't explode in the App ctor if we fail to instantiate an
         // instance of PackageManager, which will happen in the static ctor
         // for WinGetStatics
-        try
-        {
-            var winget = new WinGetExtensionCommandsProvider();
-            var callback = allApps.LookupApp;
-            winget.SetAllLookup(callback);
-            services.AddSingleton<ICommandProvider>(winget);
-        }
-        catch (Exception ex)
-        {
-            Logger.LogError("Couldn't load winget");
-            Logger.LogError(ex.ToString());
-        }
-
-        services.AddSingleton<ICommandProvider, WindowsTerminalCommandsProvider>();
-        services.AddSingleton<ICommandProvider, WindowsSettingsCommandsProvider>();
-        services.AddSingleton<ICommandProvider, RegistryCommandsProvider>();
-        services.AddSingleton<ICommandProvider, WindowsServicesCommandsProvider>();
         services.AddSingleton<ICommandProvider, BuiltInsCommandProvider>();
-        services.AddSingleton<ICommandProvider, TimeDateCommandsProvider>();
-        services.AddSingleton<ICommandProvider, SystemCommandExtensionProvider>();
 
         // Models
         services.AddSingleton<TopLevelCommandManager>();

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Controls/AdaptiveCardsConfig.cs

@@ -1,342 +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 AdaptiveCards.Rendering.WinUI3;
-
-namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.Controls;
-
-public sealed class AdaptiveCardsConfig
-{
-    public static AdaptiveHostConfig Light { get; }
-
-    public static AdaptiveHostConfig Dark { get; }
-
-    static AdaptiveCardsConfig()
-    {
-        Light = AdaptiveHostConfig.FromJsonString(LightHostConfigString).HostConfig;
-        Dark = AdaptiveHostConfig.FromJsonString(DarkHostConfigString).HostConfig;
-    }
-
-    public static readonly string DarkHostConfigString = """
-{
-  "spacing": {
-    "small": 4,
-    "default": 8,
-    "medium": 20,
-    "large": 30,
-    "extraLarge": 40,
-    "padding": 8
-  },
-  "separator": {
-    "lineThickness": 0,
-    "lineColor": "#C8FFFFFF"
-  },
-  "supportsInteractivity": true,
-  "fontTypes": {
-    "default": {
-      "fontFamily": "'Segoe UI', 'Roboto', 'Oxygen', 'Ubuntu', 'Cantarell', 'Fira Sans', 'Droid Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif",
-      "fontSizes": {
-        "small": 12,
-        "default": 12,
-        "medium": 14,
-        "large": 20,
-        "extraLarge": 26
-      },
-      "fontWeights": {
-        "lighter": 200,
-        "default": 400,
-        "bolder": 600
-      }
-    },
-    "monospace": {
-      "fontFamily": "'Courier New', Courier, monospace",
-      "fontSizes": {
-        "small": 12,
-        "default": 12,
-        "medium": 14,
-        "large": 18,
-        "extraLarge": 26
-      },
-      "fontWeights": {
-        "lighter": 200,
-        "default": 400,
-        "bolder": 600
-      }
-    }
-  },
-  "containerStyles": {
-    "default": {
-      "backgroundColor": "#00000000",
-      "borderColor": "#00000000",
-      "foregroundColors": {
-        "default": {
-          "default": "#FFFFFF",
-          "subtle": "#C8FFFFFF"
-        },
-        "accent": {
-          "default": "#0063B1",
-          "subtle": "#880063B1"
-        },
-        "attention": {
-          "default": "#FF5555",
-          "subtle": "#DDFF5555"
-        },
-        "good": {
-          "default": "#54a254",
-          "subtle": "#DD54a254"
-        },
-        "warning": {
-          "default": "#c3ab23",
-          "subtle": "#DDc3ab23"
-        }
-      }
-    },
-    "emphasis": {
-      "backgroundColor": "#09FFFFFF",
-      "borderColor": "#09FFFFFF",
-      "foregroundColors": {
-        "default": {
-          "default": "#FFFFFF",
-          "subtle": "#C8FFFFFF"
-        },
-        "accent": {
-          "default": "#2E89FC",
-          "subtle": "#882E89FC"
-        },
-        "attention": {
-          "default": "#FF5555",
-          "subtle": "#DDFF5555"
-        },
-        "good": {
-          "default": "#54a254",
-          "subtle": "#DD54a254"
-        },
-        "warning": {
-          "default": "#c3ab23",
-          "subtle": "#DDc3ab23"
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  },
-  "imageSizes": {
-    "small": 16,
-    "medium": 24,
-    "large": 32
-  },
-  "actions": {
-    "maxActions": 5,
-    "spacing": "default",
-    "buttonSpacing": 8,
-    "showCard": {
-      "actionMode": "inline",
-      "inlineTopMargin": 8
-    },
-    "actionsOrientation": "horizontal",
-    "actionAlignment": "stretch"
-  },
-  "adaptiveCard": {
-    "allowCustomStyle": false
-  },
-  "imageSet": {
-    "imageSize": "medium",
-    "maxImageHeight": 100
-  },
-  "factSet": {
-    "title": {
-      "color": "default",
-      "size": "default",
-      "isSubtle": false,
-      "weight": "bolder",
-      "wrap": true,
-      "maxWidth": 150
-    },
-    "value": {
-      "color": "default",
-      "size": "default",
-      "isSubtle": false,
-      "weight": "default",
-      "wrap": true
-    },
-    "spacing": 8
-  },
-  "textStyles": {
-    "heading": {
-      "size": "large",
-      "weight": "bolder",
-      "color": "default",
-      "isSubtle": false,
-      "fontType": "default"
-    },
-    "columnHeader": {
-      "size": "medium",
-      "weight": "bolder",
-      "color": "default",
-      "isSubtle": false,
-      "fontType": "default"
-    }
-  }
-}
-""";
-
-    public static readonly string LightHostConfigString = """
-{
-  "spacing": {
-    "small": 4,
-    "default": 8,
-    "medium": 20,
-    "large": 30,
-    "extraLarge": 40,
-    "padding": 8
-  },
-  "separator": {
-    "lineThickness": 0,
-    "lineColor": "#606060"
-  },
-  "supportsInteractivity": true,
-  "fontTypes": {
-    "default": {
-      "fontFamily": "'Segoe UI', 'Roboto', 'Oxygen', 'Ubuntu', 'Cantarell', 'Fira Sans', 'Droid Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif",
-      "fontSizes": {
-        "small": 12,
-        "default": 12,
-        "medium": 14,
-        "large": 20,
-        "extraLarge": 26
-      },
-      "fontWeights": {
-        "lighter": 200,
-        "default": 400,
-        "bolder": 600
-      }
-    },
-    "monospace": {
-      "fontFamily": "'Courier New', Courier, monospace",
-      "fontSizes": {
-        "small": 12,
-        "default": 12,
-        "medium": 14,
-        "large": 18,
-        "extraLarge": 26
-      },
-      "fontWeights": {
-        "lighter": 200,
-        "default": 400,
-        "bolder": 600
-      }
-    }
-  },
-  "containerStyles": {
-    "default": {
-      "backgroundColor": "#00000000",
-      "borderColor": "#00000000",
-      "foregroundColors": {
-        "default": {
-          "default": "#E6000000",
-          "subtle": "#99000000"
-        },
-        "accent": {
-          "default": "#0063B1",
-          "subtle": "#880063B1"
-        },
-        "attention": {
-          "default": "#C00000",
-          "subtle": "#DDC00000"
-        },
-        "good": {
-          "default": "#54a254",
-          "subtle": "#DD54a254"
-        },
-        "warning": {
-          "default": "#c3ab23",
-          "subtle": "#DDc3ab23"
-        }
-      }
-    },
-    "emphasis": {
-      "backgroundColor": "#80F6F6F6",
-      "borderColor": "#80F6F6F6",
-      "foregroundColors": {
-        "default": {
-          "default": "#E6000000",
-          "subtle": "#99000000"
-        },
-        "accent": {
-          "default": "#2E89FC",
-          "subtle": "#882E89FC"
-        },
-        "attention": {
-          "default": "#C00000",
-          "subtle": "#DDC00000"
-        },
-        "good": {
-          "default": "#54a254",
-          "subtle": "#DD54a254"
-        },
-        "warning": {
-          "default": "#c3ab23",
-          "subtle": "#DDc3ab23"
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  },
-  "imageSizes": {
-    "small": 16,
-    "medium": 24,
-    "large": 32
-  },
-  "actions": {
-    "maxActions": 5,
-    "spacing": "default",
-    "buttonSpacing": 8,
-    "showCard": {
-      "actionMode": "inline",
-      "inlineTopMargin": 8
-    },
-    "actionsOrientation": "horizontal",
-    "actionAlignment": "stretch"
-  },
-  "adaptiveCard": {
-    "allowCustomStyle": false
-  },
-  "imageSet": {
-    "imageSize": "medium",
-    "maxImageHeight": 100
-  },
-  "factSet": {
-    "title": {
-      "color": "default",
-      "size": "default",
-      "isSubtle": false,
-      "weight": "bolder",
-      "wrap": true,
-      "maxWidth": 150
-    },
-    "value": {
-      "color": "default",
-      "size": "default",
-      "isSubtle": false,
-      "weight": "default",
-      "wrap": true
-    },
-    "spacing": 8
-  },
-  "textStyles": {
-    "heading": {
-      "size": "large",
-      "weight": "bolder",
-      "color": "default",
-      "isSubtle": false,
-      "fontType": "default"
-    },
-    "columnHeader": {
-      "size": "medium",
-      "weight": "bolder",
-      "color": "default",
-      "isSubtle": false,
-      "fontType": "default"
-    }
-  }
-}
-""";
-}

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Controls/ContentFormControl.xaml

@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
-<UserControl
-    x:Class="Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.Controls.ContentFormControl"
-    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
-    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
-    xmlns:converters="using:CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Converters"
-    xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
-    xmlns:local="using:Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.Controls"
-    xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
-    xmlns:ui="using:CommunityToolkit.WinUI"
-    xmlns:viewmodels="using:Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels"
-    Background="Transparent"
-    mc:Ignorable="d">
-
-    <UserControl.Resources>
-        <ResourceDictionary x:Name="CardOverrideStyles">
-            <Style x:Key="Adaptive.TextBlock" TargetType="TextBlock">
-                <Setter Property="IsTextSelectionEnabled" Value="True" />
-            </Style>
-        </ResourceDictionary>
-    </UserControl.Resources>
-
-    <Grid x:Name="ContentGrid" />
-</UserControl>

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Controls/ContentFormControl.xaml.cs

@@ -1,106 +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 AdaptiveCards.ObjectModel.WinUI3;
-using AdaptiveCards.Rendering.WinUI3;
-using Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels;
-using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
-
-namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.Controls;
-
-public sealed partial class ContentFormControl : UserControl
-{
-    private static readonly AdaptiveCardRenderer _renderer;
-    private ContentFormViewModel? _viewModel;
-
-    // LOAD-BEARING: if you don't hang onto a reference to the RenderedAdaptiveCard
-    // then the GC might clean it up sometime, even while the card is in the UI
-    // tree. If this gets GC'd, then it'll revoke our Action handler, and the
-    // form will do seemingly nothing.
-    private RenderedAdaptiveCard? _renderedCard;
-
-    public ContentFormViewModel? ViewModel { get => _viewModel; set => AttachViewModel(value); }
-
-    static ContentFormControl()
-    {
-        // We can't use `CardOverrideStyles` here yet, because we haven't called InitializeComponent once.
-        // But also, the default value isn't `null` here. It's... some other default empty value.
-        // So clear it out so that we know when the first time we get created is
-        _renderer = new AdaptiveCardRenderer()
-        {
-            OverrideStyles = null,
-        };
-    }
-
-    public ContentFormControl()
-    {
-        this.InitializeComponent();
-        var lightTheme = ActualTheme == Microsoft.UI.Xaml.ElementTheme.Light;
-        _renderer.HostConfig = lightTheme ? AdaptiveCardsConfig.Light : AdaptiveCardsConfig.Dark;
-
-        // 5% BODGY: if we set this multiple times over the lifetime of the app,
-        // then the second call will explode, because "CardOverrideStyles is already the child of another element".
-        // SO only set this once.
-        if (_renderer.OverrideStyles == null)
-        {
-            _renderer.OverrideStyles = CardOverrideStyles;
-        }
-
-        // TODO in the future, we should handle ActualThemeChanged and replace
-        // our rendered card with one for that theme. But today is not that day
-    }
-
-    private void AttachViewModel(ContentFormViewModel? vm)
-    {
-        if (_viewModel != null)
-        {
-            _viewModel.PropertyChanged -= ViewModel_PropertyChanged;
-        }
-
-        _viewModel = vm;
-
-        if (_viewModel != null)
-        {
-            _viewModel.PropertyChanged += ViewModel_PropertyChanged;
-
-            var c = _viewModel.Card;
-            if (c != null)
-            {
-                DisplayCard(c);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    private void ViewModel_PropertyChanged(object? sender, System.ComponentModel.PropertyChangedEventArgs e)
-    {
-        if (ViewModel == null)
-        {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        if (e.PropertyName == nameof(ViewModel.Card))
-        {
-            var c = ViewModel.Card;
-            if (c != null)
-            {
-                DisplayCard(c);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    private void DisplayCard(AdaptiveCardParseResult result)
-    {
-        _renderedCard = _renderer.RenderAdaptiveCard(result.AdaptiveCard);
-        ContentGrid.Children.Clear();
-        if (_renderedCard.FrameworkElement != null)
-        {
-            ContentGrid.Children.Add(_renderedCard.FrameworkElement);
-        }
-
-        _renderedCard.Action += Rendered_Action;
-    }
-
-    private void Rendered_Action(RenderedAdaptiveCard sender, AdaptiveActionEventArgs args) =>
-        ViewModel?.HandleSubmit(args.Action, args.Inputs.AsJson());
-}

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Controls/SearchBar.xaml

@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
         PreviewKeyDown="FilterBox_PreviewKeyDown"
         PreviewKeyUp="FilterBox_PreviewKeyUp"
         Style="{StaticResource SearchTextBoxStyle}"
-        Description="{x:Bind CurrentPageViewModel.TextToSuggest, Mode=OneWay}"
         TextChanged="FilterBox_TextChanged" />
     <!--  Disabled Description="{x:Bind CurrentPageViewModel.TextToSuggest, Mode=OneWay}" for now, needs more work  -->
 </UserControl>

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Controls/ShortcutControl/HotkeySettingsControlHook.cs

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ public delegate bool IsActive();
 
 public delegate bool FilterAccessibleKeyboardEvents(int key, UIntPtr extraInfo);
 
-public class HotkeySettingsControlHook : IDisposable
+public partial class HotkeySettingsControlHook : IDisposable
 {
     private const int WmKeyDown = 0x100;
     private const int WmKeyUp = 0x101;

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Controls/ShortcutControl/NativeKeyboardHelper.cs

@@ -5,82 +5,81 @@
 using System;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 
-namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers
+namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers;
+
+public static partial class NativeKeyboardHelper
 {
-    internal static class NativeKeyboardHelper
+    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
+    [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.NamingRules", "SA1307:Accessible fields should begin with upper-case letter", Justification = "Matching Native Structure")]
+    public struct INPUT
     {
-        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
-        [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.NamingRules", "SA1307:Accessible fields should begin with upper-case letter", Justification = "Matching Native Structure")]
-        internal struct INPUT
-        {
-            internal INPUTTYPE type;
-            internal InputUnion data;
+        public INPUTTYPE type;
+        public InputUnion data;
 
