Bump toolkit version to 0.2.0 in template (#39292)

This bumps the version of the toolkit consumed by the template to 0.2.0

~Ironically, I have not yet published 0.2. I'm spinning that CI build currently. But I'll have that uploaded tomorrow morning at the latest~

EDIT: package is uploaded now

.github/actions/spell-check/expect.txt

@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ debugbreak
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 		{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
@@ -2398,6 +2514,18 @@ 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
@@ -2446,6 +2574,14 @@ 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
@@ -2460,14 +2596,6 @@ Global
 		{2694E2FB-DCD5-4BFF-A418-B6C3C7CE3B8E}.Release|ARM64.ActiveCfg = Release|ARM64
 		{2694E2FB-DCD5-4BFF-A418-B6C3C7CE3B8E}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
 		{2694E2FB-DCD5-4BFF-A418-B6C3C7CE3B8E}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
-		{9C88FE7A-1424-59F6-C982-50AE3D2F03E3}.Debug|ARM64.ActiveCfg = Debug|ARM64
-		{9C88FE7A-1424-59F6-C982-50AE3D2F03E3}.Debug|ARM64.Build.0 = Debug|ARM64
-		{9C88FE7A-1424-59F6-C982-50AE3D2F03E3}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
-		{9C88FE7A-1424-59F6-C982-50AE3D2F03E3}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
-		{9C88FE7A-1424-59F6-C982-50AE3D2F03E3}.Release|ARM64.ActiveCfg = Release|ARM64
-		{9C88FE7A-1424-59F6-C982-50AE3D2F03E3}.Release|ARM64.Build.0 = Release|ARM64
-		{9C88FE7A-1424-59F6-C982-50AE3D2F03E3}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
-		{9C88FE7A-1424-59F6-C982-50AE3D2F03E3}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
@@ -2697,6 +2825,13 @@ 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}
@@ -2708,26 +2843,31 @@ 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}
-		{9C88FE7A-1424-59F6-C982-50AE3D2F03E3} = {ECB8E0D1-7603-4E5C-AB10-D1E545E6F8E2}
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
 		SolutionGuid = {C3A2F9D1-7930-4EF4-A6FC-7EE0A99821D0}

src/Common.Dotnet.AotCompatibility.props

@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
     <CsWinRTAotWarningLevel>2</CsWinRTAotWarningLevel>
 
     <!-- Suppress DynamicallyAccessedMemberTypes.PublicParameterlessConstructor in fallback code path of Windows SDK projection -->
-    <WarningsNotAsErrors>IL2081, CsWinRT1028</WarningsNotAsErrors>
+    <WarningsNotAsErrors>IL2081</WarningsNotAsErrors>
   </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>

src/common/ManagedCommon/Logger.cs

@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ 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.
          */
-        private static readonly string Version = "2.0.0.0";
+#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
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes the logger and sets the path for logging.

src/common/ManagedTelemetry/Telemetry/PowerToysTelemetry.cs

@@ -37,6 +37,17 @@ 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/cmdpal/CmdPalModuleInterface/dllmain.cpp

@@ -217,10 +217,9 @@ public:
         CmdPal::m_enabled.store(true);
 
         std::wstring packageName = L"Microsoft.CommandPalette";
-        std::wstring launchPath = L"shell:AppsFolder\\Microsoft.CommandPalette_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App";
+        std::wstring launchPath = L"x-cmdpal://background";
 #ifdef IS_DEV_BRANDING
         packageName = L"Microsoft.CommandPalette.Dev";
-        launchPath = L"shell:AppsFolder\\Microsoft.CommandPalette.Dev_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App";
 #endif
 
         if (!package::GetRegisteredPackage(packageName, false).has_value())
@@ -269,7 +268,7 @@ public:
         if (!firstEnableCall)
         {
             Logger::trace("Not first attempt, try to launch");
-            LaunchApp(launchPath, L"RunFromPT", false /*no elevated*/, false /*error pop up*/);
+            LaunchApp(launchPath, L"", false /*no elevated*/, false /*error pop up*/);
         }
         else
         {
@@ -297,7 +296,7 @@ public:
         int retry = 0;
         do
         {
-            auto launch_result = LaunchApp(path, L"RunFromPT", false, retry < max_retry);
+            auto launch_result = LaunchApp(path, L"", false, retry < max_retry);
             if (launch_result)
             {
                 Logger::info(L"CmdPal launched successfully after {} retries.", retry);

src/modules/cmdpal/ExtensionTemplate/TemplateCmdPalExtension/Directory.Packages.props

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions" Version="0.1.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions" Version="0.2.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.NetAnalyzers" Version="9.0.0-preview.24508.2" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Web.WebView2" Version="1.0.2903.40" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWin32" Version="0.2.46-beta" />

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

@@ -66,8 +66,10 @@ public sealed class CommandProviderWrapper
         DisplayName = provider.DisplayName;
         Icon = new(provider.Icon);
         Icon.InitializeProperties();
+
+        // Note: explicitly not InitializeProperties()ing the settings here. If
+        // we do that, then we'd regress GH #38321
         Settings = new(provider.Settings, this, _taskScheduler);
-        Settings.InitializeProperties();
 
         Logger.LogDebug($"Initialized command provider {ProviderId}");
     }
@@ -151,9 +153,11 @@ public sealed class CommandProviderWrapper
             Icon = new(model.Icon);
             Icon.InitializeProperties();
 
+            // Note: explicitly not InitializeProperties()ing the settings here. If
+            // we do that, then we'd regress GH #38321
             Settings = new(model.Settings, this, _taskScheduler);
-            Settings.InitializeProperties();
 
+            // We do need to explicitly initialize commands though
             InitializeCommands(commands, fallbacks, serviceProvider, pageContext);
 
             Logger.LogDebug($"Loaded commands from {DisplayName} ({ProviderId})");
@@ -194,21 +198,6 @@ public sealed class CommandProviderWrapper
         }
     }
 
-    /* This is a View/ExtensionHost piece
-     * public void AllowSetForeground(bool allow)
-    {
-        if (!IsExtension)
-        {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        var iextn = extensionWrapper?.GetExtensionObject();
-        unsafe
-        {
-            PInvoke.CoAllowSetForegroundWindow(iextn);
-        }
-    }*/
-
     public override bool Equals(object? obj) => obj is CommandProviderWrapper wrapper && isValid == wrapper.isValid;
 
     public override int GetHashCode() => _commandProvider.GetHashCode();

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

@@ -2,18 +2,25 @@
 // 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.UI.ViewModels.Models;
 using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels;
 
-public partial class CommandSettingsViewModel(ICommandSettings _unsafeSettings, CommandProviderWrapper provider, TaskScheduler mainThread)
+public partial class CommandSettingsViewModel(ICommandSettings? _unsafeSettings, CommandProviderWrapper provider, TaskScheduler mainThread)
 {
     private readonly ExtensionObject<ICommandSettings> _model = new(_unsafeSettings);
 
     public ContentPageViewModel? SettingsPage { get; private set; }
 
-    public void InitializeProperties()
+    public bool Initialized { get; private set; }
+
+    public bool HasSettings =>
+        _model.Unsafe != null && // We have a settings model AND
+        (!Initialized || SettingsPage != null); // we weren't initialized, OR we were, and we do have a settings page
+
+    private void UnsafeInitializeProperties()
     {
         var model = _model.Unsafe;
         if (model == null)
@@ -27,4 +34,27 @@ public partial class CommandSettingsViewModel(ICommandSettings _unsafeSettings,
             SettingsPage.InitializeProperties();
         }
     }
+
+    public void SafeInitializeProperties()
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            UnsafeInitializeProperties();
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            Logger.LogError($"Failed to load settings page", ex: ex);
+        }
+
+        Initialized = true;
+    }
+
+    public void DoOnUiThread(Action action)
+    {
+        Task.Factory.StartNew(
+            action,
+            CancellationToken.None,
+            TaskCreationOptions.None,
+            mainThread);
+    }
 }

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

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 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;
@@ -36,6 +37,15 @@ 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);
 
@@ -113,7 +123,8 @@ public partial class MainListPage : DynamicListPage,
             // with a list of all our commands & apps.
             if (_filteredItems == null)
             {
-                _filteredItems = commands;
+                IEnumerable<IListItem> apps = AllAppsCommandProvider.Page.GetItems();
+                _filteredItems = commands.Concat(apps);
             }
 
             // Produce a list of everything that matches the current filter.
@@ -145,7 +156,8 @@ public partial class MainListPage : DynamicListPage,
     private bool ActuallyLoading()
     {
         var tlcManager = _serviceProvider.GetService<TopLevelCommandManager>()!;
-        return tlcManager.IsLoading;
+        var allApps = AllAppsCommandProvider.Page;
+        return allApps.IsLoading || tlcManager.IsLoading;
     }
 
     // Almost verbatim ListHelpers.ScoreListItem, but also accounting for the

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

@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 // 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 ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.Messages;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.Models;
 using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions;
@@ -24,11 +27,145 @@ public partial class ContentFormViewModel(IFormContent _form, WeakReference<IPag
 
     public string DataJson { get; protected set; } = "{}";
 
-    public override void InitializeProperties()
+    public AdaptiveCardParseResult? Card { get; private set; }
+
+    private static string Serialize(string? s) =>
+        JsonSerializer.Serialize(s, JsonSerializationContext.Default.String);
+
+    private static bool TryBuildCard(
+        string templateJson,
+        string dataJson,
+        out AdaptiveCardParseResult? card,
+        out Exception? error)
     {
+        card = null;
+        error = null;
+
+        try
+        {
+            var template = new AdaptiveCardTemplate(templateJson);
+            var cardJson = template.Expand(dataJson);
+            card = AdaptiveCard.FromJsonString(cardJson);
+            return true;
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            Logger.LogError("Error building card from template: {Message}", ex.Message);
+            error = ex;
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 
-    public void HandleSubmit()
+    public override void InitializeProperties()
     {
+        var model = _formModel.Unsafe;
+        if (model is null)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        TemplateJson = model.TemplateJson;
+        StateJson = model.StateJson;
+        DataJson = model.DataJson;
+
+        if (TryBuildCard(TemplateJson, DataJson, out var builtCard, out var renderingError))
+        {
+            Card = builtCard;
+            UpdateProperty(nameof(Card));
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var errorPayload = $$"""
+    {
+        "error_message": {{Serialize(renderingError!.Message)}},
+        "error_stack":   {{Serialize(renderingError.StackTrace)}},
+        "inner_exception": {{Serialize(renderingError.InnerException?.Message)}},
+        "template_json": {{Serialize(TemplateJson)}},
+        "data_json":     {{Serialize(DataJson)}}
     }
+    """;
+
+        if (TryBuildCard(ErrorCardJson, errorPayload, out var errorCard, out var _))
+        {
+            Card = errorCard;
+            UpdateProperty(nameof(Card));
+            return;
+        }
+
+        UpdateProperty(nameof(Card));
+    }
+
+    public void HandleSubmit(IAdaptiveActionElement action, JsonObject inputs)
+    {
+        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

@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ public partial class ListViewModel : PageViewModel, IDisposable
     private Task? _initializeItemsTask;
     private CancellationTokenSource? _cancellationTokenSource;
 
+    private ListItemViewModel? _lastSelectedItem;
+
     public override bool IsInitialized
     {
         get => base.IsInitialized; protected set
@@ -330,6 +332,11 @@ public partial class ListViewModel : PageViewModel, IDisposable
     [RelayCommand]
     private void UpdateSelectedItem(ListItemViewModel? item)
     {
+        if (_lastSelectedItem != null)
+        {
+            _lastSelectedItem.PropertyChanged -= SelectedItemPropertyChanged;
+        }
+
         if (item != null)
         {
             SetSelectedItem(item);
@@ -367,6 +374,43 @@ public partial class ListViewModel : PageViewModel, IDisposable
 
                TextToSuggest = item.TextToSuggest;
            });
+
+        _lastSelectedItem = item;
+        _lastSelectedItem.PropertyChanged += SelectedItemPropertyChanged;
+    }
+
+    private void SelectedItemPropertyChanged(object? sender, System.ComponentModel.PropertyChangedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        var item = _lastSelectedItem;
+        if (item == null)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // already on the UI thread here
+        switch (e.PropertyName)
+        {
+            case nameof(item.Command):
+            case nameof(item.SecondaryCommand):
+            case nameof(item.AllCommands):
+            case nameof(item.Name):
+                WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Send<UpdateCommandBarMessage>(new(item));
+                break;
+            case nameof(item.Details):
+                if (ShowDetails && item.HasDetails)
+                {
+                    WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Send<ShowDetailsMessage>(new(item.Details));
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Send<HideDetailsMessage>();
+                }
+
+                break;
+            case nameof(item.TextToSuggest):
+                TextToSuggest = item.TextToSuggest;
+                break;
+        }
     }
 
     private void ClearSelectedItem()

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

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
   <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>
@@ -31,6 +33,8 @@
     <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>
@@ -71,9 +75,9 @@
     <WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>true</WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>
     <PublishTrimmed>true</PublishTrimmed>
     <PublishSingleFile>true</PublishSingleFile>
-    --><!--<DisableRuntimeMarshalling>true</DisableRuntimeMarshalling>--><!-- 
+    --><!-- <DisableRuntimeMarshalling>true</DisableRuntimeMarshalling> --><!--
     <PublishAot>true</PublishAot>
-	  <EnableMsixTooling>true</EnableMsixTooling>
+	<EnableMsixTooling>true</EnableMsixTooling>
   </PropertyGroup>-->
 
 </Project>

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

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ public partial class ProviderSettingsViewModel(
     IServiceProvider _serviceProvider) : ObservableObject
 {
     private readonly SettingsModel _settings = _serviceProvider.GetService<SettingsModel>()!;
+    private readonly Lock _initializeSettingsLock = new();
+    private Task? _initializeSettingsTask;
 
     public string DisplayName => _provider.DisplayName;
 
@@ -34,6 +36,9 @@ public partial class ProviderSettingsViewModel(
 
     public IconInfoViewModel Icon => _provider.Icon;
 
+    [ObservableProperty]
+    public partial bool LoadingSettings { get; set; } = _provider.Settings?.HasSettings ?? false;
+
     public bool IsEnabled
     {
         get => _providerSettings.IsEnabled;
@@ -56,15 +61,60 @@ public partial class ProviderSettingsViewModel(
         }
     }
 
-    private void Provider_CommandsChanged(CommandProviderWrapper sender, CommandPalette.Extensions.IItemsChangedEventArgs args)
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets a value indicating whether returns true if we have a settings page
+    /// that's initialized, or we are still working on initializing that
+    /// settings page. If we don't have a settings object, or that settings
+    /// object doesn't have a settings page, then we'll return false.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool HasSettings
     {
-        OnPropertyChanged(nameof(ExtensionSubtext));
-        OnPropertyChanged(nameof(TopLevelCommands));
+        get
+        {
+            if (_provider.Settings == null)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if (_provider.Settings.Initialized)
+            {
+                return _provider.Settings.HasSettings;
+            }
+
+            // settings still need to be loaded.
+            return LoadingSettings;
+        }
     }
 
-    public bool HasSettings => _provider.Settings != null && _provider.Settings.SettingsPage != null;
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets will return the settings page, if we have one, and have initialized it.
+    /// If we haven't initialized it, this will kick off a thread to start
+    /// initializing it.
+    /// </summary>
+    public ContentPageViewModel? SettingsPage
+    {
+        get
+        {
+            if (_provider.Settings == null)
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
 
-    public ContentPageViewModel? SettingsPage => HasSettings ? _provider?.Settings?.SettingsPage : null;
+            if (_provider.Settings.Initialized)
+            {
+                LoadingSettings = false;
+                return _provider.Settings.SettingsPage;
+            }
+
+            // Don't load the settings if we're already working on it
+            lock (_initializeSettingsLock)
+            {
+                _initializeSettingsTask ??= Task.Run(InitializeSettingsPage);
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
 
     [field: AllowNull]
     public List<TopLevelViewModel> TopLevelCommands
@@ -90,4 +140,30 @@ public partial class ProviderSettingsViewModel(
     }
 
     private void Save() => SettingsModel.SaveSettings(_settings);
+
+    private void InitializeSettingsPage()
+    {
+        if (_provider.Settings == null)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        _provider.Settings.SafeInitializeProperties();
+        _provider.Settings.DoOnUiThread(() =>
+        {
+            // Changing these properties will try to update XAML, and that has
+            // to be handled on the UI thread, so we need to raise them on the
+            // UI thread
+            LoadingSettings = false;
+            OnPropertyChanged(nameof(HasSettings));
+            OnPropertyChanged(nameof(LoadingSettings));
+            OnPropertyChanged(nameof(SettingsPage));
+        });
+    }
+
+    private void Provider_CommandsChanged(CommandProviderWrapper sender, CommandPalette.Extensions.IItemsChangedEventArgs args)
+    {
+        OnPropertyChanged(nameof(ExtensionSubtext));
+        OnPropertyChanged(nameof(TopLevelCommands));
+    }
 }

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

@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ public partial class TopLevelCommandManager : ObservableObject,
 
     public async Task<bool> LoadBuiltinsAsync()
     {
+        var s = new Stopwatch();
+        s.Start();
+
         _builtInCommands.Clear();
 
         // Load built-In commands first. These are all in-proc, and
@@ -64,6 +67,10 @@ public partial class TopLevelCommandManager : ObservableObject,
             }
         }
 
+        s.Stop();
+
+        Logger.LogDebug($"Loading built-ins took {s.ElapsedMilliseconds}ms");
+
         return true;
     }
 

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

@@ -2,13 +2,23 @@
 // 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.Diagnostics;
+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;
@@ -63,26 +73,12 @@ public partial class App : Application
     /// Invoked when the application is launched.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="args">Details about the launch request and process.</param>
-    protected override void OnLaunched(LaunchActivatedEventArgs args)
+    protected override void OnLaunched(Microsoft.UI.Xaml.LaunchActivatedEventArgs args)
     {
         AppWindow = new MainWindow();
 
-        var cmdArgs = Environment.GetCommandLineArgs();
-
-        var runFromPT = false;
-        foreach (var arg in cmdArgs)
-        {
-            if (arg == "RunFromPT")
-            {
-                runFromPT = true;
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (!runFromPT)
-        {
-            AppWindow.Activate();
-        }
+        var activatedEventArgs = Microsoft.Windows.AppLifecycle.AppInstance.GetCurrent().GetActivatedEventArgs();
+        ((MainWindow)AppWindow).HandleLaunch(activatedEventArgs);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -99,19 +95,41 @@ public partial class App : Application
         // 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

@@ -0,0 +1,342 @@
+// 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

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<?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

@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+// 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/ShortcutControl/HotkeySettingsControlHook.cs

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

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

@@ -5,81 +5,82 @@
 using System;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 
-namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers;
-
-public static partial class NativeKeyboardHelper
+namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers
 {
-    [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
+    internal static class NativeKeyboardHelper
     {
-        public INPUTTYPE type;
-        public InputUnion data;
-
-        public static int Size
+        [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
         {
-            get { return Marshal.SizeOf<INPUT>(); }
+            internal INPUTTYPE type;
+            internal 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
+        {
+            [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,
         }
     }
-
-    [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

@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 // 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 partial class NativeMethods
+public static class NativeMethods
 {
     private const int WS_POPUP = 1 << 31; // 0x80000000
     internal const int GWL_STYLE = -16;
@@ -16,11 +17,65 @@ public static partial class NativeMethods
     internal const int SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED = 3;
     internal const int SW_HIDE = 0;
 
-    [LibraryImport("user32.dll")]
-    public static partial uint SendInput(uint nInputs, NativeKeyboardHelper.INPUT[] pInputs, int cbSize);
+    [DllImport("user32.dll")]
+    internal static extern IntPtr GetActiveWindow();
 
-    [LibraryImport("user32.dll")]
+    [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);
 #pragma warning disable CA1401 // P/Invokes should not be visible
-    public static partial short GetAsyncKeyState(int vKey);
+    [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);
+
 #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

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     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">
@@ -65,6 +66,11 @@
                     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

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     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">
@@ -35,5 +36,10 @@
                 </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

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     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">
@@ -36,21 +37,37 @@
 
             <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/Helpers/GpoValueChecker.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 // The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
+using System;
+using System.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.cs

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ using Microsoft.UI.Composition.SystemBackdrops;
 using Microsoft.UI.Input;
 using Microsoft.UI.Windowing;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
+using Microsoft.Windows.AppLifecycle;
+using Windows.ApplicationModel.Activation;
 using Windows.Foundation;
 using Windows.Graphics;
 using Windows.UI;
@@ -240,7 +242,7 @@ public sealed partial class MainWindow : WindowEx,
         unsafe
         {
             BOOL value = false;
-            PInvoke.DwmSetWindowAttribute(_hwnd, DWMWINDOWATTRIBUTE.DWMWA_CLOAK, (void*)&value, (uint)sizeof(BOOL));
+            PInvoke.DwmSetWindowAttribute(_hwnd, DWMWINDOWATTRIBUTE.DWMWA_CLOAK, &value, (uint)sizeof(BOOL));
         }
 
         PInvoke.SetForegroundWindow(hwnd);
@@ -320,7 +322,7 @@ public sealed partial class MainWindow : WindowEx,
         unsafe
         {
             BOOL value = true;
-            PInvoke.DwmSetWindowAttribute(_hwnd, DWMWINDOWATTRIBUTE.DWMWA_CLOAK, (void*)&value, (uint)sizeof(BOOL));
+            PInvoke.DwmSetWindowAttribute(_hwnd, DWMWINDOWATTRIBUTE.DWMWA_CLOAK, &value, (uint)sizeof(BOOL));
         }
     }
 
@@ -423,6 +425,40 @@ public sealed partial class MainWindow : WindowEx,
         }
     }
 
+    public void HandleLaunch(AppActivationArguments? activatedEventArgs)
+    {
+        if (activatedEventArgs == null)
+        {
+            Summon(string.Empty);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (activatedEventArgs.Kind == Microsoft.Windows.AppLifecycle.ExtendedActivationKind.Protocol)
+        {
+            if (activatedEventArgs.Data is IProtocolActivatedEventArgs protocolArgs)
+            {
+                if (protocolArgs.Uri.ToString() is string uri)
+                {
+                    // was the URI "x-cmdpal://background" ?
+                    if (uri.StartsWith("x-cmdpal://background", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                    {
+                        // we're running, we don't want to activate our window. bail
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    else if (uri.StartsWith("x-cmdpal://settings", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                    {
+                        WeakReferenceMessenger.Default.Send<OpenSettingsMessage>(new());
+                        return;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
+        Activate();
+    }
+
     public void Summon(string commandId) =>
 
         // The actual showing and hiding of the window will be done by the
@@ -624,7 +660,7 @@ public sealed partial class MainWindow : WindowEx,
                 _largeIcon = GetAppIconHandle();
                 _trayIconData = new NOTIFYICONDATAW()
                 {
-                    cbSize = (uint)Marshal.SizeOf<NOTIFYICONDATAW>(),
+                    cbSize = (uint)Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(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,
@@ -661,11 +697,7 @@ public sealed partial class MainWindow : WindowEx,
 
     private DestroyIconSafeHandle GetAppIconHandle()
     {
-        // var exePath = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location;
-
-        // todo: use the path to the current assembly
-        // Really?
-        var exePath = Path.Combine(AppContext.BaseDirectory, "Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.exe");
+        var exePath = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location;
         DestroyIconSafeHandle largeIcon;
         PInvoke.ExtractIconEx(exePath, 0, out largeIcon, out _, 1);
         return largeIcon;

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

@@ -23,19 +23,8 @@
     <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
-    <WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>true</WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>
-    <PublishTrimmed>true</PublishTrimmed>
-    <PublishSingleFile>false</PublishSingleFile>
-    <DisableRuntimeMarshalling>false</DisableRuntimeMarshalling>
-    <PublishAot>true</PublishAot>
-    <EnableMsixTooling>true</EnableMsixTooling>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  
   <PropertyGroup>
     <GenerateAppxPackageOnBuild>true</GenerateAppxPackageOnBuild>
-    <EnablePreviewFeatures>true</EnablePreviewFeatures>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
@@ -72,6 +61,7 @@
     <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" />
@@ -90,6 +80,9 @@
     <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>
 
@@ -104,13 +97,26 @@
 
   <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.Shell\Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Shell.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>
@@ -162,6 +168,13 @@
   <!-- <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

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 GetPhysicallyInstalledSystemMemory
 GlobalMemoryStatusEx
 GetSystemInfo
+CoCreateInstance
 GetForegroundWindow
 SetForegroundWindow
 GetWindowRect
@@ -20,7 +21,10 @@ SetActiveWindow
 MonitorFromWindow
 GetMonitorInfo
 GetDpiForMonitor
+SHCreateStreamOnFileEx
 CoAllowSetForegroundWindow
+SHCreateStreamOnFileEx
+SHLoadIndirectString
 WM_HOTKEY
 WM_NCLBUTTONDBLCLK
 
@@ -29,12 +33,13 @@ LoadIcon
 WM_USER
 WM_WINDOWPOSCHANGING
 RegisterWindowMessageW
-
+GetModuleHandleW
 ExtractIconEx
 WM_RBUTTONUP
 WM_LBUTTONUP
 WM_LBUTTONDBLCLK
 
+MessageBox
 DwmGetWindowAttribute
 DwmSetWindowAttribute
-DWM_CLOAKED_APP
+DWM_CLOAKED_APP

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Package-Dev.appxmanifest

@@ -70,6 +70,13 @@
             DisplayName="ms-resource:StartupTaskNameDev" />
         </uap5:Extension>
 
+        <uap:Extension Category="windows.protocol">
+          <uap:Protocol Name="x-cmdpal">
+            <uap:Logo>Assets\StoreLogo.png</uap:Logo>
+            <uap:DisplayName>Command Palette Dev URI scheme</uap:DisplayName>
+          </uap:Protocol>
+        </uap:Extension>
+
       </Extensions>
 
     </Application>

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Package.appxmanifest

@@ -70,6 +70,14 @@
             DisplayName="ms-resource:StartupTaskName" />
         </uap5:Extension>
 
+
+        <uap:Extension Category="windows.protocol">
+          <uap:Protocol Name="x-cmdpal">
+            <uap:Logo>Assets\StoreLogo.png</uap:Logo>
+            <uap:DisplayName>Command Palette URI scheme</uap:DisplayName>
+          </uap:Protocol>
+        </uap:Extension>
+
       </Extensions>
 
     </Application>

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

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     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"
@@ -97,6 +98,13 @@
                         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>
@@ -366,6 +374,16 @@
                             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

@@ -418,15 +418,20 @@ public sealed partial class ShellPage : Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.Page,
     {
         _ = DispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue(() =>
         {
-            if (_settingsWindow == null)
-            {
-                _settingsWindow = new SettingsWindow();
-            }
-
-            _settingsWindow.Activate();
+            OpenSettings();
         });
     }
 
+    public void OpenSettings()
+    {
+        if (_settingsWindow == null)
+        {
+            _settingsWindow = new SettingsWindow();
+        }
+
+        _settingsWindow.Activate();
+    }
+
     public void Receive(ShowDetailsMessage message)
     {
         // TERRIBLE HACK TODO GH #245

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Program.cs

@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@
 // 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.InteropServices;
 using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.Events;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry;
 using Microsoft.Windows.AppLifecycle;
+using Windows.Win32;
+using Windows.Win32.Foundation;
+using Windows.Win32.UI.WindowsAndMessaging;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.UI;
 
@@ -30,7 +34,33 @@ internal sealed class Program
             return 0;
         }
 
-        Logger.InitializeLogger("\\CmdPal\\Logs\\");
+        try
+        {
+            Logger.InitializeLogger("\\CmdPal\\Logs\\");
+        }
+        catch (COMException e)
+        {
+            // This is unexpected. For the sake of debugging:
+            // pop a message box
+            PInvoke.MessageBox(
+                (HWND)IntPtr.Zero,
+                $"Failed to initialize the logger. COMException: \r{e.Message}",
+                "Command Palette",
+                MESSAGEBOX_STYLE.MB_OK | MESSAGEBOX_STYLE.MB_ICONERROR);
+            return 0;
+        }
+        catch (Exception e2)
+        {
+            // This is unexpected. For the sake of debugging:
+            // pop a message box
+            PInvoke.MessageBox(
+                (HWND)IntPtr.Zero,
+                $"Failed to initialize the logger. Unknown Exception: \r{e2.Message}",
+                "Command Palette",
+                MESSAGEBOX_STYLE.MB_OK | MESSAGEBOX_STYLE.MB_ICONERROR);
+            return 0;
+        }
+
         Logger.LogDebug($"Starting at {DateTime.UtcNow}");
         PowerToysTelemetry.Log.WriteEvent(new CmdPalProcessStarted());
 