-            internal static int Size
-            {
-                get { return Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(INPUT)); }
-            }
-        }
-
-        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Explicit)]
-        [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.NamingRules", "SA1307:Accessible fields should begin with upper-case letter", Justification = "Matching Native Structure")]
-        internal struct InputUnion
+        public static int Size
         {
-            [FieldOffset(0)]
-            internal MOUSEINPUT mi;
-            [FieldOffset(0)]
-            internal KEYBDINPUT ki;
-            [FieldOffset(0)]
-            internal HARDWAREINPUT hi;
-        }
-
-        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
-        [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.NamingRules", "SA1307:Accessible fields should begin with upper-case letter", Justification = "Matching Native Structure")]
-        internal struct MOUSEINPUT
-        {
-            internal int dx;
-            internal int dy;
-            internal int mouseData;
-            internal uint dwFlags;
-            internal uint time;
-            internal UIntPtr dwExtraInfo;
-        }
-
-        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
-        [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.NamingRules", "SA1307:Accessible fields should begin with upper-case letter", Justification = "Matching Native Structure")]
-        internal struct KEYBDINPUT
-        {
-            internal short wVk;
-            internal short wScan;
-            internal uint dwFlags;
-            internal int time;
-            internal UIntPtr dwExtraInfo;
-        }
-
-        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
-        [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.NamingRules", "SA1307:Accessible fields should begin with upper-case letter", Justification = "Matching Native Structure")]
-        internal struct HARDWAREINPUT
-        {
-            internal int uMsg;
-            internal short wParamL;
-            internal short wParamH;
-        }
-
-        internal enum INPUTTYPE : uint
-        {
-            INPUT_MOUSE = 0,
-            INPUT_KEYBOARD = 1,
-            INPUT_HARDWARE = 2,
-        }
-
-        [Flags]
-        internal enum KeyEventF
-        {
-            KeyDown = 0x0000,
-            ExtendedKey = 0x0001,
-            KeyUp = 0x0002,
-            Unicode = 0x0004,
-            Scancode = 0x0008,
+            get { return Marshal.SizeOf<INPUT>(); }
         }
     }
+
+    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Explicit)]
+    [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.NamingRules", "SA1307:Accessible fields should begin with upper-case letter", Justification = "Matching Native Structure")]
+    public struct InputUnion
+    {
+        [FieldOffset(0)]
+        public MOUSEINPUT mi;
+        [FieldOffset(0)]
+        public KEYBDINPUT ki;
+        [FieldOffset(0)]
+        public HARDWAREINPUT hi;
+    }
+
+    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
+    [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.NamingRules", "SA1307:Accessible fields should begin with upper-case letter", Justification = "Matching Native Structure")]
+    public struct MOUSEINPUT
+    {
+        public int dx;
+        public int dy;
+        public int mouseData;
+        public uint dwFlags;
+        public uint time;
+        public UIntPtr dwExtraInfo;
+    }
+
+    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
+    [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.NamingRules", "SA1307:Accessible fields should begin with upper-case letter", Justification = "Matching Native Structure")]
+    public struct KEYBDINPUT
+    {
+        public short wVk;
+        public short wScan;
+        public uint dwFlags;
+        public int time;
+        public UIntPtr dwExtraInfo;
+    }
+
+    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
+    [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.NamingRules", "SA1307:Accessible fields should begin with upper-case letter", Justification = "Matching Native Structure")]
+    public struct HARDWAREINPUT
+    {
+        public int uMsg;
+        public short wParamL;
+        public short wParamH;
+    }
+
+    public enum INPUTTYPE : uint
+    {
+        INPUT_MOUSE = 0,
+        INPUT_KEYBOARD = 1,
+        INPUT_HARDWARE = 2,
+    }
+
+    [Flags]
+    public enum KeyEventF
+    {
+        KeyDown = 0x0000,
+        ExtendedKey = 0x0001,
+        KeyUp = 0x0002,
+        Unicode = 0x0004,
+        Scancode = 0x0008,
+    }
 }

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Controls/ShortcutControl/NativeMethods.cs

@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
-using System.Text;
 
 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers;
 
-public static class NativeMethods
+public static partial class NativeMethods
 {
     private const int WS_POPUP = 1 << 31; // 0x80000000
     internal const int GWL_STYLE = -16;
@@ -17,65 +16,11 @@ public static class NativeMethods
     internal const int SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED = 3;
     internal const int SW_HIDE = 0;
 
-    [DllImport("user32.dll")]
-    internal static extern IntPtr GetActiveWindow();
+    [LibraryImport("user32.dll")]
+    public static partial uint SendInput(uint nInputs, NativeKeyboardHelper.INPUT[] pInputs, int cbSize);
 
-    [DllImport("user32.dll")]
-    internal static extern bool SetWindowPlacement(IntPtr hWnd, ref WINDOWPLACEMENT lpwndpl);
-
-    [DllImport("user32.dll")]
-    internal static extern bool GetWindowPlacement(IntPtr hWnd, out WINDOWPLACEMENT lpwndpl);
-
-    [DllImport("user32.dll")]
-    internal static extern uint SendInput(uint nInputs, NativeKeyboardHelper.INPUT[] pInputs, int cbSize);
-
-    [DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.StdCall, SetLastError = true)]
-    internal static extern short GetAsyncKeyState(int vKey);
-
-    [DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
-    internal static extern int GetWindowLong(IntPtr hWnd, int nIndex);
-
-    [DllImport("user32.dll")]
-    internal static extern int SetWindowLong(IntPtr hWnd, int nIndex, int dwNewLong);
-
-    // [DllImport("shell32.dll")]
-    // internal static extern IntPtr SHBrowseForFolderW(ref ShellGetFolder.BrowseInformation browseInfo);
-    [DllImport("shell32.dll")]
-    internal static extern int SHGetPathFromIDListW(IntPtr pidl, IntPtr pszPath);
-
-    // [DllImport("Comdlg32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
-    // internal static extern bool GetOpenFileName([In, Out] OpenFileName openFileName);
+    [LibraryImport("user32.dll")]
 #pragma warning disable CA1401 // P/Invokes should not be visible
-    [DllImport("user32.dll")]
-    public static extern bool ShowWindow(System.IntPtr hWnd, int nCmdShow);
-
-    [DllImport("user32.dll")]
-    public static extern int GetDpiForWindow(System.IntPtr hWnd);
-
-    [DllImport("user32.dll")]
-    public static extern bool IsWindowVisible(IntPtr hWnd);
-
-    [DllImport("user32.dll")]
-    public static extern bool AllowSetForegroundWindow(int dwProcessId);
-
-    [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("User32.dll")]
-    public static extern bool SetForegroundWindow(IntPtr handle);
-
-    [DllImport("kernel32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
-    public static extern IntPtr LoadLibrary(string dllToLoad);
-
-    [DllImport("kernel32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
-    public static extern bool FreeLibrary(IntPtr hModule);
-
+    public static partial short GetAsyncKeyState(int vKey);
 #pragma warning restore CA1401 // P/Invokes should not be visible
-
-    [DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
-    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
-
-    internal static extern bool SystemParametersInfo(int uiAction, int uiParam, StringBuilder pvParam, int fWinIni);
-
-    public static void SetPopupStyle(IntPtr hwnd)
-    {
-        _ = SetWindowLong(hwnd, GWL_STYLE, GetWindowLong(hwnd, GWL_STYLE) | WS_POPUP);
-    }
 }

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Controls/ShortcutControl/ShortcutDialogContentControl.xaml

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
     xmlns:controls="using:Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.Controls"
     xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
     xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
-    xmlns:tk7controls="using:CommunityToolkit.WinUI.UI.Controls"
     x:Name="ShortcutContentControl"
     mc:Ignorable="d">
     <Grid MinWidth="498" MinHeight="220">
@@ -66,11 +65,6 @@
                     IsTabStop="{Binding ElementName=ShortcutContentControl, Path=IsWarningAltGr, Mode=OneWay}"
                     Severity="Warning" />
             </Grid>
-            <tk7controls:MarkdownTextBlock
-                x:Uid="InvalidShortcutWarningLabel"
-                Background="Transparent"
-                FontSize="12"
-                Foreground="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}" />
         </StackPanel>
     </Grid>
 </UserControl>

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Controls/ShortcutControl/ShortcutWithTextLabelControl.xaml

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
     xmlns:controls="using:Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.Controls"
     xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
     xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
-    xmlns:tk7controls="using:CommunityToolkit.WinUI.UI.Controls"
     d:DesignHeight="300"
     d:DesignWidth="400"
     mc:Ignorable="d">
@@ -36,10 +35,5 @@
                 </DataTemplate>
             </ItemsControl.ItemTemplate>
         </ItemsControl>
-        <tk7controls:MarkdownTextBlock
-            Grid.Column="1"
-            VerticalAlignment="Center"
-            Background="Transparent"
-            Text="{x:Bind Text}" />
     </Grid>
 </UserControl>

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/ExtViews/ContentPage.xaml

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
     xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
     xmlns:local="using:Microsoft.CmdPal.UI"
     xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
-    xmlns:toolkit="using:CommunityToolkit.WinUI.UI.Controls"
     xmlns:viewmodels="using:Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels"
     Background="Transparent"
     mc:Ignorable="d">
@@ -37,37 +36,21 @@
 
             <DataTemplate x:Key="FormContentTemplate" x:DataType="viewmodels:ContentFormViewModel">
                 <Grid Margin="0,4,4,4" Padding="12,8,8,8">
-                    <cmdPalControls:ContentFormControl ViewModel="{x:Bind}" />
                 </Grid>
             </DataTemplate>
 
             <DataTemplate x:Key="MarkdownContentTemplate" x:DataType="viewmodels:ContentMarkdownViewModel">
                 <Grid Margin="0,4,4,4" Padding="12,8,8,8">
-                    <toolkit:MarkdownTextBlock
-                        Background="Transparent"
-                        Header3FontSize="12"
-                        Header3FontWeight="Normal"
-                        Header3Foreground="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}"
-                        IsTextSelectionEnabled="True"
-                        Text="{x:Bind Body, Mode=OneWay}" />
                 </Grid>
             </DataTemplate>
 
             <DataTemplate x:Key="NestedFormContentTemplate" x:DataType="viewmodels:ContentFormViewModel">
                 <Grid>
-                    <cmdPalControls:ContentFormControl ViewModel="{x:Bind}" />
                 </Grid>
             </DataTemplate>
 
             <DataTemplate x:Key="NestedMarkdownContentTemplate" x:DataType="viewmodels:ContentMarkdownViewModel">
                 <Grid>
-                    <toolkit:MarkdownTextBlock
-                        Background="Transparent"
-                        Header3FontSize="12"
-                        Header3FontWeight="Normal"
-                        Header3Foreground="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}"
-                        IsTextSelectionEnabled="True"
-                        Text="{x:Bind Body, Mode=OneWay}" />
                 </Grid>
             </DataTemplate>
 

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/ExtViews/ListPage.xaml.cs

@@ -124,14 +124,12 @@ public sealed partial class ListPage : Page,
     [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("CodeQuality", "IDE0051:Remove unused private members", Justification = "VS is too aggressive at pruning methods bound in XAML")]
     private void ItemsList_SelectionChanged(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs e)
     {
-        if (ItemsList.SelectedItem is ListItemViewModel item)
+        var vm = ViewModel;
+        var li = ItemsList.SelectedItem as ListItemViewModel;
+        _ = Task.Run(() =>
         {
-            var vm = ViewModel;
-            _ = Task.Run(() =>
-            {
-                vm?.UpdateSelectedItemCommand.Execute(item);
-            });
-        }
+            vm?.UpdateSelectedItemCommand.Execute(li);
+        });
 
         // There's mysterious behavior here, where the selection seemingly
         // changes to _nothing_ when we're backspacing to a single character.

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Helpers/GpoValueChecker.cs

@@ -2,13 +2,6 @@
 // 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;
-using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Bookmarks;
-using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Documents;
 using Microsoft.Win32;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.Helpers;

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/MainWindow.xaml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<Window
+<winuiex:WindowEx
     x:Class="Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.MainWindow"
     xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
     xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
@@ -6,8 +6,13 @@
     xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
     xmlns:pages="using:Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.Pages"
     xmlns:viewmodels="using:Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels"
+    xmlns:winuiex="using:WinUIEx"
+    Width="800"
+    Height="480"
+    MinWidth="320"
+    MinHeight="240"
     Activated="MainWindow_Activated"
     Closed="MainWindow_Closed"
     mc:Ignorable="d">
     <pages:ShellPage x:Name="RootShellPage" />
-</Window>
+</winuiex:WindowEx>

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/MainWindow.xaml.cs

@@ -25,15 +25,17 @@ using Windows.UI;
 using Windows.UI.WindowManagement;
 using Windows.Win32;
 using Windows.Win32.Foundation;
+using Windows.Win32.Graphics.Dwm;
 using Windows.Win32.UI.Input.KeyboardAndMouse;
 using Windows.Win32.UI.Shell;
 using Windows.Win32.UI.WindowsAndMessaging;
 using WinRT;
+using WinUIEx;
 using RS_ = Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.Helpers.ResourceLoaderInstance;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.UI;
 
-public sealed partial class MainWindow : Window,
+public sealed partial class MainWindow : WindowEx,
     IRecipient<DismissMessage>,
     IRecipient<ShowWindowMessage>,
     IRecipient<HideWindowMessage>,
@@ -82,7 +84,6 @@ public sealed partial class MainWindow : Window,
 
         this.SetIcon();
         AppWindow.Title = RS_.GetString("AppName");
-        AppWindow.Resize(new SizeInt32 { Width = 1000, Height = 620 });
         PositionCentered();
         SetAcrylic();
 
@@ -232,6 +233,16 @@ public sealed partial class MainWindow : Window,
         PositionCentered(display);
 
         PInvoke.ShowWindow(hwnd, SHOW_WINDOW_CMD.SW_SHOW);
+
+        // instead of showing the window, uncloak it from DWM
+        // This will make it visible to the user, without the animation or frames for
+        // loading XAML with composition
+        unsafe
+        {
+            BOOL value = false;
+            PInvoke.DwmSetWindowAttribute(_hwnd, DWMWINDOWATTRIBUTE.DWMWA_CLOAK, (void*)&value, (uint)sizeof(BOOL));
+        }
+
         PInvoke.SetForegroundWindow(hwnd);
         PInvoke.SetActiveWindow(hwnd);
     }
@@ -289,7 +300,7 @@ public sealed partial class MainWindow : Window,
         ShowHwnd(message.Hwnd, settings.SummonOn);
     }
 
-    public void Receive(HideWindowMessage message) => PInvoke.ShowWindow(_hwnd, SHOW_WINDOW_CMD.SW_HIDE);
+    public void Receive(HideWindowMessage message) => HideWindow();
 
     public void Receive(QuitMessage message) =>
 
@@ -297,7 +308,21 @@ public sealed partial class MainWindow : Window,
         DispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue(() => Close());
 
     public void Receive(DismissMessage message) =>
-        PInvoke.ShowWindow(_hwnd, SHOW_WINDOW_CMD.SW_HIDE);
+        HideWindow();
+
+    private void HideWindow()
+    {
+        // Hide our window
+
+        // Instead of hiding the window, cloak it from DWM
+        // This will make it invisible to the user, such that we can show it again
+        // by uncloaking it, which avoids an unnecessary "flicker in" that XAML does
+        unsafe
+        {
+            BOOL value = true;
+            PInvoke.DwmSetWindowAttribute(_hwnd, DWMWINDOWATTRIBUTE.DWMWA_CLOAK, (void*)&value, (uint)sizeof(BOOL));
+        }
+    }
 
     internal void MainWindow_Closed(object sender, WindowEventArgs args)
     {
@@ -386,7 +411,9 @@ public sealed partial class MainWindow : Window,
                 return;
             }
 
-            PInvoke.ShowWindow(_hwnd, SHOW_WINDOW_CMD.SW_HIDE);
+            // This will DWM cloak our window:
+            HideWindow();
+
             PowerToysTelemetry.Log.WriteEvent(new CmdPalDismissedOnLostFocus());
         }
 
@@ -404,11 +431,6 @@ public sealed partial class MainWindow : Window,
         // know till the message is being handled.
         WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Send<HotkeySummonMessage>(new(commandId, _hwnd));
 