@@ -79,7 +109,9 @@ internal sealed class Program
             if (thisApp.AppWindow is not null and
                 MainWindow mainWindow)
             {
-                mainWindow.Summon(string.Empty);
+                mainWindow.HandleLaunch(args);
+
+                // mainWindow.Summon(string.Empty);
             }
         }
     }

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="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'">True</PublishTrimmed>
-    <PublishTrimmed Condition="'$(Configuration)' != 'Debug'">True</PublishTrimmed>
+    <PublishTrimmed Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'">False</PublishTrimmed>
+    <PublishTrimmed Condition="'$(Configuration)' != 'Debug'">False</PublishTrimmed>
   </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>

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

@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=208121.
   <PropertyGroup>
     <PublishProtocol>FileSystem</PublishProtocol>
     <Platform>x64</Platform>
-    <RuntimeIdentifier>win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
+    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="$([MSBuild]::GetTargetFrameworkVersion('$(TargetFramework)')) >= 8">win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
+    <RuntimeIdentifier Condition="$([MSBuild]::GetTargetFrameworkVersion('$(TargetFramework)')) &lt; 8">win10-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
     <PublishDir>bin\$(Configuration)\$(TargetFramework)\$(RuntimeIdentifier)\publish\</PublishDir>
     <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
     <PublishSingleFile>False</PublishSingleFile>
-    <PublishReadyToRun Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'">True</PublishReadyToRun>
-    <PublishReadyToRun Condition="'$(Configuration)' != 'True'">True</PublishReadyToRun>
-    <PublishTrimmed Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'">True</PublishTrimmed>
-    <PublishTrimmed Condition="'$(Configuration)' != 'True'">True</PublishTrimmed>
+    <PublishReadyToRun Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'">False</PublishReadyToRun>
+    <PublishReadyToRun Condition="'$(Configuration)' != 'Debug'">True</PublishReadyToRun>
+    <PublishTrimmed Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'">False</PublishTrimmed>
+    <PublishTrimmed Condition="'$(Configuration)' != 'Debug'">False</PublishTrimmed>
   </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>

src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Properties/launchSettings.json

@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
   "profiles": {
     "Microsoft.CmdPal.UI (Package)": {
       "commandName": "MsixPackage",
-      "nativeDebugging": false
+      "nativeDebugging": false,
+      "doNotLaunchApp": false
     },
     "Microsoft.CmdPal.UI (Unpackaged)": {
       "commandName": "Project"

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

@@ -113,7 +113,24 @@
                                     Visibility="{x:Bind ViewModel.HasSettings}" />
 
                                 <Frame x:Name="SettingsFrame" Visibility="{x:Bind ViewModel.HasSettings}">
-                                    <cmdpalUI:ContentPage ViewModel="{x:Bind ViewModel.SettingsPage, Mode=OneWay}" />
+
+                                    <controls:SwitchPresenter
+                                        HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
+                                        TargetType="x:Boolean"
+                                        Value="{x:Bind ViewModel.LoadingSettings, Mode=OneWay}">
+                                        <controls:Case Value="True">
+                                            <ProgressRing
+                                                Width="36"
+                                                Height="36"
+                                                HorizontalAlignment="Center"
+                                                VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                                                IsIndeterminate="True" />
+                                        </controls:Case>
+                                        <controls:Case Value="False">
+                                            <cmdpalUI:ContentPage ViewModel="{x:Bind ViewModel.SettingsPage, Mode=OneWay}" />
+                                        </controls:Case>
+                                    </controls:SwitchPresenter>
+
                                 </Frame>
 
                                 <TextBlock

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

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class AllAppsSettings : JsonSettingsManager
 
     internal static string SettingsJsonPath()
     {
-        var directory = Utilities.BaseSettingsPath("Microsoft.CmdPal");
+        string directory = Utilities.BaseSettingsPath("Microsoft.CmdPal");
         Directory.CreateDirectory(directory);
 
         // now, the state is just next to the exe

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

@@ -2,16 +2,11 @@
 // 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.Diagnostics;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Programs;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Properties;
-using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Utils;
 using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit;
-using Windows.Win32;
-using Windows.Win32.System.Com;
-using Windows.Win32.UI.Shell;
 using WyHash;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps;
@@ -30,30 +25,25 @@ internal sealed partial class AppCommand : InvokableCommand
 
     internal static async Task StartApp(string aumid)
     {
+        var appManager = new ApplicationActivationManager();
+        const ActivateOptions noFlags = ActivateOptions.None;
         await Task.Run(() =>
         {
-            unsafe
+            try
+            {
+                appManager.ActivateApplication(aumid, /*queryArguments*/ string.Empty, noFlags, out var unusedPid);
+            }
+            catch (System.Exception)
             {
-                IApplicationActivationManager* appManager = null;
-                PInvoke.CoCreateInstance(
-                    typeof(ApplicationActivationManager).GUID,
-                    null,
-                    CLSCTX.CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER,
-                    out appManager);
-
-                using var handle = new SafeComHandle((IntPtr)appManager);
-
-                appManager->ActivateApplication(
-                    aumid,
-                    string.Empty,
-                    ACTIVATEOPTIONS.AO_NONE,
-                    out var unusedPid);
             }
         }).ConfigureAwait(false);
     }
 
     internal static async Task StartExe(string path)
     {
+        var appManager = new ApplicationActivationManager();
+
+        // const ActivateOptions noFlags = ActivateOptions.None;
         await Task.Run(() =>
         {
             Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo(path) { UseShellExecute = true });

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

@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <Import Project="..\..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
-	<Import Project="..\..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.AotCompatibility.props" />
-
-	<PropertyGroup>
+  <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>
-	<PublishAot>true</PublishAot>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -53,14 +49,4 @@
       <LastGenOutput>Resources.Designer.cs</LastGenOutput>
     </EmbeddedResource>
   </ItemGroup>
-	
-	<ItemGroup>
-		<AdditionalFiles Include="NativeMethods.txt" />
-		<AdditionalFiles Include="NativeMethods.json" />
-	</ItemGroup>
-	
-	<PropertyGroup>
-		<DisableRuntimeMarshalling>true</DisableRuntimeMarshalling>
-		<EnablePreviewFeatures>true</EnablePreviewFeatures>
-	</PropertyGroup>
 </Project>

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

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "$schema": "https://aka.ms/CsWin32.schema.json",
-  "allowMarshaling": false,
-  "comInterop": {
-    "preserveSigMethods": [ "*" ]
-  }
-}

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

@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
-IStream
+GetPhysicallyInstalledSystemMemory
+GlobalMemoryStatusEx
+GetSystemInfo
 CoCreateInstance
-IApplicationActivationManager
-ApplicationActivationManager
+SetForegroundWindow
+IsIconic
+RegisterHotKey
+SetWindowLongPtr
+CallWindowProc
+ShowWindow
+SetForegroundWindow
+SetFocus
+SetActiveWindow
+MonitorFromWindow
+GetMonitorInfo
 SHCreateStreamOnFileEx
-SHCreateItemFromParsingName
-IShellItem
-ISequentialStream
-SHLoadIndirectString
-IAppxFactory
-AppxFactory
-IAppxManifestReader
-IAppxManifestApplicationsEnumerator
-IAppxManifestApplication
-IAppxManifestProperties
-IShellLinkW
-ShellLink
-IPersistFile
-CoTaskMemFree
-IUnknown
+CoAllowSetForegroundWindow
+SHCreateStreamOnFileEx
+SHLoadIndirectString

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

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// 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.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
+namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Programs;
+
+// Reference : https://stackoverflow.com/questions/32122679/getting-icon-of-modern-windows-app-from-a-desktop-application
+[Guid("5842a140-ff9f-4166-8f5c-62f5b7b0c781")]
+[ComImport]
+public class AppxFactory
+{
+}

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

@@ -2,64 +2,42 @@
 // 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 Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Utils;
-using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
-using Windows.Services.Maps;
-using Windows.Win32;
-using Windows.Win32.Foundation;
-using Windows.Win32.Storage.Packaging.Appx;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using Windows.Win32.System.Com;
+using static Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Utils.Native;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Programs;
 
 public static class AppxPackageHelper
 {
-    internal static unsafe List<IntPtr> GetAppsFromManifest(IStream* stream)
+    private static readonly IAppxFactory AppxFactory = (IAppxFactory)new AppxFactory();
+
+    // This function returns a list of attributes of applications
+    internal static IEnumerable<IAppxManifestApplication> GetAppsFromManifest(IStream stream)
     {
-        PInvoke.CoCreateInstance(typeof(AppxFactory).GUID, null, CLSCTX.CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, out IAppxFactory* appxFactory).ThrowOnFailure();
+        var reader = AppxFactory.CreateManifestReader(stream);
+        var manifestApps = reader.GetApplications();
 
-        using var handle = new SafeComHandle((IntPtr)appxFactory);
-
-        IAppxManifestReader* reader = null;
-        IAppxManifestApplicationsEnumerator* manifestApps = null;
-        var result = new List<IntPtr>();
-
-        appxFactory->CreateManifestReader(stream, &reader);
-        using var readerHandle = new SafeComHandle((IntPtr)reader);
-
-        reader->GetApplications(&manifestApps);
-        using var manifestAppsHandle = new SafeComHandle((IntPtr)manifestApps);
-
-        while (true)
+        while (manifestApps.GetHasCurrent())
         {
-            manifestApps->GetHasCurrent(out var hasCurrent);
-            if (hasCurrent == false)
-            {
-                break;
-            }
-
-            IAppxManifestApplication* manifestApp;
-            manifestApps->GetCurrent(&manifestApp);
-
-            manifestApp->GetStringValue("AppListEntry", out var appListEntryPtr).ThrowOnFailure();
-            var appListEntry = appListEntryPtr.ToString();
-
+            var manifestApp = manifestApps.GetCurrent();
+            var hr = manifestApp.GetStringValue("AppListEntry", out var appListEntry);
+            _ = CheckHRAndReturnOrThrow(hr, appListEntry);
             if (appListEntry != "none")
             {
-                result.Add((IntPtr)manifestApp);
-            }
-            else if (manifestApp != null)
-            {
-                manifestApp->Release();
+                yield return manifestApp;
             }
 
-            manifestApps->MoveNext(out var hasNext);
-            if (hasNext == false)
-            {
-                break;
-            }
+            manifestApps.MoveNext();
+        }
+    }
+
+    internal static T CheckHRAndReturnOrThrow<T>(HRESULT hr, T result)
+    {
+        if (hr != HRESULT.S_OK)
+        {
+            Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHR((int)hr);
         }
 
         return result;

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

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+// 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.Apps.Programs;
+
+// Reference : https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/edge-launcher/blob/108e63df0b4cb5cd9d5e45aa7a264690851ec51d/MIcrosoftEdgeLauncherCsharp/Program.cs
+[Flags]
+public enum ActivateOptions
+{
+    None = 0x00000000,
+    DesignMode = 0x00000001,
+    NoErrorUI = 0x00000002,
+    NoSplashScreen = 0x00000004,
+}
+
+// ApplicationActivationManager
+[ComImport]
+[Guid("2e941141-7f97-4756-ba1d-9decde894a3d")]
+[InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
+public interface IApplicationActivationManager
+{
+    IntPtr ActivateApplication([In] string appUserModelId, [In] string arguments, [In] ActivateOptions options, [Out] out uint processId);
+
+    IntPtr ActivateForFile([In] string appUserModelId, [In] IntPtr /*IShellItemArray* */ itemArray, [In] string verb, [Out] out uint processId);
+
+    IntPtr ActivateForProtocol([In] string appUserModelId, [In] IntPtr /* IShellItemArray* */itemArray, [Out] out uint processId);
+}
+
+// Application Activation Manager Class
+[ComImport]
+[Guid("45BA127D-10A8-46EA-8AB7-56EA9078943C")]
+public class ApplicationActivationManager : IApplicationActivationManager
+{
+    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)/*, PreserveSig*/]
+    public extern IntPtr ActivateApplication([In] string appUserModelId, [In] string arguments, [In] ActivateOptions options, [Out] out uint processId);
+
+    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
+    public extern IntPtr ActivateForFile([In] string appUserModelId, [In] IntPtr /*IShellItemArray* */ itemArray, [In] string verb, [Out] out uint processId);
+
+    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
+    public extern IntPtr ActivateForProtocol([In] string appUserModelId, [In] IntPtr /* IShellItemArray* */itemArray, [Out] out uint processId);
+}

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

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// 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.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using Windows.Win32.System.Com;
+
+namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Programs;
+
+[Guid("BEB94909-E451-438B-B5A7-D79E767B75D8")]
+[InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
+public interface IAppxFactory
+{
+    [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.NamingRules", "SA1300:Element should begin with upper-case letter", Justification = "Implements COM Interface")]
+    [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Style", "IDE1006:Naming Styles", Justification = "Implements COM Interface")]
+    [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Naming", "CA1707:Identifiers should not contain underscores", Justification = "Implements COM Interface")]
+    void _VtblGap0_2(); // skip 2 methods
+
+    internal IAppxManifestReader CreateManifestReader(IStream inputStream);
+}

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

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using static Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Utils.Native;
+
+namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Programs;
+
+[Guid("5DA89BF4-3773-46BE-B650-7E744863B7E8")]
+[InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
+public interface IAppxManifestApplication
+{
+    [PreserveSig]
+    HRESULT GetStringValue([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string name, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] out string value);
+
+    [PreserveSig]
+    HRESULT GetAppUserModelId([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] out string value);
+}

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

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
+namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Programs;
+
+[Guid("9EB8A55A-F04B-4D0D-808D-686185D4847A")]
+[InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
+public interface IAppxManifestApplicationsEnumerator
+{
+    IAppxManifestApplication GetCurrent();
+
+    bool GetHasCurrent();
+
+    bool MoveNext();
+}

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

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using static Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Utils.Native;
+
+namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Programs;
+
+[Guid("03FAF64D-F26F-4B2C-AAF7-8FE7789B8BCA")]
+[InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
+public interface IAppxManifestProperties
+{
+    [PreserveSig]
+    HRESULT GetBoolValue([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string name, out bool value);
+
+    [PreserveSig]
+    HRESULT GetStringValue([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string name, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] out string value);
+}

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

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
+namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Programs;
+
+[Guid("4E1BD148-55A0-4480-A3D1-15544710637C")]
+[InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
+public interface IAppxManifestReader
+{
+    [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.NamingRules", "SA1300:Element should begin with upper-case letter", Justification = "Implements COM Interface")]
+    [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Style", "IDE1006:Naming Styles", Justification = "Implements COM Interface")]
+    [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Naming", "CA1707:Identifiers should not contain underscores", Justification = "Implements COM Interface")]
+    void _VtblGap0_1(); // skip 1 method
+
+    IAppxManifestProperties GetProperties();
+
+    [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.NamingRules", "SA1300:Element should begin with upper-case letter", Justification = "Implements COM Interface")]
+    [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Style", "IDE1006:Naming Styles", Justification = "Implements COM Interface")]
+    [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Naming", "CA1707:Identifiers should not contain underscores", Justification = "Implements COM Interface")]
+    void _VtblGap1_5(); // skip 5 methods
+
+    IAppxManifestApplicationsEnumerator GetApplications();
+}

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

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.IO;
-using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Text;
 
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Programs;
 /// <summary>
 /// Provides access to NTFS reparse points in .Net.
 /// </summary>
-public static partial class ReparsePoint
+public static class ReparsePoint
 {
 #pragma warning disable SA1310 // Field names should not contain underscore
 
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ public static partial class ReparsePoint
 #pragma warning restore SA1310 // Field names should not contain underscore
 
     [Flags]
-    internal enum FileAccessType : uint
+    private enum FileAccessType : uint
     {
         DELETE = 0x00010000,
         READ_CONTROL = 0x00020000,
@@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ public static partial class ReparsePoint
     }
 
     [Flags]
-    internal enum FileShareType : uint
+    private enum FileShareType : uint
     {
         None = 0x00000000,
         Read = 0x00000001,
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ public static partial class ReparsePoint
         Delete = 0x00000004,
     }
 
-    internal enum CreationDisposition : uint
+    private enum CreationDisposition : uint
     {
         New = 1,
         CreateAlways = 2,
@@ -119,7 +118,7 @@ public static partial class ReparsePoint
     }
 
     [Flags]
-    internal enum FileAttributes : uint
+    private enum FileAttributes : uint
     {
         Readonly = 0x00000001,
         Hidden = 0x00000002,
@@ -196,9 +195,8 @@ public static partial class ReparsePoint
         public AppExecutionAliasReparseTagBufferLayoutVersion Version;
     }
 
-    [LibraryImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
-    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
-    internal static partial bool DeviceIoControl(
+    [DllImport("kernel32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
+    private static extern bool DeviceIoControl(
         IntPtr hDevice,
         uint dwIoControlCode,
         IntPtr inBuffer,
@@ -208,9 +206,8 @@ public static partial class ReparsePoint
         out int pBytesReturned,
         IntPtr lpOverlapped);
 
-    [LibraryImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true, StringMarshalling = StringMarshalling.Utf8)]
-    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.SysInt)]
-    internal static partial IntPtr CreateFile(
+    [DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
+    private static extern IntPtr CreateFile(
         string lpFileName,
         FileAccessType dwDesiredAccess,
         FileShareType dwShareMode,
@@ -287,18 +284,15 @@ public static partial class ReparsePoint
                         ThrowLastWin32Error("Unable to get information about reparse point.");
                     }
 
-                    unsafe
+                    AppExecutionAliasReparseTagHeader aliasReparseHeader = Marshal.PtrToStructure<AppExecutionAliasReparseTagHeader>(outBuffer);
+
+                    if (aliasReparseHeader.ReparseTag == IO_REPARSE_TAG_APPEXECLINK)
                     {
-                        var aliasReparseHeader = Unsafe.Read<AppExecutionAliasReparseTagHeader>((void*)outBuffer);
+                        var metadata = AppExecutionAliasMetadata.FromPersistedRepresentationIntPtr(
+                            outBuffer,
+                            aliasReparseHeader.Version);
 
-                        if (aliasReparseHeader.ReparseTag == IO_REPARSE_TAG_APPEXECLINK)
-                        {
-                            var metadata = AppExecutionAliasMetadata.FromPersistedRepresentationIntPtr(
-                                outBuffer,
-                                aliasReparseHeader.Version);
-
-                            return metadata.ExePath;
-                        }
+                        return metadata.ExePath;
                     }
 
                     return null;
@@ -325,65 +319,61 @@ public static partial class ReparsePoint
 
         public static AppExecutionAliasMetadata FromPersistedRepresentationIntPtr(IntPtr reparseDataBufferPtr, AppExecutionAliasReparseTagBufferLayoutVersion version)
         {
-            unsafe
+            var dataOffset = Marshal.SizeOf<AppExecutionAliasReparseTagHeader>();
+            var dataBufferPtr = reparseDataBufferPtr + dataOffset;
+
+            string? packageFullName = null;
+            string? packageFamilyName = null;
+            string? aumid = null;
+            string? exePath = null;
+
+            VerifyVersion(version);
+
+            switch (version)
             {
-                var dataOffset = Unsafe.SizeOf<AppExecutionAliasReparseTagHeader>();
+                case AppExecutionAliasReparseTagBufferLayoutVersion.Initial:
+                    packageFullName = Marshal.PtrToStringUni(dataBufferPtr);
+                    if (packageFullName is not null)
+                    {
+                        dataBufferPtr += Encoding.Unicode.GetByteCount(packageFullName) + Encoding.Unicode.GetByteCount("\0");
+                        aumid = Marshal.PtrToStringUni(dataBufferPtr);
 
-                var dataBufferPtr = reparseDataBufferPtr + dataOffset;
-
-                string? packageFullName = null;
-                string? packageFamilyName = null;
-                string? aumid = null;
-                string? exePath = null;
-
-                VerifyVersion(version);
-
-                switch (version)
-                {
-                    case AppExecutionAliasReparseTagBufferLayoutVersion.Initial:
-                        packageFullName = Marshal.PtrToStringUni(dataBufferPtr);
-                        if (packageFullName is not null)
+                        if (aumid is not null)
                         {
-                            dataBufferPtr += Encoding.Unicode.GetByteCount(packageFullName) + Encoding.Unicode.GetByteCount("\0");
-                            aumid = Marshal.PtrToStringUni(dataBufferPtr);
-
-                            if (aumid is not null)
-                            {
-                                dataBufferPtr += Encoding.Unicode.GetByteCount(aumid) + Encoding.Unicode.GetByteCount("\0");
-                                exePath = Marshal.PtrToStringUni(dataBufferPtr);
-                            }
+                            dataBufferPtr += Encoding.Unicode.GetByteCount(aumid) + Encoding.Unicode.GetByteCount("\0");
+                            exePath = Marshal.PtrToStringUni(dataBufferPtr);
                         }
+                    }
 
-                        break;
+                    break;
 
-                    case AppExecutionAliasReparseTagBufferLayoutVersion.PackageFamilyName:
-                    case AppExecutionAliasReparseTagBufferLayoutVersion.MultiAppTypeSupport:
-                        packageFamilyName = Marshal.PtrToStringUni(dataBufferPtr);
+                case AppExecutionAliasReparseTagBufferLayoutVersion.PackageFamilyName:
+                case AppExecutionAliasReparseTagBufferLayoutVersion.MultiAppTypeSupport:
+                    packageFamilyName = Marshal.PtrToStringUni(dataBufferPtr);
 
-                        if (packageFamilyName is not null)
+                    if (packageFamilyName is not null)
+                    {
+                        dataBufferPtr += Encoding.Unicode.GetByteCount(packageFamilyName) + Encoding.Unicode.GetByteCount("\0");
+                        aumid = Marshal.PtrToStringUni(dataBufferPtr);
+
+                        if (aumid is not null)
                         {
-                            dataBufferPtr += Encoding.Unicode.GetByteCount(packageFamilyName) + Encoding.Unicode.GetByteCount("\0");
-                            aumid = Marshal.PtrToStringUni(dataBufferPtr);
+                            dataBufferPtr += Encoding.Unicode.GetByteCount(aumid) + Encoding.Unicode.GetByteCount("\0");
 
-                            if (aumid is not null)
-                            {
-                                dataBufferPtr += Encoding.Unicode.GetByteCount(aumid) + Encoding.Unicode.GetByteCount("\0");
-
-                                exePath = Marshal.PtrToStringUni(dataBufferPtr);
-                            }
+                            exePath = Marshal.PtrToStringUni(dataBufferPtr);
                         }
+                    }
 
-                        break;
-                }
-
-                return new AppExecutionAliasMetadata
-                {
-                    PackageFullName = packageFullName ?? string.Empty,
-                    PackageFamilyName = packageFamilyName ?? string.Empty,
-                    Aumid = aumid ?? string.Empty,
-                    ExePath = exePath ?? string.Empty,
-                };
+                    break;
             }
+
+            return new AppExecutionAliasMetadata
+            {
+                PackageFullName = packageFullName ?? string.Empty,
+                PackageFamilyName = packageFamilyName ?? string.Empty,
+                Aumid = aumid ?? string.Empty,
+                ExePath = exePath ?? string.Empty,
+            };
         }
 
         private static void VerifyVersion(AppExecutionAliasReparseTagBufferLayoutVersion version)

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

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// 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.
 
@@ -6,13 +6,12 @@ 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;
 using Windows.Win32.Foundation;
-using Windows.Win32.Storage.Packaging.Appx;
 using Windows.Win32.System.Com;
+using static Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Utils.Native;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Programs;
 
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ public partial class UWP
         FamilyName = package.FamilyName;
     }
 
-    public unsafe void InitializeAppInfo(string installedLocation)
+    public void InitializeAppInfo(string installedLocation)
     {
         Location = installedLocation;
         LocationLocalized = ShellLocalization.Instance.GetLocalizedPath(installedLocation);
@@ -64,32 +63,26 @@ public partial class UWP
         InitPackageVersion(namespaces);
 
         const uint noAttribute = 0x80;
-        const uint sTGM_READ = 0x00000000;
 
-        IStream* stream = null;
-        using var streamHandle = new SafeComHandle((IntPtr)stream);
+        var access = (uint)STGM.READ;
+        var hResult = PInvoke.SHCreateStreamOnFileEx(path, access, noAttribute, false, null, out IStream stream);
 
-        try
+        // S_OK
+        if (hResult == 0)
         {
-            PInvoke.SHCreateStreamOnFileEx(path, sTGM_READ, noAttribute, false, null, &stream).ThrowOnFailure();
-
-            Apps = AppxPackageHelper.GetAppsFromManifest(stream).Select(appInManifest =>
-            {
-                using var appHandle = new SafeComHandle((IntPtr)appInManifest);
-                return new UWPApplication((IAppxManifestApplication*)appInManifest, this);
-            }).Where(a =>
+            Apps = AppxPackageHelper.GetAppsFromManifest(stream).Select(appInManifest => new UWPApplication(appInManifest, this)).Where(a =>
             {
                 var valid =
-                    !string.IsNullOrEmpty(a.UserModelId) &&
-                    !string.IsNullOrEmpty(a.DisplayName) &&
-                    a.AppListEntry != "none";
+                !string.IsNullOrEmpty(a.UserModelId) &&
+                !string.IsNullOrEmpty(a.DisplayName) &&
+                a.AppListEntry != "none";
+
                 return valid;
             }).ToList();
         }
-        catch (Exception)
+        else
         {
             Apps = Array.Empty<UWPApplication>();
-            return;
         }
     }
 
@@ -130,7 +123,7 @@ public partial class UWP
         var support = Environment.OSVersion.Version.Major >= windows10.Major;
         if (support)
         {
-            var applications = CurrentUserPackages().SelectMany(p =>
+            var applications = CurrentUserPackages().AsParallel().SelectMany(p =>
             {
                 UWP u;
                 try
@@ -138,7 +131,7 @@ public partial class UWP
                     u = new UWP(p);
                     u.InitializeAppInfo(p.InstalledLocation);
                 }
-                catch (Exception)
+                catch (Exception )
                 {
                     return Array.Empty<UWPApplication>();
                 }

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

@@ -6,15 +6,13 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO.Abstractions;
 using System.Linq;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Text;
 using System.Xml;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Commands;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Properties;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Utils;
 using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit;
-using Windows.Win32;
-using Windows.Win32.Foundation;
-using Windows.Win32.Storage.Packaging.Appx;
+using static Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Utils.Native;
 using PackageVersion = Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Programs.UWP.PackageVersion;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Programs;
@@ -97,27 +95,27 @@ public class UWPApplication : IProgram
         return commands;
     }
 
-    internal unsafe UWPApplication(IAppxManifestApplication* manifestApp, UWP package)
+    public UWPApplication(IAppxManifestApplication manifestApp, UWP package)
     {
         ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(manifestApp);
 
-        var hr = manifestApp->GetAppUserModelId(out var tmpUserModelIdPtr);
-        UserModelId = ComFreeHelper.GetStringAndFree(hr, tmpUserModelIdPtr);
+        var hr = manifestApp.GetAppUserModelId(out var tmpUserModelId);
+        UserModelId = AppxPackageHelper.CheckHRAndReturnOrThrow(hr, tmpUserModelId);
 
-        manifestApp->GetAppUserModelId(out var tmpUniqueIdentifierPtr);
-        UniqueIdentifier = ComFreeHelper.GetStringAndFree(hr, tmpUniqueIdentifierPtr);
+        hr = manifestApp.GetAppUserModelId(out var tmpUniqueIdentifier);
+        UniqueIdentifier = AppxPackageHelper.CheckHRAndReturnOrThrow(hr, tmpUniqueIdentifier);
 