-#pragma warning disable SA1310 // Field names should not contain underscore
-    private const uint DOT_KEY = 0xBE;
-    private const uint WM_HOTKEY = 0x0312;
-#pragma warning restore SA1310 // Field names should not contain underscore
-
     private void UnregisterHotkeys()
     {
         _keyboardListener.ClearHotkeys();
@@ -479,10 +501,24 @@ public sealed partial class MainWindow : Window,
         var isRootHotkey = string.IsNullOrEmpty(commandId);
         PowerToysTelemetry.Log.WriteEvent(new CmdPalHotkeySummoned(isRootHotkey));
 
+        var isVisible = this.Visible;
+        unsafe
+        {
+            // We need to check if our window is cloaked or not. A cloaked window is still
+            // technically visible, because SHOW/HIDE != iconic (minimized) != cloaked
+            // (these are all separate states)
+            long attr = 0;
+            PInvoke.DwmGetWindowAttribute(_hwnd, DWMWINDOWATTRIBUTE.DWMWA_CLOAKED, &attr, sizeof(long));
+            if (attr == 1 /* DWM_CLOAKED_APP */)
+            {
+                isVisible = false;
+            }
+        }
+
         // Note to future us: the wParam will have the index of the hotkey we registered.
         // We can use that in the future to differentiate the hotkeys we've pressed
         // so that we can bind hotkeys to individual commands
-        if (!this.Visible || !isRootHotkey)
+        if (!isVisible || !isRootHotkey)
         {
             Activate();
 
@@ -490,7 +526,16 @@ public sealed partial class MainWindow : Window,
         }
         else if (isRootHotkey)
         {
-            PInvoke.ShowWindow(_hwnd, SHOW_WINDOW_CMD.SW_HIDE);
+            // If there's a debugger attached...
+            if (System.Diagnostics.Debugger.IsAttached)
+            {
+                // ... then manually hide our window. When debugged, we won't get the cool cloaking,
+                // but that's the price to pay for having the HWND not light-dismiss while we're debugging.
+                PInvoke.ShowWindow(_hwnd, SHOW_WINDOW_CMD.SW_HIDE);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            HideWindow();
         }
     }
 
@@ -502,7 +547,10 @@ public sealed partial class MainWindow : Window,
     {
         switch (uMsg)
         {
-            case WM_HOTKEY:
+            // Prevent the window from maximizing when double-clicking the title bar area
+            case PInvoke.WM_NCLBUTTONDBLCLK:
+                return (LRESULT)IntPtr.Zero;
+            case PInvoke.WM_HOTKEY:
                 {
                     var hotkeyIndex = (int)wParam.Value;
                     if (hotkeyIndex < _hotkeys.Count)
@@ -518,22 +566,6 @@ public sealed partial class MainWindow : Window,
 
                         var hotkey = _hotkeys[hotkeyIndex];
                         HandleSummon(hotkey.CommandId);
-
-                        // var isRootHotkey = string.IsNullOrEmpty(hotkey.CommandId);
-
-                        // // Note to future us: the wParam will have the index of the hotkey we registered.
-                        // // We can use that in the future to differentiate the hotkeys we've pressed
-                        // // so that we can bind hotkeys to individual commands
-                        // if (!this.Visible || !isRootHotkey)
-                        // {
-                        //     Activate();
-
-                        // Summon(hotkey.CommandId);
-                        // }
-                        // else if (isRootHotkey)
-                        // {
-                        //     PInvoke.ShowWindow(hwnd, SHOW_WINDOW_CMD.SW_HIDE);
-                        // }
                     }
 
                     return (LRESULT)IntPtr.Zero;
@@ -592,7 +624,7 @@ public sealed partial class MainWindow : Window,
                 _largeIcon = GetAppIconHandle();
                 _trayIconData = new NOTIFYICONDATAW()
                 {
-                    cbSize = (uint)Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(NOTIFYICONDATAW)),
+                    cbSize = (uint)Marshal.SizeOf<NOTIFYICONDATAW>(),
                     hWnd = _hwnd,
                     uID = MY_NOTIFY_ID,
                     uFlags = NOTIFY_ICON_DATA_FLAGS.NIF_MESSAGE | NOTIFY_ICON_DATA_FLAGS.NIF_ICON | NOTIFY_ICON_DATA_FLAGS.NIF_TIP,
@@ -629,7 +661,10 @@ public sealed partial class MainWindow : Window,
 
     private DestroyIconSafeHandle GetAppIconHandle()
     {
-        var exePath = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location;
+        // var exePath = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location;
+
+        // todo: use the path to the current assembly
+        var exePath = Path.Combine(AppContext.BaseDirectory, "Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.exe");
         DestroyIconSafeHandle largeIcon;
         PInvoke.ExtractIconEx(exePath, 0, out largeIcon, out _, 1);
         return largeIcon;

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.csproj

@@ -23,6 +23,16 @@
     <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
+    <WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>true</WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>
+    <PublishTrimmed>true</PublishTrimmed>
+    <PublishSingleFile>true</PublishSingleFile>
+    <DisableRuntimeMarshalling>false</DisableRuntimeMarshalling>
+    <PublishAot>true</PublishAot>
+    <EnableMsixTooling>true</EnableMsixTooling>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  
   <PropertyGroup>
     <GenerateAppxPackageOnBuild>true</GenerateAppxPackageOnBuild>
   </PropertyGroup>
@@ -61,12 +71,11 @@
     <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Converters" />
     <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Animations" />
     <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Extensions" />
-    <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.UI.Controls.Markdown" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Xaml.Behaviors.WinUI.Managed" />
-
+	<PackageReference Include="WinUIEx" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers</IncludeAssets>
@@ -80,9 +89,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" />
 
     <!-- LOAD BEARING: GeneratePathProperty=true on BOTH the AC dependencies. Don't forget the AdaptiveCardsWorkaround below -->
-    <PackageReference Include="AdaptiveCards.ObjectModel.WinUI3" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
-    <PackageReference Include="AdaptiveCards.Rendering.WinUI3" GeneratePathProperty="True" />
-    <PackageReference Include="AdaptiveCards.Templating" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Text.RegularExpressions" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
@@ -97,26 +103,12 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\common\ManagedTelemetry\Telemetry\ManagedTelemetry.csproj" />
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\ext\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.System\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.System.csproj" />
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\ext\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WebSearch\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WebSearch.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\ext\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Microsoft.CmdPal.Common\Microsoft.CmdPal.Common.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels\Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.csproj" />
 
     <ProjectReference Include="..\extensionsdk\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit.csproj" />
-
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\ext\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.csproj" />
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\ext\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Bookmark\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Bookmarks.csproj" />
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\ext\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Calc\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Calc.csproj" />
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\ext\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.ClipboardHistory\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.ClipboardHistory.csproj" />
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\ext\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Registry\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Registry.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\ext\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Shell\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Shell.csproj" />
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\ext\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.TimeDate\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.TimeDate.csproj" />
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\ext\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsServices\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsServices.csproj" />
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\ext\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsSettings\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsSettings.csproj" />
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\ext\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsTerminal\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowsTerminal.csproj" />
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\ext\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowWalker\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WindowWalker.csproj" />
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\ext\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WinGet\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.WinGet.csproj" />
 
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Microsoft.Terminal.UI\Microsoft.Terminal.UI.vcxproj">
       <ReferenceOutputAssembly>True</ReferenceOutputAssembly>
@@ -168,13 +160,6 @@
   <!-- <AdaptiveCardsWorkaround> -->
   <!-- Workaround for Adaptive Cards not supporting correct RIDs when using .NET 8.
        Don't forget GeneratePathProperty on the AdaptiveCards PackageReference's above -->
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <AdaptiveCardsNative>runtimes\win10-$(Platform)\native</AdaptiveCardsNative>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <Content Include="$(PkgAdaptiveCards_ObjectModel_WinUI3)\$(AdaptiveCardsNative)\AdaptiveCards.ObjectModel.WinUI3.dll" Link="AdaptiveCards.ObjectModel.WinUI3.dll" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" />
-    <Content Include="$(PkgAdaptiveCards_Rendering_WinUI3)\$(AdaptiveCardsNative)\AdaptiveCards.Rendering.WinUI3.dll" Link="AdaptiveCards.Rendering.WinUI3.dll" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" />
-  </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Content Update="..\Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels\Assets\template.zip">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/NativeMethods.txt

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 GetPhysicallyInstalledSystemMemory
 GlobalMemoryStatusEx
 GetSystemInfo
-CoCreateInstance
 GetForegroundWindow
 SetForegroundWindow
 GetWindowRect
@@ -21,18 +20,21 @@ SetActiveWindow
 MonitorFromWindow
 GetMonitorInfo
 GetDpiForMonitor
-SHCreateStreamOnFileEx
 CoAllowSetForegroundWindow
-SHCreateStreamOnFileEx
-SHLoadIndirectString
+WM_HOTKEY
+WM_NCLBUTTONDBLCLK
 
 Shell_NotifyIcon
 LoadIcon
 WM_USER
 WM_WINDOWPOSCHANGING
 RegisterWindowMessageW
-GetModuleHandleW
+
 ExtractIconEx
 WM_RBUTTONUP
 WM_LBUTTONUP
 WM_LBUTTONDBLCLK
+
+DwmGetWindowAttribute
+DwmSetWindowAttribute
+DWM_CLOAKED_APP

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Pages/ShellPage.xaml

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
     xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
     xmlns:help="using:Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.Helpers"
     xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
-    xmlns:toolkit="using:CommunityToolkit.WinUI.UI.Controls"
     xmlns:ui="using:CommunityToolkit.WinUI"
     xmlns:viewModels="using:Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels"
     Background="Transparent"
@@ -98,13 +97,6 @@
                         Visibility="{x:Bind HasTags, Mode=OneWay}">
                         <ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>
                             <ItemsPanelTemplate>
-                                <toolkit:WrapPanel
-                                    x:Name="TagsWrapPanel"
-                                    MinWidth="0"
-                                    Padding="0"
-                                    HorizontalSpacing="4"
-                                    Orientation="Horizontal"
-                                    VerticalSpacing="4" />
                             </ItemsPanelTemplate>
                         </ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>
                     </ItemsControl>
@@ -374,16 +366,6 @@
                             TextWrapping="WrapWholeWords"
                             Visibility="{x:Bind ViewModel.Details.Title, Converter={StaticResource StringNotEmptyToVisibilityConverter}, Mode=OneWay}" />
 
-                        <toolkit:MarkdownTextBlock
-                            Grid.Row="2"
-                            Margin="0,12,0,24"
-                            Background="Transparent"
-                            Header3FontSize="12"
-                            Header3FontWeight="Normal"
-                            Header3Foreground="{ThemeResource TextFillColorSecondaryBrush}"
-                            IsTextSelectionEnabled="True"
-                            Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.Details.Body, Mode=OneWay}" />
-
                         <ItemsRepeater
                             Grid.Row="3"
                             ItemTemplate="{StaticResource DetailsDataTemplateSelector}"

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Pages/ShellPage.xaml.cs

@@ -418,9 +418,6 @@ public sealed partial class ShellPage : Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.Page,
     {
         _ = DispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue(() =>
         {
-            // Also hide our details pane about here, if we had one
-            HideDetails();
-
             if (_settingsWindow == null)
             {
                 _settingsWindow = new SettingsWindow();

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Properties/PublishProfiles/win-arm64.pubxml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=208121.
     <PublishSingleFile>False</PublishSingleFile>
     <PublishReadyToRun Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'">False</PublishReadyToRun>
     <PublishReadyToRun Condition="'$(Configuration)' != 'Debug'">True</PublishReadyToRun>
-    <PublishTrimmed Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'">False</PublishTrimmed>
-    <PublishTrimmed Condition="'$(Configuration)' != 'Debug'">False</PublishTrimmed>
+    <PublishTrimmed Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'">True</PublishTrimmed>
+    <PublishTrimmed Condition="'$(Configuration)' != 'Debug'">True</PublishTrimmed>
   </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Properties/PublishProfiles/win-x64.pubxml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=208121.
     <PublishSingleFile>False</PublishSingleFile>
     <PublishReadyToRun Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'">False</PublishReadyToRun>
     <PublishReadyToRun Condition="'$(Configuration)' != 'Debug'">True</PublishReadyToRun>
-    <PublishTrimmed Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'">False</PublishTrimmed>
-    <PublishTrimmed Condition="'$(Configuration)' != 'Debug'">False</PublishTrimmed>
+    <PublishTrimmed Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'">True</PublishTrimmed>
+    <PublishTrimmed Condition="'$(Configuration)' != 'Debug'">True</PublishTrimmed>
   </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Settings/SettingsWindow.xaml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
-<Window
+<winuiex:WindowEx
     x:Class="Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.Settings.SettingsWindow"
     xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
     xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
@@ -7,13 +7,18 @@
     xmlns:local="using:Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.Settings"
     xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
     xmlns:ui="using:CommunityToolkit.WinUI"
+    xmlns:winuiex="using:WinUIEx"
     Title="SettingsWindow"
+    Width="1280"
+    Height="720"
+    MinWidth="480"
+    MinHeight="480"
     Activated="Window_Activated"
     Closed="Window_Closed"
     mc:Ignorable="d">
-    <Window.SystemBackdrop>
+    <winuiex:WindowEx.SystemBackdrop>
         <MicaBackdrop />
-    </Window.SystemBackdrop>
+    </winuiex:WindowEx.SystemBackdrop>
     <Grid>
         <Grid.RowDefinitions>
             <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
@@ -37,10 +42,10 @@
                 Height="16"
                 Source="ms-appx:///Assets/icon.svg" />
             <TextBlock
+                x:Uid="CmdPalSettingsHeader"
                 Margin="12,0,0,0"
                 VerticalAlignment="Center"
-                Style="{StaticResource CaptionTextBlockStyle}"
-                Text="Command Palette Settings" />
+                Style="{StaticResource CaptionTextBlockStyle}" />
         </StackPanel>
         <NavigationView
             x:Name="NavView"
@@ -100,4 +105,4 @@
             </Grid>
         </NavigationView>
     </Grid>
-</Window>
+</winuiex:WindowEx>

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Settings/SettingsWindow.xaml.cs

@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@ using Microsoft.UI.Windowing;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
 using Windows.Graphics;
+using WinUIEx;
 using RS_ = Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.Helpers.ResourceLoaderInstance;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.Settings;
 
-public sealed partial class SettingsWindow : Window,
+public sealed partial class SettingsWindow : WindowEx,
     IRecipient<NavigateToExtensionSettingsMessage>,
     IRecipient<QuitMessage>
 {
@@ -70,7 +71,6 @@ public sealed partial class SettingsWindow : Window,
 
     private void PositionCentered()
     {
-        AppWindow.Resize(new SizeInt32 { Width = 1280, Height = 720 });
         var displayArea = DisplayArea.GetFromWindowId(AppWindow.Id, DisplayAreaFallback.Nearest);
         if (displayArea is not null)
         {

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/ToastWindow.xaml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
-<Window
+<winuiex:WindowEx
     x:Class="Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ToastWindow"
     xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
     xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
@@ -7,17 +7,18 @@
     xmlns:local="using:Microsoft.CmdPal.UI"
     xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
     xmlns:ui="using:CommunityToolkit.WinUI"
+    xmlns:winuiex="using:WinUIEx"
     Title="Command Palette Toast"
     mc:Ignorable="d">
-    <Window.SystemBackdrop>
+    <winuiex:WindowEx.SystemBackdrop>
         <DesktopAcrylicBackdrop />
-    </Window.SystemBackdrop>
+    </winuiex:WindowEx.SystemBackdrop>
     <Grid x:Name="ToastGrid">
         <!--  This padding is used to calculate the dimensions of the ToastWindow  -->
         <TextBlock
             x:Name="ToastText"
-            Padding="16,16,36,24"
+            Padding="12,12,24,20"
             Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.ToastMessage, Mode=OneWay}"
             TextAlignment="Center" />
     </Grid>
-</Window>
+</winuiex:WindowEx>

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/ToastWindow.xaml.cs

@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@ using Windows.Win32.Foundation;
 using Windows.Win32.Graphics.Gdi;
 using Windows.Win32.UI.HiDpi;
 using Windows.Win32.UI.WindowsAndMessaging;
+using WinUIEx;
 using RS_ = Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.Helpers.ResourceLoaderInstance;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.UI;
 
-public sealed partial class ToastWindow : Window,
+public sealed partial class ToastWindow : WindowEx,
     IRecipient<QuitMessage>
 {
     private readonly HWND _hwnd;
@@ -64,19 +65,7 @@ public sealed partial class ToastWindow : Window,
 
     private void PositionCentered()
     {
-        var intSize = new SizeInt32
-        {
-            Width = Convert.ToInt32(ToastText.ActualWidth),
-            Height = Convert.ToInt32(ToastText.ActualHeight),
-        };
-
-        var scaleAdjustment = GetScaleFactor(_hwnd);
-        var scaled = new SizeInt32
-        {
-            Width = (int)Math.Round(intSize.Width * scaleAdjustment),
-            Height = (int)Math.Round(intSize.Height * scaleAdjustment),
-        };
-        AppWindow.Resize(scaled);
+        this.SetWindowSize(ToastText.ActualWidth, ToastText.ActualHeight);
 
         var displayArea = DisplayArea.GetFromWindowId(AppWindow.Id, DisplayAreaFallback.Nearest);
         if (displayArea is not null)
@@ -86,7 +75,7 @@ public sealed partial class ToastWindow : Window,
 
             var monitorHeight = displayArea.WorkArea.Height;
             var windowHeight = AppWindow.Size.Height;
-            centeredPosition.Y = monitorHeight - (windowHeight * 2);
+            centeredPosition.Y = monitorHeight - (windowHeight + 8); // Align with other shell toasts, like the volume indicator.
             AppWindow.Move(centeredPosition);
         }
     }

src/modules/cmdpal/README.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ By default, CmdPal is bound to <kbd>Win+Alt+Space</kbd>.
 
 The fastest way to get started is just to run the "Create extension" command in the palette itself. That'll prompt you for a project name and a Display Name, and where you want to place your project. Then just open the `sln` it produces. You should be ready to go 🙂. 
 
-The official API documentation can be found [on this docs site](TODO! Add docs link when we have one)
+The official API documentation can be found [on this docs site](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/powertoys/command-palette/extensibility-overview).
 
 We've also got samples, so that you can see how the APIs in-action. 
 

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps/AppCache.cs

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Utils;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps;
 
-public sealed class AppCache : IDisposable
+public sealed partial class AppCache : IDisposable
 {
     private Win32ProgramFileSystemWatchers _win32ProgramRepositoryHelper;
 

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

@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <Import Project="..\..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
-  <PropertyGroup>
+	<Import Project="..\..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.AotCompatibility.props" />
+
+	<PropertyGroup>
     <RootNamespace>Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps</RootNamespace>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <OutputPath>$(SolutionDir)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps\CmdPal</OutputPath>
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
     <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
+	<AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -49,4 +52,8 @@
       <LastGenOutput>Resources.Designer.cs</LastGenOutput>
     </EmbeddedResource>
   </ItemGroup>
+
+	<PropertyGroup>
+		<DisableRuntimeMarshalling>true</DisableRuntimeMarshalling>
+	</PropertyGroup>
 </Project>

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps/NativeMethods.txt

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 GetPhysicallyInstalledSystemMemory
 GlobalMemoryStatusEx
 GetSystemInfo
-CoCreateInstance
 SetForegroundWindow
 IsIconic
 RegisterHotKey
@@ -13,7 +12,6 @@ SetFocus
 SetActiveWindow
 MonitorFromWindow
 GetMonitorInfo
-SHCreateStreamOnFileEx
 CoAllowSetForegroundWindow
-SHCreateStreamOnFileEx
-SHLoadIndirectString
+SHLoadIndirectString
+IStream

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

@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ public static class ReparsePoint
         public AppExecutionAliasReparseTagBufferLayoutVersion Version;
     }
 
-    [DllImport("kernel32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
+    [LibraryImport("kernel32.dll")]
     private static extern bool DeviceIoControl(
         IntPtr hDevice,
         uint dwIoControlCode,
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ public static class ReparsePoint
         out int pBytesReturned,
         IntPtr lpOverlapped);
 
-    [DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
+    [LibraryImport("kernel32.dll")]
     private static extern IntPtr CreateFile(
         string lpFileName,
         FileAccessType dwDesiredAccess,
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ public static class ReparsePoint
 
         public static AppExecutionAliasMetadata FromPersistedRepresentationIntPtr(IntPtr reparseDataBufferPtr, AppExecutionAliasReparseTagBufferLayoutVersion version)
         {
-            var dataOffset = Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(AppExecutionAliasReparseTagHeader));
+            var dataOffset = Marshal.SizeOf<AppExecutionAliasReparseTagHeader>();
             var dataBufferPtr = reparseDataBufferPtr + dataOffset;
 
             string? packageFullName = null;

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

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO.Abstractions;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Xml.Linq;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Utils;
 using Windows.Win32;
@@ -65,11 +66,18 @@ public partial class UWP
         const uint noAttribute = 0x80;
 
         var access = (uint)STGM.READ;
-        var hResult = PInvoke.SHCreateStreamOnFileEx(path, access, noAttribute, false, null, out IStream stream);
+        var hResult = Native.SHCreateStreamOnFileEx(path, access, noAttribute, false, IntPtr.Zero, out var streamPtr);
 
         // S_OK
         if (hResult == 0)
         {
+            // create IStream from streamPtr
+            var stream = Marshal.GetTypedObjectForIUnknown(streamPtr, typeof(IStream)) as IStream;
+            if (stream == null)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
             Apps = AppxPackageHelper.GetAppsFromManifest(stream).Select(appInManifest => new UWPApplication(appInManifest, this)).Where(a =>
             {
                 var valid =

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

@@ -197,9 +197,10 @@ public class UWPApplication : IProgram
                 parsedFallback = prefix + "///" + key;
             }
 
-            var outBuffer = new StringBuilder(128);
+            var outBuffer = new char[1024];
+
             var source = $"@{{{packageFullName}? {parsed}}}";
-            var capacity = (uint)outBuffer.Capacity;
+            var capacity = (uint)outBuffer.Length;
             var hResult = SHLoadIndirectString(source, outBuffer, capacity, IntPtr.Zero);
             if (hResult != HRESULT.S_OK)
             {

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps/Programs/Win32Program.cs

@@ -374,15 +374,17 @@ public class Win32Program : IProgram
 
             return program;
         }
-        catch (System.IO.FileLoadException)
+        catch (System.IO.FileLoadException ex)
         {
+            ExtensionHost.LogMessage(ex.ToString());
             return InvalidProgram;
         }
 
         // Only do a catch all in production. This is so make developer aware of any unhandled exception and add the exception handling in.
         // Error caused likely due to trying to get the description of the program
-        catch (Exception)
+        catch (Exception ex)
         {
+            ExtensionHost.LogMessage(ex.ToString());
             return InvalidProgram;
         }
     }

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps/Storage/FileSystemWatcherWrapper.cs

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ using System.IO;
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Storage;
 
 // File System Watcher Wrapper class which implements the IFileSystemWatcherWrapper interface
-public sealed class FileSystemWatcherWrapper : FileSystemWatcher, IFileSystemWatcherWrapper
+public sealed partial class FileSystemWatcherWrapper : FileSystemWatcher, IFileSystemWatcherWrapper
 {
     public FileSystemWatcherWrapper()
     {

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps/Storage/PackageRepository.cs

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Storage;
 /// A repository for storing packaged applications such as UWP apps or appx packaged desktop apps.
 /// This repository will also monitor for changes to the PackageCatalog and update the repository accordingly
 /// </summary>
-internal sealed class PackageRepository : ListRepository<UWPApplication>, IProgramRepository
+internal sealed partial class PackageRepository : ListRepository<UWPApplication>, IProgramRepository
 {
     private readonly IPackageCatalog _packageCatalog;
 

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps/Storage/Win32ProgramFileSystemWatchers.cs

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Storage;
 
-internal sealed class Win32ProgramFileSystemWatchers : IDisposable
+internal sealed partial class Win32ProgramFileSystemWatchers : IDisposable
 {
     public string[] PathsToWatch { get; set; }
 

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps/Storage/Win32ProgramRepository.cs

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ using Win32Program = Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Programs.Win32Program;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Storage;
 
-internal sealed class Win32ProgramRepository : ListRepository<Programs.Win32Program>, IProgramRepository
+internal sealed partial class Win32ProgramRepository : ListRepository<Programs.Win32Program>, IProgramRepository
 {
     private static readonly IFileSystem FileSystem = new FileSystem();
     private static readonly IPath Path = FileSystem.Path;

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps/Utils/Native.cs

@@ -5,24 +5,28 @@
 using System;
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
-using System.Text;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshalling;
+using Dia2Lib;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Utils;
 
 [SuppressMessage("Interoperability", "CA1401:P/Invokes should not be visible", Justification = "We want plugins to share this NativeMethods class, instead of each one creating its own.")]
-public sealed class Native
+public sealed partial class Native
 {
-    [DllImport("shlwapi.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
-    public static extern int SHLoadIndirectString(string pszSource, StringBuilder pszOutBuf, int cchOutBuf, nint ppvReserved);
+    [LibraryImport("shell32.dll", SetLastError = true, StringMarshalling = StringMarshalling.Utf16)]
+    public static partial int SHCreateItemFromParsingName([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string path, nint pbc, ref Guid riid, [MarshalUsing(typeof(IShellItemMarshallerOut))] out IShellItem? shellItem);
 
-    [DllImport("shell32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode, SetLastError = true)]
-    public static extern int SHCreateItemFromParsingName([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string path, nint pbc, ref Guid riid, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)] out IShellItem shellItem);
+    [LibraryImport("shlwapi.dll", StringMarshalling = StringMarshalling.Utf16)]
+    public static partial HRESULT SHLoadIndirectString(string pszSource, Span<char> pszOutBuf, uint cchOutBuf, nint ppvReserved);
 
-    [DllImport("shlwapi.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
-    public static extern HRESULT SHCreateStreamOnFileEx(string fileName, STGM grfMode, uint attributes, bool create, System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComTypes.IStream reserved, out System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComTypes.IStream stream);
-
-    [DllImport("shlwapi.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
-    public static extern HRESULT SHLoadIndirectString(string pszSource, StringBuilder pszOutBuf, uint cchOutBuf, nint ppvReserved);
+    [LibraryImport("shlwapi.dll", StringMarshalling = StringMarshalling.Utf16)]
+    public static partial int SHCreateStreamOnFileEx(
+        string pszFile,
+        uint grfMode,
+        uint dwAttributes,
+        [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]bool fCreate,
+        IntPtr pstmTemplate,
+        out IntPtr ppstm);
 
     public enum HRESULT : uint
     {
@@ -129,14 +133,14 @@ public sealed class Native
     public interface IShellItem
     {
         void BindToHandler(
-            nint pbc,
-            [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStruct)] Guid bhid,
-            [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStruct)] Guid riid,
-            out nint ppv);
+            IntPtr pbc,
+            ref Guid bhid,
+            ref Guid riid,
+            out IntPtr ppv);
 
         void GetParent(out IShellItem ppsi);
 
-        void GetDisplayName(SIGDN sigdnName, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] out string ppszName);
+        void GetDisplayName(SIGDN sigdnName, out IntPtr ppszName);
 
         void GetAttributes(uint sfgaoMask, out uint psfgaoAttribs);
 
@@ -154,4 +158,24 @@ public sealed class Native
         READWRITE = 0x00000002L,
         CREATE = 0x00001000L,
     }
+
+    [CustomMarshaller(typeof(IShellItem), MarshalMode.ManagedToUnmanagedOut, typeof(IShellItemMarshallerOut))]
+    public static partial class IShellItemMarshallerOut
+    {
+        public static IShellItem? ConvertToManaged(IntPtr unmanaged)
+        {
+            if (unmanaged == IntPtr.Zero)
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            var obj = Marshal.GetObjectForIUnknown(unmanaged);
+            return (IShellItem)obj;
+        }
+
+        public static void Free(IntPtr managed)
+        {
+            Marshal.FreeCoTaskMem(managed);
+        }
+    }
 }

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps/Utils/ShellLocalization.cs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using static Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Utils.Native;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Utils;
@@ -40,7 +41,21 @@ public class ShellLocalization
             return string.Empty;
         }
 
-        shellItem.GetDisplayName(SIGDN.NORMALDISPLAY, out var filename);
+        if (shellItem == null)
+        {
+            return string.Empty;
+        }
+
+        shellItem.GetDisplayName(SIGDN.NORMALDISPLAY, out var filenamePtr);
+
+        // get filename from ptr
+        var filename = Marshal.PtrToStringUni(filenamePtr);
+        Marshal.FreeCoTaskMem(filenamePtr);
+
+        if (filename == null)
+        {
+            return string.Empty;
+        }
 
         _ = _localizationCache.TryAdd(lowerInvariantPath, filename);
 

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

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using System;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Data;
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ 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;
 
@@ -30,16 +32,17 @@ internal sealed partial class OpenPropertiesCommand : InvokableCommand
             var filenamePCWSTR = new PCWSTR((char*)filenamePtr);
             var propertiesPCWSTR = new PCWSTR((char*)propertiesPtr);
 
-            var info = new SHELLEXECUTEINFOW
+            var info = new NativeMethods.SHELLEXECUTEINFOW
             {
-                cbSize = (uint)Marshal.SizeOf<SHELLEXECUTEINFOW>(),
-                lpVerb = propertiesPCWSTR,
-                lpFile = filenamePCWSTR,
+                cbSize = Unsafe.SizeOf<NativeMethods.SHELLEXECUTEINFOW>(),
+                lpVerb = propertiesPCWSTR.ToString(),
+                lpFile = filenamePCWSTR.ToString(),
+
                 nShow = (int)SHOW_WINDOW_CMD.SW_SHOW,
                 fMask = NativeHelpers.SEEMASKINVOKEIDLIST,
             };
 
-            return PInvoke.ShellExecuteEx(ref info);
+            return NativeMethods.ShellExecuteEx(ref info);
         }
         finally
         {

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

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // 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.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Data;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Native;
@@ -28,16 +29,17 @@ internal sealed partial class OpenWithCommand : InvokableCommand
             var filenamePCWSTR = new PCWSTR((char*)filenamePtr);
             var verbPCWSTR = new PCWSTR((char*)verbPtr);
 
-            var info = new SHELLEXECUTEINFOW
+            var info = new NativeMethods.SHELLEXECUTEINFOW
             {
-                cbSize = (uint)Marshal.SizeOf<SHELLEXECUTEINFOW>(),
-                lpVerb = verbPCWSTR,
-                lpFile = filenamePCWSTR,
+                cbSize = Unsafe.SizeOf<NativeMethods.SHELLEXECUTEINFOW>(),
+                lpVerb = verbPCWSTR.ToString(),
+                lpFile = filenamePCWSTR.ToString(),
+
                 nShow = (int)SHOW_WINDOW_CMD.SW_SHOWNORMAL,
                 fMask = NativeHelpers.SEEMASKINVOKEIDLIST,
             };
 
-            return PInvoke.ShellExecuteEx(ref info);
+            return NativeMethods.ShellExecuteEx(ref info);
         }
         finally
         {

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

@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 // 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.Globalization;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Text;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Data;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Properties;
 using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit;
@@ -10,8 +13,14 @@ using Windows.Storage.Streams;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer;
 