-        manifestApp->GetStringValue("DisplayName", out var tmpDisplayNamePtr);
-        DisplayName = ComFreeHelper.GetStringAndFree(hr, tmpDisplayNamePtr);
+        hr = manifestApp.GetStringValue("DisplayName", out var tmpDisplayName);
+        DisplayName = AppxPackageHelper.CheckHRAndReturnOrThrow(hr, tmpDisplayName);
 
-        manifestApp->GetStringValue("Description", out var tmpDescriptionPtr);
-        Description = ComFreeHelper.GetStringAndFree(hr, tmpDescriptionPtr);
+        hr = manifestApp.GetStringValue("Description", out var tmpDescription);
+        Description = AppxPackageHelper.CheckHRAndReturnOrThrow(hr, tmpDescription);
 
-        manifestApp->GetStringValue("BackgroundColor", out var tmpBackgroundColorPtr);
-        BackgroundColor = ComFreeHelper.GetStringAndFree(hr, tmpBackgroundColorPtr);
+        hr = manifestApp.GetStringValue("BackgroundColor", out var tmpBackgroundColor);
+        BackgroundColor = AppxPackageHelper.CheckHRAndReturnOrThrow(hr, tmpBackgroundColor);
 
-        manifestApp->GetStringValue("EntryPoint", out var tmpEntryPointPtr);
-        EntryPoint = ComFreeHelper.GetStringAndFree(hr, tmpEntryPointPtr);
+        hr = manifestApp.GetStringValue("EntryPoint", out var tmpEntryPoint);
+        EntryPoint = AppxPackageHelper.CheckHRAndReturnOrThrow(hr, tmpEntryPoint);
 
         Package = package ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(package));
 
@@ -165,7 +163,7 @@ public class UWPApplication : IProgram
         return false;
     }
 
-    internal unsafe string ResourceFromPri(string packageFullName, string resourceReference)
+    internal string ResourceFromPri(string packageFullName, string resourceReference)
     {
         const string prefix = "ms-resource:";
 
@@ -199,8 +197,30 @@ public class UWPApplication : IProgram
                 parsedFallback = prefix + "///" + key;
             }
 
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(parsedFallback))
+            var outBuffer = new StringBuilder(128);
+            var source = $"@{{{packageFullName}? {parsed}}}";
+            var capacity = (uint)outBuffer.Capacity;
+            var hResult = SHLoadIndirectString(source, outBuffer, capacity, IntPtr.Zero);
+            if (hResult != HRESULT.S_OK)
             {
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(parsedFallback))
+                {
+                    var sourceFallback = $"@{{{packageFullName}? {parsedFallback}}}";
+                    hResult = SHLoadIndirectString(sourceFallback, outBuffer, capacity, IntPtr.Zero);
+                    if (hResult == HRESULT.S_OK)
+                    {
+                        var loaded = outBuffer.ToString();
+                        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(loaded))
+                        {
+                            return loaded;
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            return string.Empty;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
                 // https://github.com/Wox-launcher/Wox/issues/964
                 // known hresult 2147942522:
                 // 'Microsoft Corporation' violates pattern constraint of '\bms-resource:.{1,256}'.
@@ -209,40 +229,17 @@ public class UWPApplication : IProgram
                 // Microsoft.BingFoodAndDrink_3.0.4.336_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe: ms-resource:AppDescription
                 return string.Empty;
             }
-
-            var capacity = 1024U;
-            PWSTR outBuffer = new PWSTR((char*)(void*)Marshal.AllocHGlobal((int)capacity * sizeof(char)));
-            var source = $"@{{{packageFullName}? {parsed}}}";
-            void* reserved = null;
-
-            try
+            else
             {
-                PInvoke.SHLoadIndirectString(source, outBuffer, capacity, ref reserved).ThrowOnFailure();
-
                 var loaded = outBuffer.ToString();
-                return string.IsNullOrEmpty(loaded) ? string.Empty : loaded;
-            }
-            catch (Exception)
-            {
-                try
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(loaded))
                 {
-                    var sourceFallback = $"@{{{packageFullName}?{parsedFallback}}}";
-                    PInvoke.SHLoadIndirectString(sourceFallback, outBuffer, capacity, ref reserved).ThrowOnFailure();
-                    var loaded = outBuffer.ToString();
-                    return string.IsNullOrEmpty(loaded) ? string.Empty : loaded;
+                    return loaded;
                 }
-                catch (Exception)
+                else
                 {
-                    // ProgramLogger.Exception($"Unable to load resource {resourceReference} from {packageFullName}", new InvalidOperationException(), GetType(), packageFullName);
                     return string.Empty;
                 }
-                finally
-                {
-                }
-            }
-            finally
-            {
-                Marshal.FreeHGlobal((IntPtr)outBuffer.Value);
             }
         }
         else
@@ -258,13 +255,13 @@ public class UWPApplication : IProgram
             { PackageVersion.Windows8, "SmallLogo" },
         };
 
-    internal unsafe string LogoUriFromManifest(IAppxManifestApplication* app)
+    internal string LogoUriFromManifest(IAppxManifestApplication app)
     {
         if (_logoKeyFromVersion.TryGetValue(Package.Version, out var key))
         {
-            var hr = app->GetStringValue(key, out var logoUriFromAppPtr);
-
-            return logoUriFromAppPtr.ToString();
+            var hr = app.GetStringValue(key, out var logoUriFromApp);
+            _ = AppxPackageHelper.CheckHRAndReturnOrThrow(hr, logoUriFromApp);
+            return logoUriFromApp;
         }
         else
         {
@@ -349,7 +346,7 @@ public class UWPApplication : IProgram
             var prefix = path.Substring(0, end);
             var paths = new List<string> { };
             const int appIconSize = 36;
-            var targetSizes = new List<int> { 16, 24, 30, 36, 44, 60, 72, 96, 128, 180, 256 };
+            var targetSizes = new List<int> { 16, 24, 30, 36, 44, 60, 72, 96, 128, 180, 256 }.AsParallel();
             var pathFactorPairs = new Dictionary<string, int>();
 
             foreach (var factor in targetSizes)

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

@@ -374,17 +374,15 @@ public class Win32Program : IProgram
 
             return program;
         }
-        catch (System.IO.FileLoadException ex)
+        catch (System.IO.FileLoadException)
         {
-            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 ex)
+        catch (Exception)
         {
-            ExtensionHost.LogMessage(ex.ToString());
             return InvalidProgram;
         }
     }
@@ -459,7 +457,6 @@ public class Win32Program : IProgram
             case ApplicationType.Win32Application:
                 app = ExeProgram(path);
                 break;
-
             case ApplicationType.ShortcutApplication:
                 app = LnkProgram(path);
                 break;
@@ -828,15 +825,17 @@ public class Win32Program : IProgram
 
             // Get all paths but exclude all normal .Executables
             paths.UnionWith(sources
+                .AsParallel()
                 .SelectMany(source => source.IsEnabled ? source.GetPaths() : Enumerable.Empty<string>())
                 .Where(programPath => disabledProgramsList.All(x => x.UniqueIdentifier != programPath))
                 .Where(path => !ExecutableApplicationExtensions.Contains(Extension(path))));
             runCommandPaths.UnionWith(runCommandSources
+                .AsParallel()
                 .SelectMany(source => source.IsEnabled ? source.GetPaths() : Enumerable.Empty<string>())
                 .Where(programPath => disabledProgramsList.All(x => x.UniqueIdentifier != programPath)));
 
-            var programs = paths.Select(source => GetProgramFromPath(source));
-            var runCommandPrograms = runCommandPaths.Select(source => GetRunCommandProgramFromPath(source));
+            var programs = paths.AsParallel().Select(source => GetProgramFromPath(source));
+            var runCommandPrograms = runCommandPaths.AsParallel().Select(source => GetRunCommandProgramFromPath(source));
 
             return DeduplicatePrograms(programs.Concat(runCommandPrograms).Where(program => program?.Valid == true));
         }

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps/Storage/ListRepository`1.cs

@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ public class ListRepository<T> : IRepository<T>, IEnumerable<T>
         }
     }
 
+    public ParallelQuery<T> AsParallel()
+    {
+        return _items.Values.AsParallel();
+    }
+
     public bool Contains(T item)
     {
         if (item is not null)

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

@@ -6,17 +6,19 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
-using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using System.IO;
+using System.IO.Abstractions;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Programs;
 using Win32Program = Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Programs.Win32Program;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Storage;
 
-[DynamicallyAccessedMembers(DynamicallyAccessedMemberTypes.All)]
 internal sealed partial class Win32ProgramRepository : ListRepository<Programs.Win32Program>, IProgramRepository
 {
+    private static readonly IFileSystem FileSystem = new FileSystem();
+    private static readonly IPath Path = FileSystem.Path;
+
     private const string LnkExtension = ".lnk";
     private const string UrlExtension = ".url";
 

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

@@ -1,26 +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 Windows.Win32;
-using Windows.Win32.Foundation;
-using Windows.Win32.System.Com;
-
-namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Utils;
-
-public static class ComFreeHelper
-{
-    internal static unsafe string GetStringAndFree(HRESULT hr, PWSTR ptr)
-    {
-        hr.ThrowOnFailure();
-        try
-        {
-            return ptr.ToString();
-        }
-        finally
-        {
-            PInvoke.CoTaskMemFree(ptr);
-        }
-    }
-}

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

@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+// 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.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Text;
+
+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
+{
+    [DllImport("shlwapi.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
+    public static extern int SHLoadIndirectString(string pszSource, StringBuilder pszOutBuf, int cchOutBuf, nint ppvReserved);
+
+    [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);
+
+    [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);
+
+    public enum HRESULT : uint
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Operation successful.
+        /// </summary>
+        S_OK = 0x00000000,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Operation successful. (negative condition/no operation)
+        /// </summary>
+        S_FALSE = 0x00000001,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Not implemented.
+        /// </summary>
+        E_NOTIMPL = 0x80004001,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// No such interface supported.
+        /// </summary>
+        E_NOINTERFACE = 0x80004002,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Pointer that is not valid.
+        /// </summary>
+        E_POINTER = 0x80004003,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Operation aborted.
+        /// </summary>
+        E_ABORT = 0x80004004,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Unspecified failure.
+        /// </summary>
+        E_FAIL = 0x80004005,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Unexpected failure.
+        /// </summary>
+        E_UNEXPECTED = 0x8000FFFF,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// General access denied error.
+        /// </summary>
+        E_ACCESSDENIED = 0x80070005,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Handle that is not valid.
+        /// </summary>
+        E_HANDLE = 0x80070006,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Failed to allocate necessary memory.
+        /// </summary>
+        E_OUTOFMEMORY = 0x8007000E,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// One or more arguments are not valid.
+        /// </summary>
+        E_INVALIDARG = 0x80070057,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The operation was canceled by the user. (Error source 7 means Win32.)
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <SeeAlso href="https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/win32/debug/system-error-codes--1000-1299-"/>
+        /// <SeeAlso href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HRESULT"/>
+        E_CANCELLED = 0x800704C7,
+    }
+
+    public static class ShellItemTypeConstants
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Guid for type IShellItem.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static readonly Guid ShellItemGuid = new("43826d1e-e718-42ee-bc55-a1e261c37bfe");
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Guid for type IShellItem2.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static readonly Guid ShellItem2Guid = new("7E9FB0D3-919F-4307-AB2E-9B1860310C93");
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The following are ShellItem DisplayName types.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Flags]
+    public enum SIGDN : uint
+    {
+        NORMALDISPLAY = 0,
+        PARENTRELATIVEPARSING = 0x80018001,
+        PARENTRELATIVEFORADDRESSBAR = 0x8001c001,
+        DESKTOPABSOLUTEPARSING = 0x80028000,
+        PARENTRELATIVEEDITING = 0x80031001,
+        DESKTOPABSOLUTEEDITING = 0x8004c000,
+        FILESYSPATH = 0x80058000,
+        URL = 0x80068000,
+    }
+
+    [ComImport]
+    [InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
+    [Guid("43826d1e-e718-42ee-bc55-a1e261c37bfe")]
+    public interface IShellItem
+    {
+        void BindToHandler(
+            nint pbc,
+            [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStruct)] Guid bhid,
+            [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStruct)] Guid riid,
+            out nint ppv);
+
+        void GetParent(out IShellItem ppsi);
+
+        void GetDisplayName(SIGDN sigdnName, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] out string ppszName);
+
+        void GetAttributes(uint sfgaoMask, out uint psfgaoAttribs);
+
+        void Compare(IShellItem psi, uint hint, out int piOrder);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// <see href="https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/win32/stg/stgm-constants">see all STGM values</see>
+    /// </summary>
+    [Flags]
+    public enum STGM : long
+    {
+        READ = 0x00000000L,
+        WRITE = 0x00000001L,
+        READWRITE = 0x00000002L,
+        CREATE = 0x00001000L,
+    }
+}

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

@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using System;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
-
-namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Utils;
-
-public partial class SafeComHandle : SafeHandle
-{
-    public SafeComHandle()
-        : base(IntPtr.Zero, ownsHandle: true)
-    {
-    }
-
-    public SafeComHandle(IntPtr handle)
-        : base(IntPtr.Zero, ownsHandle: true)
-    {
-        SetHandle(handle);
-    }
-
-    public override bool IsInvalid => handle == IntPtr.Zero;
-
-    protected override bool ReleaseHandle()
-    {
-        Marshal.Release(handle);
-        return true;
-    }
-}