-internal sealed partial class FallbackOpenFileItem : FallbackCommandItem
+internal sealed partial class FallbackOpenFileItem : FallbackCommandItem, System.IDisposable
 {
+    private readonly CompositeFormat fallbackItemSearchPageTitleCompositeFormat = CompositeFormat.Parse(Resources.Indexer_fallback_searchPage_title);
+
+    private readonly SearchEngine _searchEngine = new();
+
+    private uint _queryCookie = 10;
+
     public FallbackOpenFileItem()
         : base(new NoOpCommand(), Resources.Indexer_Find_Path_fallback_display_title)
     {
@@ -21,8 +30,20 @@ internal sealed partial class FallbackOpenFileItem : FallbackCommandItem
 
     public override void UpdateQuery(string query)
     {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(query))
+        {
+            Command = new NoOpCommand();
+            Title = string.Empty;
+            Subtitle = string.Empty;
+            Icon = null;
+            MoreCommands = null;
+
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (Path.Exists(query))
         {
+            // Exit 1: The query is a direct path to a file. Great! Return it.
             var item = new IndexerItem() { FullPath = query, FileName = Path.GetFileName(query) };
             var listItemForUs = new IndexerListItem(item, IncludeBrowseCommand.AsDefault);
             Command = listItemForUs.Command;
@@ -43,12 +64,65 @@ internal sealed partial class FallbackOpenFileItem : FallbackCommandItem
             catch
             {
             }
+
+            return;
         }
         else
         {
-            Title = string.Empty;
-            Subtitle = string.Empty;
-            Command = new NoOpCommand();
+            _queryCookie++;
+
+            try
+            {
+                _searchEngine.Query(query, _queryCookie);
+                var results = _searchEngine.FetchItems(0, 20, _queryCookie, out var _);
+
+                if (results.Count == 0 || ((results[0] as IndexerListItem) == null))
+                {
+                    // Exit 2: We searched for the file, and found nothing. Oh well.
+                    // Hide ourselves.
+                    Title = string.Empty;
+                    Subtitle = string.Empty;
+                    Command = new NoOpCommand();
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                if (results.Count == 1)
+                {
+                    // Exit 3: We searched for the file, and found exactly one thing. Awesome!
+                    // Return it.
+                    Title = results[0].Title;
+                    Subtitle = results[0].Subtitle;
+                    Icon = results[0].Icon;
+                    Command = results[0].Command;
+                    MoreCommands = results[0].MoreCommands;
+
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                // Exit 4: We found more than one result. Make our command take
+                // us to the file search page, prepopulated with this search.
+                var indexerPage = new IndexerPage(query, _searchEngine, _queryCookie, results);
+                Title = string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, fallbackItemSearchPageTitleCompositeFormat, query);
+                Icon = Icons.FileExplorer;
+                Subtitle = Resources.Indexer_Subtitle;
+                Command = indexerPage;
+
+                return;
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                Title = string.Empty;
+                Subtitle = string.Empty;
+                Icon = null;
+                Command = new NoOpCommand();
+                MoreCommands = null;
+            }
         }
     }
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+        _searchEngine.Dispose();
+        GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
+    }
 }

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

@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using System;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using ManagedCommon;
-using Windows.Win32;
-using Windows.Win32.System.Com;
+using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Native;
 using Windows.Win32.System.Search;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer;
@@ -28,13 +28,17 @@ internal static class DataSourceManager
 
     private static bool InitializeDataSource()
     {
-        var hr = PInvoke.CoCreateInstance(CLSIDCollatorDataSource, null, CLSCTX.CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, typeof(IDBInitialize).GUID, out var dataSourceObj);
+        uint clsctxInProcServer = 0x00000001;
+        var hr = NativeMethods.CoCreateInstance(CLSIDCollatorDataSource, IntPtr.Zero, clsctxInProcServer, typeof(IDBInitialize).GUID, out var dataSourceObjPtr);
         if (hr != 0)
         {
             Logger.LogError("CoCreateInstance failed: " + hr);
             return false;
         }
 
+        // create datasource object from ptr
+        var dataSourceObj = Marshal.GetObjectForIUnknown(dataSourceObjPtr);
+
         if (dataSourceObj == null)
         {
             Logger.LogError("CoCreateInstance failed: dataSourceObj is null");

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

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Native;
 using Windows.Win32.Storage.IndexServer;
 using Windows.Win32.System.Com.StructuredStorage;
 
@@ -16,6 +17,6 @@ internal struct DBPROP
     public uint dwOptions;
     public uint dwStatus;
     public DBID colid;
-    public PROPVARIANT vValue;
+    public NativeHelpers.PROPVARIANT vValue;
 #pragma warning restore SA1307 // Accessible fields should begin with upper-case letter
 }

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

@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshalling;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.OleDB;
 
-[ComImport]
 [Guid("0c733a7c-2a1c-11ce-ade5-00aa0044773d")]
 [InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
-public interface IRowset
+[GeneratedComInterface]
+public partial interface IRowset
 {
     [PreserveSig]
     int AddRefRows(

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

@@ -4,29 +4,30 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshalling;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.OleDB;
 
-[ComImport]
 [Guid("0C733A55-2A1C-11CE-ADE5-00AA0044773D")]
 [InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
-public interface IRowsetInfo
+[GeneratedComInterface]
+public partial interface IRowsetInfo
 {
     [PreserveSig]
     int GetProperties(
         uint cPropertyIDSets,
-        [In, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPArray, SizeParamIndex = 0)] DBPROPIDSET[] rgPropertyIDSets,
+        [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPArray, SizeParamIndex = 0)] DBPROPIDSET[] rgPropertyIDSets,
         out ulong pcPropertySets,
         out IntPtr prgPropertySets);
 
     [PreserveSig]
     int GetReferencedRowset(
         uint iOrdinal,
-        [In] ref Guid riid,
-        [Out, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)] out object ppReferencedRowset);
+        ref Guid riid,
+        [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)] out object ppReferencedRowset);
 
     [PreserveSig]
     int GetSpecification(
-        [In] ref Guid riid,
-        [Out, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)] out object ppSpecification);
+        ref Guid riid,
+        [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)] out object ppSpecification);
 }

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

@@ -5,15 +5,14 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshalling;
 using System.Threading;
 using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.OleDB;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.Utils;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Native;
 using Windows.Win32;
-using Windows.Win32.System.Com;
 using Windows.Win32.System.Search;
-using Windows.Win32.UI.Shell.PropertiesSystem;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer;
 
@@ -122,7 +121,7 @@ internal sealed partial class SearchQuery : IDisposable
                 {
                     if (reuseRowset != null)
                     {
-                        Marshal.ReleaseComObject(reuseRowset);
+                        // Marshal.ReleaseComObject(reuseRowset);
                     }
 
                     // We have a previous rowset, this means the user is typing and we should store this
@@ -152,9 +151,16 @@ internal sealed partial class SearchQuery : IDisposable
 
         try
         {
-            getRow.GetRowFromHROW(null, rowHandle, typeof(IPropertyStore).GUID, out propertyStorePtr);
+            getRow.GetRowFromHROW(null, rowHandle, NativeMethods.PropertyStoreGUID, out propertyStorePtr);
 
-            var propertyStore = (IPropertyStore)propertyStorePtr;
+            // get IpropertyStore from propertyStorePtr
+            if (propertyStorePtr == null)
+            {
+                Logger.LogError("Failed to get property store pointer");
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            var propertyStore = (NativeMethods.IPropertyStore)propertyStorePtr;
             if (propertyStore == null)
             {
                 Logger.LogError("Failed to get IPropertyStore interface");
@@ -270,7 +276,7 @@ internal sealed partial class SearchQuery : IDisposable
         {
             if (reuseRowset != null)
             {
-                Marshal.ReleaseComObject(reuseRowset);
+                // Marshal.ReleaseComObject(reuseRowset);
             }
 
             reuseRowset = rowset;
@@ -344,46 +350,52 @@ internal sealed partial class SearchQuery : IDisposable
         var rowsetPtr = IntPtr.Zero;
         var rowsetInfoPtr = IntPtr.Zero;
 
-        try
+        unsafe
         {
-            // Get the IUnknown pointer for the IRowset object
-            rowsetPtr = Marshal.GetIUnknownForObject(rowset);
-
-            // Query for IRowsetInfo interface
-            var rowsetInfoGuid = typeof(IRowsetInfo).GUID;
-            var res = Marshal.QueryInterface(rowsetPtr, in rowsetInfoGuid, out rowsetInfoPtr);
-            if (res != 0)
+            try
             {
-                Logger.LogError($"Error getting IRowsetInfo interface: {res}");
+                IRowsetInfo rowsetInfo = (IRowsetInfo)rowset;
+
+                /*
+                // Get the IUnknown pointer for the IRowset object
+                rowsetPtr = Marshal.GetIUnknownForObject(rowset);
+
+                // Query for IRowsetInfo interface
+                var rowsetInfoGuid = typeof(IRowsetInfo).GUID;
+                var res = Marshal.QueryInterface(rowsetPtr, in rowsetInfoGuid, out rowsetInfoPtr);
+                if (res != 0)
+                {
+                    Logger.LogError($"Error getting IRowsetInfo interface: {res}");
+                    return null;
+                }
+
+                // Marshal the interface pointer to the actual IRowsetInfo object
+                var rowsetInfo = (IRowsetInfo)Marshal.GetObjectForIUnknown(rowsetInfoPtr);*/
+                return rowsetInfo;
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Logger.LogError($"Exception occurred while getting IRowsetInfo. ", ex);
                 return null;
             }
-
-            // Marshal the interface pointer to the actual IRowsetInfo object
-            var rowsetInfo = (IRowsetInfo)Marshal.GetObjectForIUnknown(rowsetInfoPtr);
-            return rowsetInfo;
-        }
-        catch (Exception ex)
-        {
-            Logger.LogError($"Exception occurred while getting IRowsetInfo. ", ex);
-            return null;
-        }
-        finally
-        {
-            // Release the IRowsetInfo pointer if it was obtained
-            if (rowsetInfoPtr != IntPtr.Zero)
+            finally
             {
-                Marshal.Release(rowsetInfoPtr); // Release the IRowsetInfo pointer
-            }
+                // Release the IRowsetInfo pointer if it was obtained
+                if (rowsetInfoPtr != IntPtr.Zero)
+                {
+                    Marshal.Release(rowsetInfoPtr); // Release the IRowsetInfo pointer
+                }
 
-            // Release the IUnknown pointer for the IRowset object
-            if (rowsetPtr != IntPtr.Zero)
-            {
-                Marshal.Release(rowsetPtr);
+                // Release the IUnknown pointer for the IRowset object
+                if (rowsetPtr != IntPtr.Zero)
+                {
+                    Marshal.Release(rowsetPtr);
+                }
             }
         }
     }
 
-    private DBPROP? GetPropset(IRowsetInfo rowsetInfo)
+    private unsafe DBPROP? GetPropset(IRowsetInfo rowsetInfo)
     {
         var prgPropSetsPtr = IntPtr.Zero;
 
@@ -404,14 +416,14 @@ internal sealed partial class SearchQuery : IDisposable
             }
 
             var firstPropSetPtr = new IntPtr(prgPropSetsPtr.ToInt64());
-            var propSet = Marshal.PtrToStructure<DBPROPSET>(firstPropSetPtr);
+            var propSet = *(DBPROPSET*)firstPropSetPtr;
             if (propSet.cProperties == 0 || propSet.rgProperties == IntPtr.Zero)
             {
                 return null;
             }
 
             var propPtr = new IntPtr(propSet.rgProperties.ToInt64());
-            var prop = Marshal.PtrToStructure<DBPROP>(propPtr);
+            var prop = *(DBPROP*)propPtr;
             return prop;
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
@@ -443,9 +455,9 @@ internal sealed partial class SearchQuery : IDisposable
             return 0;
         }
 
-        if (prop?.vValue.Anonymous.Anonymous.vt == VARENUM.VT_UI4)
+        if (prop?.vValue.VarType == VarEnum.VT_UI4)
         {
-            var value = prop?.vValue.Anonymous.Anonymous.Anonymous.ulVal;
+            var value = prop?.vValue._ulong;
             return (uint)value;
         }
 
@@ -464,13 +476,13 @@ internal sealed partial class SearchQuery : IDisposable
 
         if (reuseRowset != null)
         {
-            Marshal.ReleaseComObject(reuseRowset);
+            // Marshal.ReleaseComObject(reuseRowset);
             reuseRowset = null;
         }
 
         if (currentRowset != null)
         {
-            Marshal.ReleaseComObject(currentRowset);
+            // Marshal.ReleaseComObject(currentRowset);
             currentRowset = null;
         }
 

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

@@ -3,12 +3,10 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using System;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.Utils;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Native;
-using Windows.Win32.System.Com;
-using Windows.Win32.System.Com.StructuredStorage;
-using Windows.Win32.UI.Shell.PropertiesSystem;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer;
 
@@ -35,18 +33,18 @@ internal sealed class SearchResult
         }
     }
 
-    public static unsafe SearchResult Create(IPropertyStore propStore)
+    public static unsafe SearchResult Create(NativeMethods.IPropertyStore propStore)
     {
         try
         {
             var key = NativeHelpers.PropertyKeys.PKEYItemNameDisplay;
-            propStore.GetValue(&key, out var itemNameDisplay);
+            propStore.GetValue(ref key, out var itemNameDisplay);
 
             key = NativeHelpers.PropertyKeys.PKEYItemUrl;
-            propStore.GetValue(&key, out var itemUrl);
+            propStore.GetValue(ref key, out var itemUrl);
 
             key = NativeHelpers.PropertyKeys.PKEYKindText;
-            propStore.GetValue(&key, out var kindText);
+            propStore.GetValue(ref key, out var kindText);
 
             var filePath = GetFilePath(ref itemUrl);
             var isFolder = IsFoder(ref kindText);
@@ -67,28 +65,35 @@ internal sealed class SearchResult
         }
     }
 
-    private static bool IsFoder(ref PROPVARIANT kindText)
+    private static bool IsFoder(ref NativeHelpers.PROPVARIANT kindText)
     {
         var kindString = GetStringFromPropVariant(ref kindText);
         return string.Equals(kindString, "Folder", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
     }
 
-    private static string GetFilePath(ref PROPVARIANT itemUrl)
+    private static string GetFilePath(ref NativeHelpers.PROPVARIANT itemUrl)
     {
         var filePath = GetStringFromPropVariant(ref itemUrl);
         filePath = UrlToFilePathConverter.Convert(filePath);
         return filePath;
     }
 
-    private static string GetStringFromPropVariant(ref PROPVARIANT propVariant)
+    private static string GetStringFromPropVariant(ref NativeHelpers.PROPVARIANT propVariant)
     {
-        if (propVariant.Anonymous.Anonymous.vt == VARENUM.VT_LPWSTR)
+        if (propVariant.VarType == System.Runtime.InteropServices.VarEnum.VT_LPWSTR)
         {
-            var pwszVal = propVariant.Anonymous.Anonymous.Anonymous.pwszVal;
-            if (pwszVal != null)
+            var pwszVal = propVariant._ptr;
+
+            if (pwszVal == IntPtr.Zero)
             {
-                return pwszVal.ToString();
+                return string.Empty;
             }
+
+            // convert to string
+            var str = Marshal.PtrToStringUni(pwszVal);
+
+            // Marshal.FreeCoTaskMem(pwszVal);
+            return str;
         }
 
         return string.Empty;

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

@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshalling;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.SystemSearch;
 
-[CoClass(typeof(CSearchCatalogManagerClass))]
 [Guid("AB310581-AC80-11D1-8DF3-00C04FB6EF50")]
-[ComImport]
+[GeneratedComInterface]
 [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Naming", "CA1715:Identifiers should have correct prefix", Justification = "Using original name from type lib")]
 [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.NamingRules", "SA1302:Interface names should begin with I", Justification = "Using original name from type lib")]
 [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Style", "IDE1006:Naming Styles", Justification = "Using original name from type lib")]
-public interface CSearchCatalogManager : ISearchCatalogManager
+public partial interface CSearchCatalogManager : ISearchCatalogManager
 {
 }

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

@@ -1,131 +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.CompilerServices;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
-
-namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.SystemSearch;
-
-[ComConversionLoss]
-[Guid("AAB49DD5-AD0B-40AE-B654-AE8976BF6BD2")]
-[ClassInterface((short)0)]
-[ComImport]
-[System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.OrderingRules", "SA1212:Property accessors should follow order", Justification = "The order of the property accessors must match the order in which the methods were defined in the vtable")]
-public class CSearchCatalogManagerClass : ISearchCatalogManager, CSearchCatalogManager
-{
-    [DispId(1610678272)]
-    public virtual extern string Name
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
-        get;
-    }
-
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-    public virtual extern IntPtr GetParameter([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr), In] string pszName);
-
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-    public virtual extern void SetParameter([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr), In] string pszName, [In] ref object pValue);
-
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-    public virtual extern void GetCatalogStatus(
-      out object pStatus,
-      out object pPausedReason);
-
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-    public virtual extern void Reset();
-
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-    public virtual extern void Reindex();
-
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-    public virtual extern void ReindexMatchingURLs([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr), In] string pszPattern);
-
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-    public virtual extern void ReindexSearchRoot([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr), In] string pszRoot);
-
-    [DispId(1610678280)]
-    public virtual extern uint ConnectTimeout
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [param: In]
-        set;
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        get;
-    }
-
-    [DispId(1610678282)]
-    public virtual extern uint DataTimeout
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [param: In]
-        set;
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        get;
-    }
-
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-    public virtual extern int NumberOfItems();
-
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-    public virtual extern void NumberOfItemsToIndex(
-      out int plIncrementalCount,
-      out int plNotificationQueue,
-      out int plHighPriorityQueue);
-
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
-    public virtual extern string URLBeingIndexed();
-
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-    public virtual extern uint GetURLIndexingState([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr), In] string psz);
-
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)]
-    public virtual extern object GetPersistentItemsChangedSink();
-
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-    public virtual extern void RegisterViewForNotification(
-      [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr), In] string pszView,
-      [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface), In] object pViewChangedSink,
-      out uint pdwCookie);
-
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-    public virtual extern void GetItemsChangedSink(
-      [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface), In] object pISearchNotifyInlineSite,
-      [In] ref Guid riid,
-      out IntPtr ppv,
-      out Guid pGUIDCatalogResetSignature,
-      out Guid pGUIDCheckPointSignature,
-      out uint pdwLastCheckPointNumber);
-
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-    public virtual extern void UnregisterViewForNotification([In] uint dwCookie);
-
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-    public virtual extern void SetExtensionClusion([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr), In] string pszExtension, [In] int fExclude);
-
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)]
-    public virtual extern object EnumerateExcludedExtensions();
-
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)]
-    public virtual extern CSearchQueryHelper GetQueryHelper();
-
-    [DispId(1610678295)]
-    public virtual extern int DiacriticSensitivity
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [param: In]
-        set;
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        get;
-    }
-
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)]
-    public virtual extern object GetCrawlScopeManager();
-}

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

@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshalling;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.SystemSearch;
 
-[CoClass(typeof(CSearchManagerClass))]
 [Guid("AB310581-AC80-11D1-8DF3-00C04FB6EF69")]
-[ComImport]
+[GeneratedComInterface]
 [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Naming", "CA1715:Identifiers should have correct prefix", Justification = "Using original name from type lib")]
 [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.NamingRules", "SA1302:Interface names should begin with I", Justification = "Using original name from type lib")]
 [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Style", "IDE1006:Naming Styles", Justification = "Using original name from type lib")]
-public interface CSearchManager : ISearchManager
+public partial interface CSearchManager : ISearchManager
 {
 }

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

@@ -1,90 +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.CompilerServices;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
-
-namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.SystemSearch;
-
-[Guid("7D096C5F-AC08-4F1F-BEB7-5C22C517CE39")]
-[TypeLibType(2)]
-[ClassInterface((short)0)]
-[ComConversionLoss]
-[ComImport]
-public class CSearchManagerClass : ISearchManager, CSearchManager
-{
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-    public virtual extern void GetIndexerVersionStr([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] out string ppszVersionString);
-
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-    public virtual extern void GetIndexerVersion(out uint pdwMajor, out uint pdwMinor);
-
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-    public virtual extern IntPtr GetParameter([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr), In] string pszName);
-
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-    public virtual extern void SetParameter([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr), In] string pszName, [In] ref object pValue);
-
-    [DispId(1610678276)]
-    public virtual extern string ProxyName
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
-        get;
-    }
-
-    [DispId(1610678277)]
-    public virtual extern string BypassList
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
-        get;
-    }
-
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-    public virtual extern void SetProxy(
-      [In] object sUseProxy,
-      [In] int fLocalByPassProxy,
-      [In] uint dwPortNumber,
-      [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr), In] string pszProxyName,
-      [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr), In] string pszByPassList);
-
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)]
-    public virtual extern CSearchCatalogManager GetCatalog([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr), In] string pszCatalog);
-
-    [DispId(1610678280)]
-    public virtual extern string UserAgent
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
-        get;
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [param: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
-        [param: In]
-        set;
-    }
-
-    [DispId(1610678282)]
-    public virtual extern object UseProxy
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        get;
-    }
-
-    [DispId(1610678283)]
-    public virtual extern int LocalBypass
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        get;
-    }
-
-    [DispId(1610678284)]
-    public virtual extern uint PortNumber
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        get;
-    }
-}

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

@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshalling;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.SystemSearch;
 
 [Guid("AB310581-AC80-11D1-8DF3-00C04FB6EF63")]
-[CoClass(typeof(CSearchQueryHelperClass))]
-[ComImport]
+[GeneratedComInterface]
 [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Naming", "CA1715:Identifiers should have correct prefix", Justification = "Using original name from type lib")]
 [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.NamingRules", "SA1302:Interface names should begin with I", Justification = "Using original name from type lib")]
 [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Style", "IDE1006:Naming Styles", Justification = "Using original name from type lib")]
-public interface CSearchQueryHelper : ISearchQueryHelper
+public partial interface CSearchQueryHelper : ISearchQueryHelper
 {
 }

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

@@ -1,134 +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.CompilerServices;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
-
-namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.SystemSearch;
-
-[ClassInterface((short)0)]
-[Guid("B271E955-09E1-42E1-9B95-5994A534B613")]
-[ComImport]
-[System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.OrderingRules", "SA1212:Property accessors should follow order", Justification = "The order of the property accessors must match the order in which the methods were defined in the vtable")]
-public class CSearchQueryHelperClass : ISearchQueryHelper, CSearchQueryHelper
-{
-    [DispId(1610678272)]
-    public virtual extern string ConnectionString
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
-        get;
-    }
-
-    [DispId(1610678273)]
-    public virtual extern uint QueryContentLocale
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [param: In]
-        set;
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        get;
-    }
-
-    [DispId(1610678275)]
-    public virtual extern uint QueryKeywordLocale
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [param: In]
-        set;
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        get;
-    }
-
-    [DispId(1610678277)]
-    public virtual extern object QueryTermExpansion
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [param: In]
-        set;
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        get;
-    }
-
-    [DispId(1610678279)]
-    public virtual extern object QuerySyntax
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [param: In]
-        set;
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        get;
-    }
-
-    [DispId(1610678281)]
-    public virtual extern string QueryContentProperties
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [param: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
-        [param: In]
-        set;
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
-        get;
-    }
-
-    [DispId(1610678283)]
-    public virtual extern string QuerySelectColumns
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [param: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
-        [param: In]
-        set;
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
-        get;
-    }
-
-    [DispId(1610678285)]
-    public virtual extern string QueryWhereRestrictions
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [param: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
-        [param: In]
-        set;
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
-        get;
-    }
-
-    [DispId(1610678287)]
-    public virtual extern string QuerySorting
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [param: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
-        [param: In]
-        set;
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
-        get;
-    }
-
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
-    public virtual extern string GenerateSQLFromUserQuery([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr), In] string pszQuery);
-
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-    public virtual extern void WriteProperties(
-      [In] int itemID,
-      [In] uint dwNumberOfColumns,
-      [In] ref object pColumns,
-      [In] ref object pValues,
-      [In] ref object pftGatherModifiedTime);
-
-    [DispId(1610678291)]
-    public virtual extern int QueryMaxResults
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [param: In]
-        set;
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        get;
-    }
-}

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

@@ -5,125 +5,78 @@
 using System;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshalling;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.SystemSearch;
 
 [Guid("AB310581-AC80-11D1-8DF3-00C04FB6EF50")]
-[ComConversionLoss]
-[InterfaceType(1)]
-[ComImport]
+[InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
+[GeneratedComInterface]
 [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.OrderingRules", "SA1212:Property accessors should follow order", Justification = "The order of the property accessors must match the order in which the methods were defined in the vtable")]
-public interface ISearchCatalogManager
+public partial interface ISearchCatalogManager
 {
-    [DispId(1610678272)]
-    string Name
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
-        get;
-    }
+    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
+    string GetName();
 
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-    IntPtr GetParameter([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr), In] string pszName);
+    IntPtr GetParameter([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszName);
 
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-    void SetParameter([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr), In] string pszName, [In] ref object pValue);
+    void SetParameter([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszName, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)] ref object pValue);
 
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-    void GetCatalogStatus(out object pStatus, out object pPausedReason);
+    void GetCatalogStatus([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)] out object pStatus, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)] out object pPausedReason);
 
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
     void Reset();
 
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
     void Reindex();
 
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-    void ReindexMatchingURLs([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr), In] string pszPattern);
+    void ReindexMatchingURLs([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszPattern);
 
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-    void ReindexSearchRoot([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr), In] string pszRoot);
+    void ReindexSearchRoot([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszRoot);
 
-    [DispId(1610678280)]
-    uint ConnectTimeout
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [param: In]
-        set;
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        get;
-    }
+    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
+    string GetConnectTimeout();
 
-    [DispId(1610678282)]
-    uint DataTimeout
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [param: In]
-        set;
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        get;
-    }
+    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
+    string GetDataTimeout();
 
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
     int NumberOfItems();
 
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
     void NumberOfItemsToIndex(
       out int plIncrementalCount,
       out int plNotificationQueue,
       out int plHighPriorityQueue);
 
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
     [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
     string URLBeingIndexed();
 
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-    uint GetURLIndexingState([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr), In] string psz);
+    uint GetURLIndexingState([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string psz);
 
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
     [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)]
     object GetPersistentItemsChangedSink();
 
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
     void RegisterViewForNotification(
-      [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr), In] string pszView,
-      [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface), In] object pViewChangedSink,
+      [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszView,
+      [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)] object pViewChangedSink,
       out uint pdwCookie);
 
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
     void GetItemsChangedSink(
-      [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface), In] object pISearchNotifyInlineSite,
-      [In] ref Guid riid,
+      [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)] object pISearchNotifyInlineSite,
+      ref Guid riid,
       out IntPtr ppv,
       out Guid pGUIDCatalogResetSignature,
       out Guid pGUIDCheckPointSignature,
       out uint pdwLastCheckPointNumber);
 
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-    void UnregisterViewForNotification([In] uint dwCookie);
+    void UnregisterViewForNotification(uint dwCookie);
 
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-    void SetExtensionClusion([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr), In] string pszExtension, [In] int fExclude);
+    void SetExtensionClusion([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszExtension, int fExclude);
 
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
     [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)]
     object EnumerateExcludedExtensions();
 
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)]
-    CSearchQueryHelper GetQueryHelper();
+    ISearchQueryHelper GetQueryHelper();
 
-    [DispId(1610678295)]
-    int DiacriticSensitivity
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [param: In]
-        set;
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        get;
-    }
+    int GetDiacriticSensitivity();
 
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
     [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)]
     object GetCrawlScopeManager();
 }

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

@@ -5,85 +5,45 @@
 using System;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshalling;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.SystemSearch;
 
-[ComConversionLoss]
 [Guid("AB310581-AC80-11D1-8DF3-00C04FB6EF69")]
 [InterfaceType(1)]
-[ComImport]
-public interface ISearchManager
+[GeneratedComInterface]
+public partial interface ISearchManager
 {
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
     void GetIndexerVersionStr([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] out string ppszVersionString);
 
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
     void GetIndexerVersion(out uint pdwMajor, out uint pdwMinor);
 
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-    IntPtr GetParameter([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr), In] string pszName);
+    IntPtr GetParameter([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszName);
 
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-    void SetParameter([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr), In] string pszName, [In] ref object pValue);
+    void SetParameter([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszName, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)] ref object pValue);
 
-    [DispId(1610678276)]
-    string ProxyName
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
-        get;
-    }
+    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
+    string GetProxyName();
 
-    [DispId(1610678277)]
-    string BypassList
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
-        get;
-    }
+    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
+    string GetBypassList();
 
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
     void SetProxy(
-      [In] object sUseProxy,
-      [In] int fLocalByPassProxy,
-      [In] uint dwPortNumber,
-      [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr), In] string pszProxyName,
-      [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr), In] string pszByPassList);
+      [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)] object sUseProxy,
+      int fLocalByPassProxy,
+      uint dwPortNumber,
+      [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszProxyName,
+      [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszByPassList);
+
+    ISearchCatalogManager GetCatalog([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszCatalog);
+
+    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
+    string GetUserAgent();
 
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
     [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)]
-    CSearchCatalogManager GetCatalog([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr), In] string pszCatalog);
+    object GetUseProxy();
 
-    [DispId(1610678280)]
-    string UserAgent
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
-        get;
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [param: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
-        [param: In]
-        set;
-    }
+    int GetLocalBypass();
 
-    [DispId(1610678282)]
-    object UseProxy
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        get;
-    }
-
-    [DispId(1610678283)]
-    int LocalBypass
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        get;
-    }
-
-    [DispId(1610678284)]
-    uint PortNumber
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        get;
-    }
+    uint GetPortNumber();
 }

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

@@ -5,130 +5,60 @@
 using System;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshalling;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.SystemSearch;
 
 [Guid("AB310581-AC80-11D1-8DF3-00C04FB6EF63")]
-[InterfaceType(1)]
-[ComImport]
+[InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
+[GeneratedComInterface]
 [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.OrderingRules", "SA1212:Property accessors should follow order", Justification = "The order of the property accessors must match the order in which the methods were defined in the vtable")]
-public interface ISearchQueryHelper
+public partial interface ISearchQueryHelper
 {
-    [DispId(1610678272)]
-    string ConnectionString
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
-        get;
-    }
-
-    [DispId(1610678273)]
-    uint QueryContentLocale
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [param: In]
-        set;
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        get;
-    }
-
-    [DispId(1610678275)]
-    uint QueryKeywordLocale
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [param: In]
-        set;
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        get;
-    }
-
-    [DispId(1610678277)]
-    object QueryTermExpansion
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [param: In]
-        set;
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        get;
-    }
-
-    [DispId(1610678279)]
-    object QuerySyntax
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [param: In]
-        set;
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        get;
-    }
-
-    [DispId(1610678281)]
-    string QueryContentProperties
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [param: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
-        [param: In]
-        set;
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
-        get;
-    }
-
-    [DispId(1610678283)]
-    string QuerySelectColumns
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [param: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
-        [param: In]
-        set;
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
-        get;
-    }
-
-    [DispId(1610678285)]
-    string QueryWhereRestrictions
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [param: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
-        [param: In]
-        set;
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
-        get;
-    }
-
-    [DispId(1610678287)]
-    string QuerySorting
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [param: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
-        [param: In]
-        set;
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
-        get;
-    }
-
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
     [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
-    string GenerateSQLFromUserQuery([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr), In] string pszQuery);
+    string GetConnectionString();
+
+    uint GetQueryContentLocale();
+
+    uint GetQueryKeywordLocale();
+
+    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)]
+    object GetQueryTermExpansion();
+
+    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)]
+    object GetQuerySyntax();
+
+    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
+    string GetQueryContentProperties();
+
+    void SetQueryContentProperties([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszProperties);
+
+    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
+    string GetQuerySelectColumns();
+
+    void SetQuerySelectColumns([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszColumns);
+
+    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
+    string GetQueryWhereRestrictions();
+
+    void SetQueryWhereRestrictions([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszRestrictions);
+
+    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
+    string GetQuerySorting();
+
+    void SetQuerySorting([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszSorting);
+
+    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
+    string GenerateSQLFromUserQuery([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszQuery);
 
-    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
     void WriteProperties(
-      [In] int itemID,
-      [In] uint dwNumberOfColumns,
-      [In] ref object pColumns,
-      [In] ref object pValues,
-      [In] ref object pftGatherModifiedTime);
+      int itemID,
+      uint dwNumberOfColumns,
+      [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)] ref object pColumns,
+      [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)] ref object pValues,
+      [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)] ref object pftGatherModifiedTime);
 