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

@@ -4,16 +4,122 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComTypes;
 using System.Text;
-using Windows.Win32;
-using Windows.Win32.Foundation;
-using Windows.Win32.System.Com;
-using Windows.Win32.UI.Shell;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Utils;
 
 public class ShellLinkHelper : IShellLinkHelper
 {
+    [Flags]
+    private enum SLGP_FLAGS
+    {
+        SLGP_SHORTPATH = 0x1,
+        SLGP_UNCPRIORITY = 0x2,
+        SLGP_RAWPATH = 0x4,
+    }
+
+    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
+    [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.NamingRules", "SA1307:Accessible fields should begin with upper-case letter", Justification = "Matching COM")]
+    private struct WIN32_FIND_DATAW
+    {
+        public uint dwFileAttributes;
+        public long ftCreationTime;
+        public long ftLastAccessTime;
+        public long ftLastWriteTime;
+        public uint nFileSizeHigh;
+        public uint nFileSizeLow;
+        public uint dwReserved0;
+        public uint dwReserved1;
+        [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst = 260)]
+        public string cFileName;
+        [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst = 14)]
+        public string cAlternateFileName;
+    }
+
+    [Flags]
+    [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Naming", "CA1707:Identifiers should not contain underscores", Justification = "Implements COM Interface")]
+    public enum SLR_FLAGS
+    {
+        SLR_NO_UI = 0x1,
+        SLR_ANY_MATCH = 0x2,
+        SLR_UPDATE = 0x4,
+        SLR_NOUPDATE = 0x8,
+        SLR_NOSEARCH = 0x10,
+        SLR_NOTRACK = 0x20,
+        SLR_NOLINKINFO = 0x40,
+        SLR_INVOKE_MSI = 0x80,
+    }
+
+    // Reference : http://www.pinvoke.net/default.aspx/Interfaces.IShellLinkW
+
+    // The IShellLink interface allows Shell links to be created, modified, and resolved
+    [ComImport]
+    [InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
+    [Guid("000214F9-0000-0000-C000-000000000046")]
+    private interface IShellLinkW
+    {
+        /// <summary>Retrieves the path and file name of a Shell link object</summary>
+        void GetPath([Out, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] StringBuilder pszFile, int cchMaxPath, ref WIN32_FIND_DATAW pfd, SLGP_FLAGS fFlags);
+
+        /// <summary>Retrieves the list of item identifiers for a Shell link object</summary>
+        void GetIDList(out nint ppidl);
+
+        /// <summary>Sets the pointer to an item identifier list (PIDL) for a Shell link object.</summary>
+        void SetIDList(nint pidl);
+
+        /// <summary>Retrieves the description string for a Shell link object</summary>
+        void GetDescription([Out, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] StringBuilder pszName, int cchMaxName);
+
+        /// <summary>Sets the description for a Shell link object. The description can be any application-defined string</summary>
+        void SetDescription([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszName);
+
+        /// <summary>Retrieves the name of the working directory for a Shell link object</summary>
+        void GetWorkingDirectory([Out, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] StringBuilder pszDir, int cchMaxPath);
+
+        /// <summary>Sets the name of the working directory for a Shell link object</summary>
+        void SetWorkingDirectory([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszDir);
+
+        /// <summary>Retrieves the command-line arguments associated with a Shell link object</summary>
+        void GetArguments([Out, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] StringBuilder pszArgs, int cchMaxPath);
+
+        /// <summary>Sets the command-line arguments for a Shell link object</summary>
+        void SetArguments([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszArgs);
+
+        /// <summary>Retrieves the hot key for a Shell link object</summary>
+        void GetHotkey(out short pwHotkey);
+
+        /// <summary>Sets a hot key for a Shell link object</summary>
+        void SetHotkey(short wHotkey);
+
+        /// <summary>Retrieves the show command for a Shell link object</summary>
+        void GetShowCmd(out int piShowCmd);
+
+        /// <summary>Sets the show command for a Shell link object. The show command sets the initial show state of the window.</summary>
+        void SetShowCmd(int iShowCmd);
+
+        /// <summary>Retrieves the location (path and index) of the icon for a Shell link object</summary>
+        void GetIconLocation([Out, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] StringBuilder pszIconPath, int cchIconPath, out int piIcon);
+
+        /// <summary>Sets the location (path and index) of the icon for a Shell link object</summary>
+        void SetIconLocation([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszIconPath, int iIcon);
+
+        /// <summary>Sets the relative path to the Shell link object</summary>
+        void SetRelativePath([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszPathRel, int dwReserved);
+
+        /// <summary>Attempts to find the target of a Shell link, even if it has been moved or renamed</summary>
+        void Resolve(ref nint hwnd, SLR_FLAGS fFlags);
+
+        /// <summary>Sets the path and file name of a Shell link object</summary>
+        void SetPath([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszFile);
+    }
+
+    [ComImport]
+    [Guid("00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046")]
+    private class ShellLink
+    {
+    }
+
     // Contains the description of the app
     public string Description { get; set; } = string.Empty;
 
@@ -23,71 +129,60 @@ public class ShellLinkHelper : IShellLinkHelper
     public bool HasArguments { get; set; }
 
     // Retrieve the target path using Shell Link
-    public unsafe string RetrieveTargetPath(string path)
+    public string RetrieveTargetPath(string path)
     {
-        var target = string.Empty;
-
-        const int MAX_PATH = 260;
-        IShellLinkW* link = null;
-
-        PInvoke.CoCreateInstance(typeof(ShellLink).GUID, null, CLSCTX.CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, out link).ThrowOnFailure();
-        using var linkHandle = new SafeComHandle((IntPtr)link);
-
+        var link = new ShellLink();
         const int STGM_READ = 0;
 
-        IPersistFile* persistFile = null;
-        Guid iid = typeof(IPersistFile).GUID;
-        ((IUnknown*)link)->QueryInterface(&iid, (void**)&persistFile);
-        if (persistFile != null)
+        try
         {
-            using var persistFileHandle = new SafeComHandle((IntPtr)persistFile);
-
-            try
-            {
-                persistFile->Load(path, STGM_READ);
-            }
-            catch (System.IO.FileNotFoundException)
-            {
-                // Log.Exception($"Failed to load {path}, {e.Message}", e, GetType());
-                return string.Empty;
-            }
+            ((IPersistFile)link).Load(path, STGM_READ);
+        }
+        catch (System.IO.FileNotFoundException)
+        {
+            // Log.Exception("Path could not be retrieved", ex, GetType(), path);
+            return string.Empty;
         }
 
-        var hwnd = HWND.Null;
-        const uint SLR_NO_UI = 0x1;
-        link->Resolve(hwnd, SLR_NO_UI);
+        var hwnd = default(nint);
+        ((IShellLinkW)link).Resolve(ref hwnd, 0);
 
-        PWSTR pBuffer = null;
-        link->GetPath(pBuffer, MAX_PATH, null, 0x1);
+        const int MAX_PATH = 260;
+        var buffer = new StringBuilder(MAX_PATH);
 
-        target = pBuffer.ToString();
+        var data = default(WIN32_FIND_DATAW);
+        ((IShellLinkW)link).GetPath(buffer, buffer.Capacity, ref data, SLGP_FLAGS.SLGP_SHORTPATH);
+        var target = buffer.ToString();
 
         // To set the app description
         if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(target))
         {
-            PWSTR pszName = null;
+            buffer = new StringBuilder(MAX_PATH);
             try
             {
-                var desHr = link->GetDescription(pszName, MAX_PATH).ThrowOnFailure();
-                Description = ComFreeHelper.GetStringAndFree(desHr, pszName);
+                ((IShellLinkW)link).GetDescription(buffer, MAX_PATH);
+                Description = buffer.ToString();
             }
             catch (Exception)
             {
-                    // Log.Exception($"Failed to fetch description for {target}, {e.Message}", e, GetType());
+                // Log.Exception($"Failed to fetch description for {target}, {e.Message}", e, GetType());
                 Description = string.Empty;
             }
 
-            PWSTR pszArgs = null;
-            var argHr = link->GetArguments(pszArgs, MAX_PATH);
-            Arguments = ComFreeHelper.GetStringAndFree(argHr, pszArgs);
+            var argumentBuffer = new StringBuilder(MAX_PATH);
+            ((IShellLinkW)link).GetArguments(argumentBuffer, argumentBuffer.Capacity);
+            Arguments = argumentBuffer.ToString();
 
             // Set variable to true if the program takes in any arguments
-            if (Arguments.Length != 0)
+            if (argumentBuffer.Length != 0)
             {
                 HasArguments = true;
             }
         }
 
+        // To release unmanaged memory
+        Marshal.ReleaseComObject(link);
+
         return target;
     }
 }

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

@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.IO;
-using Windows.Win32;
-using Windows.Win32.UI.Shell;
+using static Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Utils.Native;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Apps.Utils;
 
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ public class ShellLocalization
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="path">Path to the shell item (e. g. shortcut 'File Explorer.lnk').</param>
     /// <returns>The localized name as string or <see cref="string.Empty"/>.</returns>
-    public unsafe string GetLocalizedName(string path)
+    public string GetLocalizedName(string path)
     {
         var lowerInvariantPath = path.ToLowerInvariant();
 
@@ -34,32 +33,18 @@ public class ShellLocalization
             return value;
         }
 
-        void* shellItemPtrVoid = null;
-
-        try
-        {
-            var retCode = PInvoke.SHCreateItemFromParsingName(path, null, typeof(IShellItem).GUID, out shellItemPtrVoid).ThrowOnFailure();
-
-            using var shellItemHandle = new SafeComHandle((IntPtr)shellItemPtrVoid);
-
-            IShellItem* shellItemPtr = (IShellItem*)shellItemPtrVoid;
-
-            var hr = shellItemPtr->GetDisplayName(SIGDN.SIGDN_NORMALDISPLAY, out var filenamePtr);
-
-            var filename = ComFreeHelper.GetStringAndFree(hr, filenamePtr);
-
-            if (filename == null)
-            {
-                return string.Empty;
-            }
-
-            _ = _localizationCache.TryAdd(lowerInvariantPath, filename);
-            return filename;
-        }
-        catch (Exception)
+        var shellItemType = ShellItemTypeConstants.ShellItemGuid;
+        var retCode = SHCreateItemFromParsingName(path, nint.Zero, ref shellItemType, out var shellItem);
+        if (retCode != 0)
         {
             return string.Empty;
         }
+
+        shellItem.GetDisplayName(SIGDN.NORMALDISPLAY, out var filename);
+
+        _ = _localizationCache.TryAdd(lowerInvariantPath, filename);
+
+        return filename;
     }
 
     /// <summary>

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

@@ -3,12 +3,15 @@
 // 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;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Native;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Properties;
 using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit;
+using Windows.Win32;
+using Windows.Win32.Foundation;
+using Windows.Win32.UI.Shell;
 using Windows.Win32.UI.WindowsAndMessaging;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Commands;
@@ -19,17 +22,30 @@ internal sealed partial class OpenPropertiesCommand : InvokableCommand
 
     private static unsafe bool ShowFileProperties(string filename)
     {
-        var info = new NativeMethods.SHELLEXECUTEINFOW
+        var propertiesPtr = Marshal.StringToHGlobalUni("properties");
+        var filenamePtr = Marshal.StringToHGlobalUni(filename);
+
+        try
         {
-            cbSize = Unsafe.SizeOf<NativeMethods.SHELLEXECUTEINFOW>(),
-            lpVerb = "properties",
-            lpFile = filename,
+            var filenamePCWSTR = new PCWSTR((char*)filenamePtr);
+            var propertiesPCWSTR = new PCWSTR((char*)propertiesPtr);
 
-            nShow = (int)NativeMethods.SHOW_WINDOW_CMD.SW_SHOW,
-            fMask = NativeHelpers.SEEMASKINVOKEIDLIST,
-        };
+            var info = new SHELLEXECUTEINFOW
+            {
+                cbSize = (uint)Marshal.SizeOf<SHELLEXECUTEINFOW>(),
+                lpVerb = propertiesPCWSTR,
+                lpFile = filenamePCWSTR,
+                nShow = (int)SHOW_WINDOW_CMD.SW_SHOW,
+                fMask = NativeHelpers.SEEMASKINVOKEIDLIST,
+            };
 
-        return NativeMethods.ShellExecuteEx(ref info);
+            return PInvoke.ShellExecuteEx(ref info);
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            Marshal.FreeHGlobal(filenamePtr);
+            Marshal.FreeHGlobal(propertiesPtr);
+        }
     }
 
     internal OpenPropertiesCommand(IndexerItem item)

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

@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@
 // 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;
 using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Properties;
 using Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions.Toolkit;
+using Windows.Win32;
+using Windows.Win32.Foundation;
+using Windows.Win32.UI.Shell;
 using Windows.Win32.UI.WindowsAndMessaging;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Commands;
@@ -17,17 +20,30 @@ internal sealed partial class OpenWithCommand : InvokableCommand
 
     private static unsafe bool OpenWith(string filename)
     {
-        var info = new NativeMethods.SHELLEXECUTEINFOW
+        var filenamePtr = Marshal.StringToHGlobalUni(filename);
+        var verbPtr = Marshal.StringToHGlobalUni("openas");
+
+        try
         {
-            cbSize = Unsafe.SizeOf<NativeMethods.SHELLEXECUTEINFOW>(),
-            lpVerb = "openas",
-            lpFile = filename,
+            var filenamePCWSTR = new PCWSTR((char*)filenamePtr);
+            var verbPCWSTR = new PCWSTR((char*)verbPtr);
 
-            nShow = (int)NativeMethods.SHOW_WINDOW_CMD.SW_SHOWNORMAL,
-            fMask = NativeHelpers.SEEMASKINVOKEIDLIST,
-        };
+            var info = new SHELLEXECUTEINFOW
+            {
+                cbSize = (uint)Marshal.SizeOf<SHELLEXECUTEINFOW>(),
+                lpVerb = verbPCWSTR,
+                lpFile = filenamePCWSTR,
+                nShow = (int)SHOW_WINDOW_CMD.SW_SHOWNORMAL,
+                fMask = NativeHelpers.SEEMASKINVOKEIDLIST,
+            };
 
-        return NativeMethods.ShellExecuteEx(ref info);
+            return PInvoke.ShellExecuteEx(ref info);
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            Marshal.FreeHGlobal(filenamePtr);
+            Marshal.FreeHGlobal(verbPtr);
+        }
     }
 
     internal OpenWithCommand(IndexerItem item)

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

@@ -3,16 +3,17 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using System;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshalling;
 using ManagedCommon;
-using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.SystemSearch;
-using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Native;
+using Windows.Win32;
+using Windows.Win32.System.Com;
+using Windows.Win32.System.Search;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer;
 
 internal static class DataSourceManager
 {
+    private static readonly Guid CLSIDCollatorDataSource = new("9E175B8B-F52A-11D8-B9A5-505054503030");
+
     private static IDBInitialize _dataSource;
 
     public static IDBInitialize GetDataSource()
@@ -27,30 +28,20 @@ internal static class DataSourceManager
 
     private static bool InitializeDataSource()
     {
-        uint clsctxInProcServer = 0x17;
-
-        var hr = NativeMethods.CoCreateInstance(NativeHelpers.CsWin32GUID.CLSIDCollatorDataSource, IntPtr.Zero, clsctxInProcServer, typeof(IDBInitialize).GUID, out var dataSourceObjPtr);
+        var hr = PInvoke.CoCreateInstance(CLSIDCollatorDataSource, null, CLSCTX.CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, typeof(IDBInitialize).GUID, out var dataSourceObj);
         if (hr != 0)
         {
             Logger.LogError("CoCreateInstance failed: " + hr);
             return false;
         }
 
-        if (dataSourceObjPtr == IntPtr.Zero)
-        {
-            Logger.LogError("CoCreateInstance failed: dataSourceObjPtr is null");
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        var comWrappers = new StrategyBasedComWrappers();
-        _dataSource = (IDBInitialize)comWrappers.GetOrCreateObjectForComInstance(dataSourceObjPtr, CreateObjectFlags.None);
-
-        if (_dataSource == null)
+        if (dataSourceObj == null)
         {
             Logger.LogError("CoCreateInstance failed: dataSourceObj is null");
             return false;
         }
 
+        _dataSource = (IDBInitialize)dataSourceObj;
         _dataSource.Initialize();
 
         return true;

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

@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
-using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.SystemSearch;
-using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Native;
 using Windows.Win32.Storage.IndexServer;
 using Windows.Win32.System.Com.StructuredStorage;
 
@@ -18,6 +16,6 @@ internal struct DBPROP
     public uint dwOptions;
     public uint dwStatus;
     public DBID colid;
-    public PropVariant vValue;
+    public 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

@@ -4,39 +4,40 @@
 
 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)]
-[GeneratedComInterface]
-public partial interface IRowset
+public interface IRowset
 {
-    void AddRefRows(
+    [PreserveSig]
+    int AddRefRows(
         uint cRows,
-        [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPArray, SizeParamIndex = 0)] IntPtr[] rghRows,
-        [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPArray, SizeParamIndex = 0)] uint[] rgRefCounts,
-        [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPArray, SizeParamIndex = 0)] int[] rgRowStatus);
+        [In, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPArray, SizeParamIndex = 0)] IntPtr[] rghRows,
+        [Out, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPArray, SizeParamIndex = 0)] uint[] rgRefCounts,
+        [Out, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPArray, SizeParamIndex = 0)] int[] rgRowStatus);
 
-    void GetData(
+    [PreserveSig]
+    int GetData(
         IntPtr hRow,
         IntPtr hAccessor,
         IntPtr pData);
 
-    void GetNextRows(
+    [PreserveSig]
+    int GetNextRows(
        IntPtr hReserved,
        long lRowsOffset,
        long cRows,
        out uint pcRowsObtained,
        out IntPtr prghRows);
 
-    void ReleaseRows(
+    [PreserveSig]
+    int ReleaseRows(
         uint cRows,
-        [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPArray, SizeParamIndex = 0)] IntPtr[] rghRows,
+        [In, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPArray, SizeParamIndex = 0)] IntPtr[] rghRows,
         IntPtr rgRowOptions,
-        [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPArray, SizeParamIndex = 0)] uint[] rgRefCounts,
-        [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPArray, SizeParamIndex = 0)] int[] rgRowStatus);
-
-    void RestartPosition(nuint hReserved);
+        [Out, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPArray, SizeParamIndex = 0)] uint[] rgRefCounts,
+        [Out, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPArray, SizeParamIndex = 0)] int[] rgRowStatus);
 }

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

@@ -4,30 +4,29 @@
 
 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)]
-[GeneratedComInterface]
-public partial interface IRowsetInfo
+public interface IRowsetInfo
 {
     [PreserveSig]
     int GetProperties(
         uint cPropertyIDSets,
-        [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPArray, SizeParamIndex = 0)] DBPROPIDSET[] rgPropertyIDSets,
+        [In, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPArray, SizeParamIndex = 0)] DBPROPIDSET[] rgPropertyIDSets,
         out ulong pcPropertySets,
         out IntPtr prgPropertySets);
 
     [PreserveSig]
     int GetReferencedRowset(
         uint iOrdinal,
-        ref Guid riid,
-        [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)] out object ppReferencedRowset);
+        [In] ref Guid riid,
+        [Out, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)] out object ppReferencedRowset);
 
     [PreserveSig]
     int GetSpecification(
-        ref Guid riid,
-        [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)] out object ppSpecification);
+        [In] ref Guid riid,
+        [Out, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)] out object ppSpecification);
 }

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

@@ -5,13 +5,15 @@
 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.SystemSearch;
 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;
 
@@ -120,7 +122,7 @@ 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
@@ -146,21 +148,11 @@ internal sealed partial class SearchQuery : IDisposable
 
     private bool HandleRow(IGetRow getRow, nuint rowHandle)
     {
-        IPropertyStore propertyStorePtr = null;
+        object propertyStorePtr = null;
 
         try
         {
-            var riid = NativeMethods.PropertyStoreGUID;
-
-            getRow.GetRowFromHROW(null, rowHandle, ref riid, out var ptr);
-            propertyStorePtr = ptr;
-
-            // get IpropertyStore from propertyStorePtr
-            if (propertyStorePtr == null)
-            {
-                Logger.LogError("Failed to get property store pointer");
-                return false;
-            }
+            getRow.GetRowFromHROW(null, rowHandle, typeof(IPropertyStore).GUID, out propertyStorePtr);
 
             var propertyStore = (IPropertyStore)propertyStorePtr;
             if (propertyStore == null)
@@ -189,7 +181,7 @@ internal sealed partial class SearchQuery : IDisposable
             // Ensure the COM object is released if not returned
             if (propertyStorePtr != null)
             {
-                // Marshal.ReleaseComObject(propertyStorePtr);
+                Marshal.ReleaseComObject(propertyStorePtr);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -202,17 +194,16 @@ internal sealed partial class SearchQuery : IDisposable
             return false;
         }
 
-        IGetRow getRow = null;
-
-        try
-        {
-            getRow = (IGetRow)currentRowset;
-        }
-        catch (Exception)
+        if (currentRowset is not IGetRow)
         {
             Logger.LogInfo("Reset the current rowset");
             ExecuteSyncInternal();
-            getRow = (IGetRow)currentRowset;
+        }
+
+        if (currentRowset is not IGetRow getRow)
+        {
+            Logger.LogError("Rowset does not support IGetRow interface");
+            return false;
         }
 
         uint rowCountReturned;
@@ -220,7 +211,12 @@ internal sealed partial class SearchQuery : IDisposable
 
         try
         {
-            currentRowset.GetNextRows(IntPtr.Zero, offset, limit, out rowCountReturned, out prghRows);
+            var res = currentRowset.GetNextRows(IntPtr.Zero, offset, limit, out rowCountReturned, out prghRows);
+            if (res < 0)
+            {
+                Logger.LogError($"Error fetching rows: {res}");
+                return false;
+            }
 
             if (rowCountReturned == 0)
             {
@@ -241,9 +237,13 @@ internal sealed partial class SearchQuery : IDisposable
                 }
             }
 
-            currentRowset.ReleaseRows(rowCountReturned, rowHandles, IntPtr.Zero, null, null);
+            res = currentRowset.ReleaseRows(rowCountReturned, rowHandles, IntPtr.Zero, null, null);
+            if (res != 0)
+            {
+                Logger.LogError($"Error releasing rows: {res}");
+            }
 
-            // Marshal.FreeCoTaskMem(prghRows);
+            Marshal.FreeCoTaskMem(prghRows);
             prghRows = IntPtr.Zero;
 
             return true;
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ internal sealed partial class SearchQuery : IDisposable
         {
             if (prghRows != IntPtr.Zero)
             {
-                // Marshal.FreeCoTaskMem(prghRows);
+                Marshal.FreeCoTaskMem(prghRows);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ internal sealed partial class SearchQuery : IDisposable
         {
             if (reuseRowset != null)
             {
-                // Marshal.ReleaseComObject(reuseRowset);
+                Marshal.ReleaseComObject(reuseRowset);
             }
 
             reuseRowset = rowset;
@@ -280,48 +280,58 @@ internal sealed partial class SearchQuery : IDisposable
 
     private unsafe IRowset ExecuteCommand(string queryStr)
     {
-        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(queryStr))
-        {
-            return null;
-        }
+        object sessionPtr = null;
+        object commandPtr = null;
 
         try
         {
             var session = (IDBCreateSession)DataSourceManager.GetDataSource();
-            var guid = typeof(IDBCreateCommand).GUID;
-            session.CreateSession(IntPtr.Zero, ref guid, out var sessionPtr);
-
+            session.CreateSession(null, typeof(IDBCreateCommand).GUID, out sessionPtr);
             if (sessionPtr == null)
             {
                 Logger.LogError("CreateSession failed");
                 return null;
             }
 
-            // Marshal the session pointer to the actual IDBCreateCommand object
             var createCommand = (IDBCreateCommand)sessionPtr;
-            guid = typeof(ICommandText).GUID;
-            createCommand.CreateCommand(IntPtr.Zero, ref guid, out ICommandText commandText);
+            createCommand.CreateCommand(null, typeof(ICommandText).GUID, out commandPtr);
+            if (commandPtr == null)
+            {
+                Logger.LogError("CreateCommand failed");
+                return null;
+            }
 
+            var commandText = (ICommandText)commandPtr;
             if (commandText == null)
             {
                 Logger.LogError("Failed to get ICommandText interface");
                 return null;
             }
 
-            var riid = NativeHelpers.OleDb.DbGuidDefault;
+            commandText.SetCommandText(in NativeHelpers.OleDb.DbGuidDefault, queryStr);
+            commandText.Execute(null, typeof(IRowset).GUID, null, null, out var rowsetPointer);
 
-            var irowSetRiid = typeof(IRowset).GUID;
-
-            commandText.SetCommandText(ref riid, queryStr);
-            commandText.Execute(null, ref irowSetRiid, null, out var pcRowsAffected, out var rowsetPointer);
-
-            return rowsetPointer;
+            return rowsetPointer as IRowset;
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
             Logger.LogError("Unexpected error.", ex);
             return null;
         }
+        finally
+        {
+            // Release the command pointer
+            if (commandPtr != null)
+            {
+                Marshal.ReleaseComObject(commandPtr);
+            }
+
+            // Release the session pointer
+            if (sessionPtr != null)
+            {
+                Marshal.ReleaseComObject(sessionPtr);
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     private IRowsetInfo GetRowsetInfo(IRowset rowset)
@@ -334,36 +344,46 @@ internal sealed partial class SearchQuery : IDisposable
         var rowsetPtr = IntPtr.Zero;
         var rowsetInfoPtr = IntPtr.Zero;
 
-        unsafe
+        try
         {
-            try
+            // 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)
             {
-                IRowsetInfo rowsetInfo = (IRowsetInfo)rowset;
-                return rowsetInfo;
-            }
-            catch (Exception ex)
-            {
-                Logger.LogError($"Exception occurred while getting IRowsetInfo. ", ex);
+                Logger.LogError($"Error getting IRowsetInfo interface: {res}");
                 return null;
             }
-            finally
-            {
-                // 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);
-                }
+            // 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)
+            {
+                Marshal.Release(rowsetInfoPtr); // Release the IRowsetInfo pointer
+            }
+
+            // Release the IUnknown pointer for the IRowset object
+            if (rowsetPtr != IntPtr.Zero)
+            {
+                Marshal.Release(rowsetPtr);
             }
         }
     }
 
-    private unsafe DBPROP? GetPropset(IRowsetInfo rowsetInfo)
+    private DBPROP? GetPropset(IRowsetInfo rowsetInfo)
     {
         var prgPropSetsPtr = IntPtr.Zero;
 
@@ -384,14 +404,14 @@ internal sealed partial class SearchQuery : IDisposable
             }
 
             var firstPropSetPtr = new IntPtr(prgPropSetsPtr.ToInt64());
-            var propSet = *(DBPROPSET*)firstPropSetPtr;
+            var propSet = Marshal.PtrToStructure<DBPROPSET>(firstPropSetPtr);
             if (propSet.cProperties == 0 || propSet.rgProperties == IntPtr.Zero)
             {
                 return null;
             }
 
             var propPtr = new IntPtr(propSet.rgProperties.ToInt64());
-            var prop = *(DBPROP*)propPtr;
+            var prop = Marshal.PtrToStructure<DBPROP>(propPtr);
             return prop;
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
@@ -423,9 +443,9 @@ internal sealed partial class SearchQuery : IDisposable
             return 0;
         }
 
-        if (prop?.vValue.VarType == VarEnum.VT_UI4)
+        if (prop?.vValue.Anonymous.Anonymous.vt == VARENUM.VT_UI4)
         {
-            var value = prop?.vValue._ulong;
+            var value = prop?.vValue.Anonymous.Anonymous.Anonymous.ulVal;
             return (uint)value;
         }
 
@@ -444,13 +464,13 @@ 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

@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 // 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.SystemSearch;
 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;
 
@@ -39,13 +40,13 @@ internal sealed class SearchResult
         try
         {
             var key = NativeHelpers.PropertyKeys.PKEYItemNameDisplay;
-            propStore.GetValue(key, out var itemNameDisplay);
+            propStore.GetValue(&key, out var itemNameDisplay);
 
             key = NativeHelpers.PropertyKeys.PKEYItemUrl;
-            propStore.GetValue(key, out var itemUrl);
+            propStore.GetValue(&key, out var itemUrl);
 
             key = NativeHelpers.PropertyKeys.PKEYKindText;
-            propStore.GetValue(key, out var kindText);
+            propStore.GetValue(&key, out var kindText);
 
             var filePath = GetFilePath(ref itemUrl);
             var isFolder = IsFoder(ref kindText);
@@ -66,35 +67,28 @@ internal sealed class SearchResult
         }
     }
 
-    private static bool IsFoder(ref PropVariant kindText)
+    private static bool IsFoder(ref 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 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 PROPVARIANT propVariant)
     {
-        if (propVariant.VarType == System.Runtime.InteropServices.VarEnum.VT_LPWSTR)
+        if (propVariant.Anonymous.Anonymous.vt == VARENUM.VT_LPWSTR)
         {
-            var pwszVal = propVariant._ptr;
-
-            if (pwszVal == IntPtr.Zero)
+            var pwszVal = propVariant.Anonymous.Anonymous.Anonymous.pwszVal;
+            if (pwszVal != null)
             {
-                return string.Empty;
+                return pwszVal.ToString();
             }
-
-            // 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