-    [DispId(1610678291)]
-    int QueryMaxResults
-    {
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        [param: In]
-        set;
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-        get;
-    }
+    int GetQueryMaxResults();
+
+    void SetQueryMaxResults(int lMaxResults);
 }

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

@@ -2,12 +2,16 @@
 // 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.Globalization;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshalling;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.SystemSearch;
+using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Native;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.Utils;
 
-internal sealed class QueryStringBuilder
+internal sealed partial class QueryStringBuilder
 {
     private const string Properties = "System.ItemUrl, System.ItemNameDisplay, path, System.Search.EntryID, System.Kind, System.KindText";
     private const string SystemIndex = "SystemIndex";
@@ -20,20 +24,36 @@ internal sealed class QueryStringBuilder
 
     public static string GeneratePrimingQuery() => SelectQueryWithScopeAndOrderConditions;
 
+    private static readonly Guid CLSIDSearchManager = new Guid("7D096C5F-AC08-4F1F-BEB7-5C22C517CE39");
+    private static readonly Guid IIDISearchManager = new Guid("AB310581-AC80-11D1-8DF3-00C04FB6EF69");
+    private const uint CLSCTXINPROCSERVER = 1;
+
     public static string GenerateQuery(string searchText, uint whereId)
     {
         if (queryHelper == null)
         {
-            var searchManager = new CSearchManager();
+            ComWrappers cw = new StrategyBasedComWrappers();
+            Guid clsidSearchManager = CLSIDSearchManager;
+            Guid iidSearchManager = IIDISearchManager;
+
+            var hr = NativeMethods.CoCreateInstance(CLSIDSearchManager, IntPtr.Zero, CLSCTXINPROCSERVER, IIDISearchManager, out var searchManagerPtr);
+            if (hr != 0)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentException("Failed to create SearchManager instance.");
+            }
+
+            var searchManager = (CSearchManager)cw.GetOrCreateObjectForComInstance(
+                searchManagerPtr, CreateObjectFlags.None);
+
             ISearchCatalogManager catalogManager = searchManager.GetCatalog(SystemIndex);
             queryHelper = catalogManager.GetQueryHelper();
 
-            queryHelper.QuerySelectColumns = Properties;
-            queryHelper.QueryContentProperties = "System.FileName";
-            queryHelper.QuerySorting = OrderConditions;
+            queryHelper.SetQuerySelectColumns(Properties);
+            queryHelper.SetQueryContentProperties("System.FileName");
+            queryHelper.SetQuerySorting(OrderConditions);
         }
 
-        queryHelper.QueryWhereRestrictions = "AND " + ScopeFileConditions + "AND ReuseWhere(" + whereId.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture) + ")";
+        queryHelper.SetQueryWhereRestrictions(SelectQueryWithScope + " AND ReuseWhere(" + whereId.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture) + ")");
         return queryHelper.GenerateSQLFromUserQuery(searchText);
     }
 }

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

@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <Import Project="..\..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
-  <PropertyGroup>
+	<Import Project="..\..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.AotCompatibility.props" />
+
+
+	<PropertyGroup>
     <RootNamespace>Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer</RootNamespace>
 
     <OutputPath>$(SolutionDir)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps\CmdPal</OutputPath>
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
     <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
 
-  </PropertyGroup>
+	<AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
+    </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
 	<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32">
@@ -46,4 +50,8 @@
     </EmbeddedResource>
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <DisableRuntimeMarshalling>true</DisableRuntimeMarshalling>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
 </Project>

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

@@ -1,24 +1,139 @@
 // 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 Windows.Win32.UI.Shell.PropertiesSystem;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshalling;
+
+using VARTYPE = System.Runtime.InteropServices.VarEnum;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Native;
 
-internal sealed class NativeHelpers
+public sealed partial class NativeHelpers
 {
     public const uint SEEMASKINVOKEIDLIST = 12;
 
-    internal static class PropertyKeys
+    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 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 };
     }
 
-    internal static class OleDb
+    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
+    public struct PropertyKey
+    {
+        [SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.NamingRules", "SA1307:Accessible fields should begin with upper-case letter", Justification = "No, please do not change the name")]
+        public Guid fmtid;
+
+        [SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.NamingRules", "SA1307:Accessible fields should begin with upper-case letter", Justification = "No, please do not change the name")]
+        public int pid;
+
+        public PropertyKey(Guid fmtid, int pid)
+        {
+            this.fmtid = fmtid;
+            this.pid = pid;
+        }
+    }
+
+    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Explicit, Pack = 8, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
+    public struct PROPVARIANT
+    {
+        /// <summary>Value type tag.</summary>
+        [FieldOffset(0)]
+        [SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.NamingRules", "SA1307:Accessible fields should begin with upper-case letter", Justification = "No, please do not change the name")]
+        public ushort vt;
+
+        [FieldOffset(2)]
+        [SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.NamingRules", "SA1307:Accessible fields should begin with upper-case letter", Justification = "No, please do not change the name")]
+        public ushort wReserved1;
+
+        /// <summary>Reserved for future use.</summary>
+        [FieldOffset(4)]
+        [SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.NamingRules", "SA1307:Accessible fields should begin with upper-case letter", Justification = "No, please do not change the name")]
+        public ushort wReserved2;
+
+        /// <summary>Reserved for future use.</summary>
+        [FieldOffset(6)]
+        [SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.NamingRules", "SA1307:Accessible fields should begin with upper-case letter", Justification = "No, please do not change the name")]
+        public ushort wReserved3;
+
+        /// <summary>The decimal value when VT_DECIMAL.</summary>
+        [FieldOffset(0)]
+        internal decimal _decimal;
+
+        /// <summary>The raw data pointer.</summary>
+        [FieldOffset(8)]
+        internal IntPtr _ptr;
+
+        /// <summary>The FILETIME when VT_FILETIME.</summary>
+        [FieldOffset(8)]
+        internal System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComTypes.FILETIME _ft;
+
+        /// <summary>The value when a numeric value less than 8 bytes.</summary>
+        [FieldOffset(8)]
+        internal ulong _ulong;
+
+        public PROPVARIANT()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public PROPVARIANT(string value)
+        {
+            ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(value);
+            vt = (ushort)VarEnum.VT_LPWSTR;
+            _ptr = Marshal.StringToCoTaskMemUni(value);
+        }
+
+        public VarEnum VarType { get => (VarEnum)vt; set => vt = (ushort)(VARTYPE)value; }
+    }
+
+    [CustomMarshaller(typeof(PROPVARIANT), MarshalMode.UnmanagedToManagedOut, typeof(PROPVARIANTOutMarshaller))]
+    [CustomMarshaller(typeof(PROPVARIANT), MarshalMode.ManagedToUnmanagedOut, typeof(PROPVARIANTOutMarshaller))]
+    public static partial class PROPVARIANTOutMarshaller
+    {
+        public static void Free(IntPtr managed)
+        {
+            Marshal.FreeCoTaskMem(managed);
+        }
+
+        public static PROPVARIANT ConvertToManaged(IntPtr unmanaged)
+        {
+            var obj = Marshal.GetObjectForIUnknown(unmanaged);
+            return (PROPVARIANT)obj;
+        }
+
+        public static nint ConvertToUnmanaged(PROPVARIANT managed)
+        {
+            var obj = Marshal.GetIUnknownForObject(managed);
+            return obj;
+        }
+    }
+
+    [CustomMarshaller(typeof(PROPVARIANT), MarshalMode.ManagedToUnmanagedRef, typeof(PROPVARIANTRefMarshaller))]
+    [CustomMarshaller(typeof(PROPVARIANT), MarshalMode.UnmanagedToManagedRef, typeof(PROPVARIANTRefMarshaller))]
+    public static partial class PROPVARIANTRefMarshaller
+    {
+        public static void Free(IntPtr managed)
+        {
+            Marshal.FreeCoTaskMem(managed);
+        }
+
+        public static PROPVARIANT ConvertToManaged(IntPtr unmanaged)
+        {
+            var obj = Marshal.GetObjectForIUnknown(unmanaged);
+            return (PROPVARIANT)obj;
+        }
+
+        public static nint ConvertToUnmanaged(PROPVARIANT managed)
+        {
+            var obj = Marshal.GetIUnknownForObject(managed);
+            return obj;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static class OleDb
     {
         public static readonly Guid DbGuidDefault = new("C8B521FB-5CF3-11CE-ADE5-00AA0044773D");
     }

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

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+// 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 static Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Native.NativeHelpers;
+
+namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Native;
+
+public sealed partial class NativeMethods
+{
+    public static readonly Guid PropertyStoreGUID = new Guid("886D8EEB-8CF2-4446-8D02-CDBA1DBDCF99");
+
+    [LibraryImport("ole32.dll")]
+    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)]
+    public static partial uint CoCreateInstance(
+        Guid rclsid,
+        IntPtr pUnkOuter,
+        uint dwClsContext,
+        Guid riid,
+        out IntPtr rReturnedComObject);
+
+    [LibraryImport("shell32.dll")]
+    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
+    public static partial bool ShellExecuteEx([MarshalUsing(typeof(SHELLEXECUTEINFOWMarshaller))]ref SHELLEXECUTEINFOW lpExecInfo);
+
+    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
+    public struct SHELLEXECUTEINFOW
+    {
+        public int cbSize;
+        public uint fMask;
+        public IntPtr hwnd;
+        [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
+        public string lpVerb;
+        [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
+        public string lpFile;
+        [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
+        public string lpParameters;
+        [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
+        public string lpDirectory;
+        public int nShow;
+        public IntPtr hInstApp;
+        public IntPtr lpIDList;
+        [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
+        public string lpClass;
+        public IntPtr hkeyClass;
+        public uint dwHotKey;
+        public IntPtr hIcon;
+        public IntPtr hProcess;
+    }
+
+    [CustomMarshaller(typeof(SHELLEXECUTEINFOW), MarshalMode.ManagedToUnmanagedRef, typeof(SHELLEXECUTEINFOWMarshaller))]
+    [CustomMarshaller(typeof(SHELLEXECUTEINFOW), MarshalMode.UnmanagedToManagedRef, typeof(SHELLEXECUTEINFOWMarshaller))]
+    public static partial class SHELLEXECUTEINFOWMarshaller
+    {
+        public static SHELLEXECUTEINFOW ConvertToManaged(IntPtr unmanaged)
+        {
+            var obj = Marshal.GetObjectForIUnknown(unmanaged);
+            return (SHELLEXECUTEINFOW)obj;
+        }
+
+        public static void Free(IntPtr? managed)
+        {
+            if (managed != null)
+            {
+                Marshal.ReleaseComObject(managed);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static nint ConvertToUnmanaged(SHELLEXECUTEINFOW managed)
+        {
+            var obj = Marshal.GetIUnknownForObject(managed);
+            return obj;
+        }
+    }
+
+    [GeneratedComInterface]
+    [Guid("886D8EEB-8CF2-4446-8D02-CDBA1DBDCF99")]
+    public partial interface IPropertyStore
+    {
+        int GetCount(out uint cProps);
+
+        int GetAt(uint iProp, out NativeHelpers.PropertyKey pkey);
+
+        int GetValue(ref NativeHelpers.PropertyKey key, [MarshalUsing(typeof(PROPVARIANTOutMarshaller))] out NativeHelpers.PROPVARIANT gpv);
+
+        int SetValue(ref NativeHelpers.PropertyKey key, [MarshalUsing(typeof(PROPVARIANTRefMarshaller))] ref NativeHelpers.PROPVARIANT spv);
+
+        int Commit();
+    }
+}

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer/NativeMethods.txt

@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 DBID
 SHOW_WINDOW_CMD
-CoCreateInstance
-GetErrorInfo
 ICommandText
 IDBCreateCommand
 IDBCreateSession
 IDBInitialize
-IGetRow
-IPropertyStore
-ShellExecuteEx
+IGetRow

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer/Pages/IndexerPage.cs

@@ -4,25 +4,22 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using ManagedCommon;
-using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Data;
-using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Properties;
 using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions;
 using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit;
-using Windows.Storage.Streams;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer;
 
 internal sealed partial class IndexerPage : DynamicListPage, IDisposable
 {
     private readonly List<IListItem> _indexerListItems = [];
+    private readonly SearchEngine _searchEngine;
+    private readonly bool disposeSearchEngine = true;
 
-    private SearchQuery _searchQuery = new();
+    private uint _queryCookie;
 
-    private uint _queryCookie = 10;
+    private string initialQuery = string.Empty;
 
     public IndexerPage()
     {
@@ -30,16 +27,31 @@ internal sealed partial class IndexerPage : DynamicListPage, IDisposable
         Icon = Icons.FileExplorer;
         Name = Resources.Indexer_Title;
         PlaceholderText = Resources.Indexer_PlaceholderText;
+        _searchEngine = new();
+        _queryCookie = 10;
+    }
+
+    public IndexerPage(string query, SearchEngine searchEngine, uint queryCookie, IList<IListItem> firstPageData)
+    {
+        Icon = Icons.FileExplorer;
+        Name = Resources.Indexer_Title;
+        _searchEngine = searchEngine;
+        _queryCookie = queryCookie;
+        _indexerListItems.AddRange(firstPageData);
+        initialQuery = query;
+        SearchText = query;
+        disposeSearchEngine = false;
     }
 
     public override void UpdateSearchText(string oldSearch, string newSearch)
     {
-        if (oldSearch != newSearch)
+        if (oldSearch != newSearch && newSearch != initialQuery)
         {
             _ = Task.Run(() =>
             {
                 Query(newSearch);
                 LoadMore();
+                initialQuery = string.Empty;
             });
         }
     }
@@ -49,7 +61,9 @@ internal sealed partial class IndexerPage : DynamicListPage, IDisposable
     public override void LoadMore()
     {
         IsLoading = true;
-        FetchItems(20);
+        var results = _searchEngine.FetchItems(_indexerListItems.Count, 20, _queryCookie, out var hasMore);
+        _indexerListItems.AddRange(results);
+        HasMoreItems = hasMore;
         IsLoading = false;
         RaiseItemsChanged(_indexerListItems.Count);
     }
@@ -58,70 +72,16 @@ internal sealed partial class IndexerPage : DynamicListPage, IDisposable
     {
         ++_queryCookie;
         _indexerListItems.Clear();
-        _searchQuery.SearchResults.Clear();
-        _searchQuery.CancelOutstandingQueries();
 
-        if (query == string.Empty)
-        {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        Stopwatch stopwatch = new();
-        stopwatch.Start();
-
-        _searchQuery.Execute(query, _queryCookie);
-
-        stopwatch.Stop();
-        Logger.LogDebug($"Query time: {stopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds} ms, query: \"{query}\"");
-    }
-
-    private void FetchItems(int limit)
-    {
-        if (_searchQuery != null)
-        {
-            var cookie = _searchQuery.Cookie;
-            if (cookie == _queryCookie)
-            {
-                var index = 0;
-                SearchResult result;
-
-                var hasMoreItems = _searchQuery.FetchRows(_indexerListItems.Count, limit);
-
-                while (!_searchQuery.SearchResults.IsEmpty && _searchQuery.SearchResults.TryDequeue(out result) && ++index <= limit)
-                {
-                    IconInfo icon = null;
-                    try
-                    {
-                        var stream = ThumbnailHelper.GetThumbnail(result.LaunchUri).Result;
-                        if (stream != null)
-                        {
-                            var data = new IconData(RandomAccessStreamReference.CreateFromStream(stream));
-                            icon = new IconInfo(data, data);
-                        }
-                    }
-                    catch (Exception ex)
-                    {
-                        Logger.LogError("Failed to get the icon.", ex);
-                    }
-
-                    _indexerListItems.Add(new IndexerListItem(new IndexerItem
-                    {
-                        FileName = result.ItemDisplayName,
-                        FullPath = result.LaunchUri,
-                    })
-                    {
-                        Icon = icon,
-                    });
-                }
-
-                HasMoreItems = hasMoreItems;
-            }
-        }
+        _searchEngine.Query(query, _queryCookie);
     }
 
     public void Dispose()
     {
-        _searchQuery = null;
-        GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
+        if (disposeSearchEngine)
+        {
+            _searchEngine.Dispose();
+            GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
+        }
     }
 }

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs

@@ -123,6 +123,15 @@ namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Properties {
             }
         }
         
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Looks up a localized string similar to Search for &quot;{0}&quot; in files.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static string Indexer_fallback_searchPage_title {
+            get {
+                return ResourceManager.GetString("Indexer_fallback_searchPage_title", resourceCulture);
+            }
+        }
+        
         /// <summary>
         ///   Looks up a localized string similar to This file doesn&apos;t exist.
         /// </summary>
@@ -168,6 +177,42 @@ namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Properties {
             }
         }
         
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Looks up a localized string similar to Always on.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static string Indexer_Settings_FallbackCommand_AlwaysOn {
+            get {
+                return ResourceManager.GetString("Indexer_Settings_FallbackCommand_AlwaysOn", resourceCulture);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Looks up a localized string similar to Only when file path exist.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static string Indexer_Settings_FallbackCommand_FilePathExist {
+            get {
+                return ResourceManager.GetString("Indexer_Settings_FallbackCommand_FilePathExist", resourceCulture);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Looks up a localized string similar to Shows file search results on the top-level search results.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static string Indexer_Settings_FallbackCommand_Mode {
+            get {
+                return ResourceManager.GetString("Indexer_Settings_FallbackCommand_Mode", resourceCulture);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Looks up a localized string similar to Always off.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static string Indexer_Settings_FallbackCommand_Off {
+            get {
+                return ResourceManager.GetString("Indexer_Settings_FallbackCommand_Off", resourceCulture);
+            }
+        }
+        
         /// <summary>
         ///   Looks up a localized string similar to Search files on this device.
         /// </summary>

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer/Properties/Resources.resx

@@ -156,10 +156,25 @@
   <data name="Indexer_PlaceholderText" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Search for files and folders...</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="Indexer_Settings_FallbackCommand_AlwaysOn" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Always on</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Indexer_Settings_FallbackCommand_Mode" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Shows file search results on the top-level search results</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Indexer_Settings_FallbackCommand_Off" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Always off</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Indexer_Settings_FallbackCommand_FilePathExist" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Only when file path exist</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="Indexer_Subtitle" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Search files on this device</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Indexer_Title" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Search files</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="Indexer_fallback_searchPage_title" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Search for "{0}" in files</value>
+  </data>
 </root>

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

@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+// 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;
+using ManagedCommon;
+using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Data;
+using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer;
+using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions;
+using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit;
+using Windows.Storage.Streams;
+
+namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer;
+
+public sealed partial class SearchEngine : IDisposable
+{
+    private SearchQuery _searchQuery = new();
+
+    public void Query(string query, uint queryCookie)
+    {
+        // _indexerListItems.Clear();
+        _searchQuery.SearchResults.Clear();
+        _searchQuery.CancelOutstandingQueries();
+
+        if (query == string.Empty)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        Stopwatch stopwatch = new();
+        stopwatch.Start();
+
+        _searchQuery.Execute(query, queryCookie);
+
+        stopwatch.Stop();
+        Logger.LogDebug($"Query time: {stopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds} ms, query: \"{query}\"");
+    }
+
+    public IList<IListItem> FetchItems(int offset, int limit, uint queryCookie, out bool hasMore)
+    {
+        hasMore = false;
+        var results = new List<IListItem>();
+        if (_searchQuery != null)
+        {
+            var cookie = _searchQuery.Cookie;
+            if (cookie == queryCookie)
+            {
+                var index = 0;
+                SearchResult result;
+
+                // var hasMoreItems = _searchQuery.FetchRows(_indexerListItems.Count, limit);
+                var hasMoreItems = _searchQuery.FetchRows(offset, limit);
+
+                while (!_searchQuery.SearchResults.IsEmpty && _searchQuery.SearchResults.TryDequeue(out result) && ++index <= limit)
+                {
+                    IconInfo icon = null;
+                    try
+                    {
+                        var stream = ThumbnailHelper.GetThumbnail(result.LaunchUri).Result;
+                        if (stream != null)
+                        {
+                            var data = new IconData(RandomAccessStreamReference.CreateFromStream(stream));
+                            icon = new IconInfo(data, data);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    catch (Exception ex)
+                    {
+                        Logger.LogError("Failed to get the icon.", ex);
+                    }
+
+                    results.Add(new IndexerListItem(new IndexerItem
+                    {
+                        FileName = result.ItemDisplayName,
+                        FullPath = result.LaunchUri,
+                    })
+                    {
+                        Icon = icon,
+                    });
+                }
+
+                hasMore = hasMoreItems;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return results;
+    }
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+        _searchQuery = null;
+        GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
+    }
+}

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Shell/Icons.cs

@@ -9,6 +9,4 @@ namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Shell;
 internal sealed class Icons
 {
     internal static IconInfo RunV2 { get; } = IconHelpers.FromRelativePath("Assets\\Run.svg");
-
-    internal static IconInfo Folder { get; } = new("📁");
 }

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

@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\extensionsdk\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="System.CommandLine" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-  
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Update="Properties\Resources.Designer.cs">
       <DependentUpon>Resources.resx</DependentUpon>

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Shell/PathListItem.cs

@@ -1,45 +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.IO;
-using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions;
-using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit;
-
-namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Shell;
-
-internal sealed partial class PathListItem : ListItem
-{
-    private readonly Lazy<IconInfo> _icon;
-    private readonly bool _isDirectory;
-
-    public override IIconInfo? Icon { get => _icon.Value; set => base.Icon = value; }
-
-    public PathListItem(string path)
-        : base(new OpenUrlCommand(path))
-    {
-        var fileName = Path.GetFileName(path);
-        _isDirectory = Directory.Exists(path);
-        if (_isDirectory)
-        {
-            path = path + "\\";
-            fileName = fileName + "\\";
-        }
-
-        Title = fileName;
-        Subtitle = path;
-        TextToSuggest = path;
-        MoreCommands = [
-            new CommandContextItem(new CopyTextCommand(path))
-        ];
-
-        _icon = new Lazy<IconInfo>(() =>
-        {
-            var iconStream = ThumbnailHelper.GetThumbnail(path).Result;
-            var icon = iconStream != null ? IconInfo.FromStream(iconStream) :
-             _isDirectory ? Icons.Folder : Icons.RunV2;
-            return icon;
-        });
-    }
-}

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Shell/RunMainPage.cs

@@ -1,150 +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.Collections.Generic;
-using System.IO;
-using System.Linq;
-using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Shell.Helpers;
-using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions;
-using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit;
-
-namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Shell;
-
-internal sealed partial class RunMainPage : DynamicListPage
-{
-    private readonly ShellListPageHelpers _helper;
-    private readonly List<ListItem> _topLevelItems = new();
-    private List<ListItem> _historyItems = new();
-    private List<ListItem> _pathItems = new();
-
-    public RunMainPage(SettingsManager settingsManager)
-    {
-        Name = "Open"; // LOC!
-        Title = "Run commands"; // LOC!
-        Icon = Icons.RunV2;
-        PlaceholderText = "Type the name of a command to run"; // LOC!
-        _helper = new(settingsManager);
-
-        EmptyContent = new CommandItem()
-        {
-            Title = "Run commands",
-            Icon = Icons.RunV2,
-        };
-
-        var allAppsCommandItem = new ListItem(new NoOpCommand()
-        {
-            Name = "Open",
-            Icon = IconHelpers.FromRelativePath("Assets\\AllApps.svg"),
-        })
-        {
-            Title = "All apps",
-            Subtitle = "Search installed apps",
-        };
-        var calculatorCommandItem = new ListItem(new NoOpCommand()
-        {
-            Name = "Open",
-            Icon = IconHelpers.FromRelativePath("Assets\\Calculator.png"),
-        })
-        {
-            Title = "Calculator",
-            Subtitle = "Press = to type an equation",
-        };
-
-        // var fileSearchCommandItem = new ListItem(new NoOpCommand()
-        // {
-        //     Name = "Open",
-        //     Icon = IconHelpers.FromRelativePath("Assets\\FileExplorer.png"),
-        // })
-        // {
-        //     Title = "Search files",
-        //     Subtitle = "Search files on this device",
-        // };
-        _topLevelItems.Add(allAppsCommandItem);
-        _topLevelItems.Add(calculatorCommandItem);
-
-        // _topLevelItems.Add(fileSearchCommandItem);
-    }
-
-    public override void UpdateSearchText(string oldSearch, string newSearch)
-    {
-        // If the search text is the start of a path to a file (it might be a
-        // UNC path), then we want to list all the files that start with that text:
-
-        // 1. Check if the search text is a valid path
-        // 2. If it is, then list all the files that start with that text
-        var searchText = newSearch.Trim();
-
-        _historyItems = _helper.Query(searchText);
-        _historyItems.ForEach(i =>
-        {
-            i.Icon = Icons.RunV2;
-            i.Subtitle = string.Empty;
-        });
-
-        // TODO we can be smarter about only re-reading the filesystem if the
-        // new search is just the oldSearch+some chars
-        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(searchText) || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(searchText))
-        {
-            _pathItems.Clear();
-            RaiseItemsChanged();
-            return;
-        }
-
-        var directoryPath = string.Empty;
-        var searchPattern = string.Empty;
-
-        // Check if the search text is a valid path
-        if (Path.IsPathRooted(searchText) && Path.GetDirectoryName(searchText) is string directoryName)
-        {
-            directoryPath = directoryName;
-            searchPattern = $"{Path.GetFileName(searchText)}*";
-        }
-
-        // we should also handle just drive roots, ala c:\ or d:\
-        else if (searchText.Length == 2 && searchText[1] == ':')
-        {
-            directoryPath = searchText + "\\";
-            searchPattern = $"*";
-        }
-
-        // Check if the search text is a valid UNC path
-        else if (searchText.StartsWith(@"\\", System.StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase) && searchText.Contains(@"\\"))
-        {
-            directoryPath = searchText;
-            searchPattern = $"*";
-        }
-
-        // Check if the directory exists
-        if (Directory.Exists(directoryPath))
-        {
-            // Get all the files in the directory that start with the search text
-            var files = Directory.GetFileSystemEntries(directoryPath, searchPattern);
-
-            // Create a list of commands for each file
-            var commands = files.Select(PathToListItem).ToList();
-
-            // Add the commands to the list
-            _pathItems = commands;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            _pathItems.Clear();
-        }
-
-        RaiseItemsChanged();
-    }
-
-    private ListItem PathToListItem(string path)
-    {
-        return new PathListItem(path);
-    }
-
-    public override IListItem[] GetItems()
-    {
-        return ListHelpers.FilterList(_topLevelItems, SearchText)
-            .Concat(_historyItems)
-            .Concat(_pathItems)
-            .ToArray();
-    }
-}

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Shell/ShellCommandsProvider.cs

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Shell;
 public partial class ShellCommandsProvider : CommandProvider
 {
     private readonly CommandItem _shellPageItem;
-    private readonly CommandItem _runMainPageItem;
     private readonly SettingsManager _settingsManager = new();
     private readonly FallbackCommandItem _fallbackItem;
 
@@ -35,18 +34,9 @@ public partial class ShellCommandsProvider : CommandProvider
                 new CommandContextItem(Settings.SettingsPage),
             ],
         };
-        _runMainPageItem = new CommandItem(new RunMainPage(_settingsManager))
-        {
-            Icon = Icons.RunV2,
-            Title = "Run 2 electric boogaloo", // LOC!
-            Subtitle = Resources.cmd_plugin_description,
-            MoreCommands = [
-                new CommandContextItem(Settings.SettingsPage),
-            ],
-        };
     }
 
-    public override ICommandItem[] TopLevelCommands() => [_shellPageItem, _runMainPageItem];
+    public override ICommandItem[] TopLevelCommands() => [_shellPageItem];
 
     public override IFallbackCommandItem[]? FallbackCommands() => [_fallbackItem];
 }

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.System/FallbackSystemCommandItem.cs

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ internal sealed partial class FallbackSystemCommandItem : FallbackCommandItem
     {
         if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(query))
         {
+            Command = null;
             Title = string.Empty;
             Subtitle = string.Empty;
             return;
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ internal sealed partial class FallbackSystemCommandItem : FallbackCommandItem
 
         if (result == null)
         {
+            Command = null;
             Title = string.Empty;
             Subtitle = string.Empty;
 

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.System/Pages/SystemCommandPage.cs

@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.System.Pages;
 
 public sealed partial class SystemCommandPage : ListPage
 {
-    private SettingsManager _settingsManager;
+    private readonly SettingsManager _settingsManager;
 
     public SystemCommandPage(SettingsManager settingsManager)
     {
-        Title = Resources.Microsoft_plugin_ext_system_page_name;
-        Name = Resources.Microsoft_plugin_ext_system_page_name;
+        Title = Resources.Microsoft_plugin_ext_system_page_title;
+        Name = Resources.Microsoft_plugin_command_name_open;
         Icon = IconHelpers.FromRelativePath("Assets\\SystemCommand.svg");
         _settingsManager = settingsManager;
         ShowDetails = true;

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.System/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs

@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.System {
         }
         
         /// <summary>
-        ///   Looks up a localized string similar to Windows System Command.
+        ///   Looks up a localized string similar to System Commands.
         /// </summary>
         public static string Microsoft_plugin_ext_system_page_name {
             get {
@@ -213,6 +213,15 @@ namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.System {
             }
         }
         
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Looks up a localized string similar to Windows System Commands.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static string Microsoft_plugin_ext_system_page_title {
+            get {
+                return ResourceManager.GetString("Microsoft_plugin_ext_system_page_title", resourceCulture);
+            }
+        }
+        
         /// <summary>
         ///   Looks up a localized string similar to Adapter name.
         /// </summary>

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.System/Properties/Resources.resx

@@ -160,8 +160,11 @@
   <data name="Microsoft_plugin_ext_settings_hideDisconnectedNetworkInfo" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Hide disconnected network info</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="Microsoft_plugin_ext_system_page_title" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Windows System Commands</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="Microsoft_plugin_ext_system_page_name" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Windows System Command</value>
+    <value>System Commands</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Microsoft_plugin_sys_AdapterName" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Adapter name</value>

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.System/SystemCommandExtensionProvider.cs

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public partial class SystemCommandExtensionProvider : CommandProvider
     private readonly ICommandItem[] _commands;
     private static readonly SettingsManager _settingsManager = new();
     public static readonly SystemCommandPage Page = new(_settingsManager);
-    private readonly FallbackSystemCommandItem _fallbackFileItem = new(_settingsManager);
+    private readonly FallbackSystemCommandItem _fallbackSystemItem = new(_settingsManager);
 
     public SystemCommandExtensionProvider()
     {
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public partial class SystemCommandExtensionProvider : CommandProvider
         _commands = [
             new CommandItem(Page)
             {
-                Title = Resources.Microsoft_plugin_ext_system_page_name,
+                Title = Resources.Microsoft_plugin_ext_system_page_title,
                 Icon = Page.Icon,
                 MoreCommands = [new CommandContextItem(_settingsManager.Settings.SettingsPage)],
             },
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@ public partial class SystemCommandExtensionProvider : CommandProvider
         return _commands;
     }
 
-    public override IFallbackCommandItem[] FallbackCommands() => [_fallbackFileItem];
+    public override IFallbackCommandItem[] FallbackCommands() => [_fallbackSystemItem];
 }

src/modules/registrypreview/RegistryPreview.FuzzTests/RegistryPreview.FuzzTests.csproj

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <!-- Look at Directory.Build.props in root for common stuff as well -->
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.FuzzTest.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.19041.0</TargetFramework>
-	<Platforms>x64;ARM64</Platforms>
-	<LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
+    <Platforms>x64;ARM64</Platforms>
+    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
   </PropertyGroup>