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
+namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.SystemSearch;
+
+[CoClass(typeof(CSearchCatalogManagerClass))]
+[Guid("AB310581-AC80-11D1-8DF3-00C04FB6EF50")]
+[ComImport]
+[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
+{
+}

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

@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+// 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

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
+namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.SystemSearch;
+
+[CoClass(typeof(CSearchManagerClass))]
+[Guid("AB310581-AC80-11D1-8DF3-00C04FB6EF69")]
+[ComImport]
+[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
+{
+}

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

@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+// 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

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
+namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.SystemSearch;
+
+[Guid("AB310581-AC80-11D1-8DF3-00C04FB6EF63")]
+[CoClass(typeof(CSearchQueryHelperClass))]
+[ComImport]
+[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
+{
+}

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

@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+// 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/ICommand.cs

@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using System;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshalling;
-using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.OleDB;
-
-namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.SystemSearch;
-
-[Guid("0C733A63-2A1C-11CE-ADE5-00AA0044773D")]
-[InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
-[GeneratedComInterface(StringMarshalling = StringMarshalling.Utf16)]
-public partial interface ICommand
-{
-    void Cancel();
-
-    void Execute([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)] object pUnkOuter, ref Guid riid, [Optional][MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)] object pParams, [Optional]out int pcRowsAffected, out IRowset ppRowset);
-
-    void GetDBSession(ref Guid riid, out IntPtr ppSession);
-}

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

@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshalling;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.OleDB;
-
-namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.SystemSearch;
-
-[Guid("0C733A27-2A1C-11CE-ADE5-00AA0044773D")]
-[InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
-[GeneratedComInterface(StringMarshalling = StringMarshalling.Utf16)]
-public partial interface ICommandText : ICommand
-{
-    void GetCommandText([Optional] ref Guid pguidDialect, out IntPtr ppwszCommand);
-
-    void SetCommandText(ref Guid rguidDialect, string pwszCommand);
-}

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

@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using System;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshalling;
-
-namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.SystemSearch;
-
-[Guid("0C733A1D-2A1C-11CE-ADE5-00AA0044773D")]
-[InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
-[GeneratedComInterface(StringMarshalling = StringMarshalling.Utf16)]
-public partial interface IDBCreateCommand
-{
-    void CreateCommand(IntPtr pUnkOuter, ref Guid riid, out ICommandText ppCommand);
-}

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

@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshalling;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-
-namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.SystemSearch;
-
-[Guid("0C733A5D-2A1C-11CE-ADE5-00AA0044773D")]
-[InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
-[GeneratedComInterface(StringMarshalling = StringMarshalling.Utf16)]
-public partial interface IDBCreateSession
-{
-    void CreateSession(IntPtr pUnkOuter, ref Guid riid, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)] out object ppDBSession);
-}

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

@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshalling;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-
-namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.SystemSearch;
-
-[Guid("0C733A8B-2A1C-11CE-ADE5-00AA0044773D")]
-[InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
-[GeneratedComInterface(StringMarshalling = StringMarshalling.Utf16)]
-public partial interface IDBInitialize
-{
-    void Initialize();
-
-    void Uninitialize();
-}

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

@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshalling;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Native;
-
-namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.SystemSearch;
-
-[Guid("0C733AAF-2A1C-11CE-ADE5-00AA0044773D")]
-[InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
-[GeneratedComInterface(StringMarshalling = StringMarshalling.Utf16)]
-public partial interface IGetRow
-{
-    unsafe void GetRowFromHROW([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)] object pUnkOuter, nuint hRow, ref Guid riid, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)] out IPropertyStore ppUnk);
-
-    unsafe string GetURLFromHROW(nuint hRow);
-}

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

@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using System;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshalling;
-
-[assembly: System.Runtime.CompilerServices.DisableRuntimeMarshalling]
-
-namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.SystemSearch;
-
-[Guid("886d8eeb-8cf2-4446-8d02-cdba1dbdcf99")]
-[InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
-[GeneratedComInterface(StringMarshalling = StringMarshalling.Utf16)]
-public partial interface IPropertyStore
-{
-    uint GetCount();
-
-    PropertyKey GetAt(uint iProp);
-
-    void GetValue(in PropertyKey pkey, out PropVariant pv);
-
-    void SetValue(in PropertyKey pkey, in PropVariant pv);
-
-    void Commit();
-}

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

@@ -5,69 +5,125 @@
 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")]
-[InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
-[GeneratedComInterface(StringMarshalling = StringMarshalling.Utf16)]
-[System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.NamingRules", "SA1300:Element should begin with upper-case letter", Justification = "Please do not change the function name")]
-public partial interface ISearchCatalogManager
+[ComConversionLoss]
+[InterfaceType(1)]
+[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 interface ISearchCatalogManager
 {
-    string get_Name();
+    [DispId(1610678272)]
+    string Name
+    {
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
+        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
+        get;
+    }
 
-    void GetParameter(string pszName, out IntPtr pValue);
+    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
+    IntPtr GetParameter([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr), In] string pszName);
 
-    void SetParameter(string pszName, ref IntPtr pValue);
+    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
+    void SetParameter([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr), In] string pszName, [In] ref object pValue);
 
-    void GetCatalogStatus(out uint pdwStatus, out uint pdwPausedReason);
+    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
+    void GetCatalogStatus(out object pStatus, out object pPausedReason);
 
+    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
     void Reset();
 
+    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
     void Reindex();
 
-    void ReindexMatchingURLs(string pszPattern);
+    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
+    void ReindexMatchingURLs([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr), In] string pszPattern);
 
-    void ReindexSearchRoot(string pszRoot);
+    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
+    void ReindexSearchRoot([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr), In] string pszRoot);
 
-    uint get_ConnectTimeout();
+    [DispId(1610678280)]
+    uint ConnectTimeout
+    {
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
+        [param: In]
+        set;
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
+        get;
+    }
 
-    void put_ConnectTimeout(uint dwTimeout);
+    [DispId(1610678282)]
+    uint DataTimeout
+    {
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
+        [param: In]
+        set;
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
+        get;
+    }
 
-    uint get_DataTimeout();
+    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
+    int NumberOfItems();
 
-    void put_DataTimeout(uint dwTimeout);
-
-    uint NumberOfItems();
-
-    uint NumberOfItemsToIndex();
+    [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();
 
-    void GetURLIndexingState(string pszURL, out uint pdwState);
-
-    IntPtr GetPersistentItemsChangedSink();
-
-    void RegisterViewForNotification(string pszView, IntPtr pViewNotify, out uint pdwCookie);
-
-    IntPtr GetItemsChangedSink();
-
-    void UnregisterViewForNotification(uint dwCookie);
-
-    void SetExtensionClusion(string pszExtension, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)] bool fExclude);
-
-    void EnumerateExcludedExtensions();
-
-    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)]
     [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
-    ISearchQueryHelper GetQueryHelper();
+    uint GetURLIndexingState([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr), In] string psz);
 
-    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
-    bool get_DiacriticSensitivity();
+    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
+    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)]
+    object GetPersistentItemsChangedSink();
 
-    void put_DiacriticSensitivity([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)] bool fDiacriticSensitive);
+    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
+    void RegisterViewForNotification(
+      [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr), In] string pszView,
+      [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface), In] object pViewChangedSink,
+      out uint pdwCookie);
 
-    IntPtr GetCrawlScopeManager();
+    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
+    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)]
+    void UnregisterViewForNotification([In] uint dwCookie);
+
+    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
+    void SetExtensionClusion([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr), In] string pszExtension, [In] 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();
+
+    [DispId(1610678295)]
+    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)]
+    object GetCrawlScopeManager();
 }

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

@@ -3,47 +3,87 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 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(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
-[GeneratedComInterface(StringMarshalling = StringMarshalling.Utf16)]
-[System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.NamingRules", "SA1300:Element should begin with upper-case letter", Justification = "Please do not change the function name")]
-public partial interface ISearchManager
+[InterfaceType(1)]
+[ComImport]
+public interface ISearchManager
 {
-    string GetIndexerVersionStr();
+    [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);
 
-    void GetParameter(string pszName, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)] out object pValue);
+    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
+    IntPtr GetParameter([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr), In] string pszName);
 
-    void SetParameter(string pszName, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)] ref object pValue);
+    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
+    void SetParameter([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr), In] string pszName, [In] ref object pValue);
 
-    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
-    bool get_UseProxy();
+    [DispId(1610678276)]
+    string ProxyName
+    {
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
+        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
+        get;
+    }
 
-    string get_BypassList();
+    [DispId(1610678277)]
+    string BypassList
+    {
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
+        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
+        get;
+    }
 
+    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
     void SetProxy(
-        string pszProxyName,
-        [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)] bool fLocalBypass,
-        string pszBypassList,
-        uint dwPortNumber);
+      [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)]
-    ISearchCatalogManager GetCatalog(string pszCatalog);
+    CSearchCatalogManager GetCatalog([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr), In] string pszCatalog);
 
-    string get_UserAgent();
+    [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;
+    }
 
-    void put_UserAgent(string pszUserAgent);
+    [DispId(1610678282)]
+    object UseProxy
+    {
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
+        get;
+    }
 
-    string get_ProxyName();
+    [DispId(1610678283)]
+    int LocalBypass
+    {
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
+        get;
+    }
 
-    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
-    bool get_LocalBypass();
-
-    uint get_PortNumber();
+    [DispId(1610678284)]
+    uint PortNumber
+    {
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
+        get;
+    }
 }

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

@@ -5,75 +5,130 @@
 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(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
-[GeneratedComInterface(StringMarshalling = StringMarshalling.Utf16)]
-[System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.NamingRules", "SA1300:Element should begin with upper-case letter", Justification = "Please do not change the function name")]
-public partial interface ISearchQueryHelper
+[InterfaceType(1)]
+[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 interface ISearchQueryHelper
 {
-    string GetConnectionString();
+    [DispId(1610678272)]
+    string ConnectionString
+    {
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
+        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
+        get;
+    }
 
-    void SetQueryContentLocale(int lcid);
+    [DispId(1610678273)]
+    uint QueryContentLocale
+    {
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
+        [param: In]
+        set;
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
+        get;
+    }
 
-    uint GetQueryContentLocale();
+    [DispId(1610678275)]
+    uint QueryKeywordLocale
+    {
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
+        [param: In]
+        set;
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
+        get;
+    }
 
-    void SetQueryKeywordLocale(int lcid);
+    [DispId(1610678277)]
+    object QueryTermExpansion
+    {
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
+        [param: In]
+        set;
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
+        get;
+    }
 
-    uint GetQueryKeywordLocale();
+    [DispId(1610678279)]
+    object QuerySyntax
+    {
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
+        [param: In]
+        set;
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
+        get;
+    }
 
-    void SetQueryTermExpansion(SEARCH_TERM_EXPANSION expandTerms);
+    [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;
+    }
 
-    void GetQueryTermExpansion(out SEARCH_TERM_EXPANSION pExpandTerms);
+    [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;
+    }
 
-    void SetQuerySyntax(SEARCH_QUERY_SYNTAX querySyntax);
+    [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;
+    }
 
-    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)]
-    object GetQuerySyntax();
+    [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;
+    }
 
-    void SetQueryContentProperties(string pszContentProperties);
-
-    string GetQueryContentProperties();
-
-    void SetQuerySelectColumns(string pszColumns);
-
-    string GetQuerySelectColumns();
-
-    void SetQueryWhereRestrictions(string pszRestrictions);
-
-    string GetQueryWhereRestrictions();
-
-    void SetQuerySorting(string pszSorting);
-
-    string GetQuerySorting();
-
-    string GenerateSQLFromUserQuery(string pszQuery);
+    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
+    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
+    string GenerateSQLFromUserQuery([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr), In] string pszQuery);
 
+    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall, MethodCodeType = MethodCodeType.Runtime)]
     void WriteProperties(
-      int itemID,
-      uint dwNumberOfColumns,
-      [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)] ref object pColumns,
-      [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)] ref object pValues,
-      [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)] ref object pftGatherModifiedTime);
+      [In] int itemID,
+      [In] uint dwNumberOfColumns,
+      [In] ref object pColumns,
+      [In] ref object pValues,
+      [In] ref object pftGatherModifiedTime);
 
-    void SetQueryMaxResults(int lMaxResults);
-
-    int GetQueryMaxResults();
-}
-
-public enum SEARCH_TERM_EXPANSION
-{
-    SEARCH_TERM_NO_EXPANSION,
-    SEARCH_TERM_PREFIX_ALL,
-    SEARCH_TERM_STEM_ALL,
-}
-
-public enum SEARCH_QUERY_SYNTAX
-{
-    SEARCH_NO_QUERY_SYNTAX,
-    SEARCH_ADVANCED_QUERY_SYNTAX,
-    SEARCH_NATURAL_QUERY_SYNTAX,
+    [DispId(1610678291)]
+    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/PropVariant.cs

@@ -1,123 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshalling;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using VARTYPE = System.Runtime.InteropServices.VarEnum;
-
-namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.SystemSearch;
-
-[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Explicit, Pack = 8)]
-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;
-
-    [FieldOffset(8)]
-    internal BLOB _blob;
-
-    /// <summary>The value when a numeric value less than 8 bytes.</summary>
-    [FieldOffset(8)]
-    internal ulong _ulong;
-
-    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; }
-}
-
-[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, Pack = 0)]
-public struct BLOB
-{
-    /// <summary>The count of bytes</summary>
-    [SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.NamingRules", "SA1307:Accessible fields should begin with upper-case letter", Justification = "No need")]
-    public uint cbSize;
-
-    /// <summary>A pointer to the allocated array of bytes.</summary>
-    [SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.NamingRules", "SA1307:Accessible fields should begin with upper-case letter", Justification = "No need")]
-    public IntPtr pBlobData;
-}
-
-[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 unsafe PropVariant ConvertToManaged(IntPtr unmanaged)
-    {
-        // return Marshal.PtrToStructure<PropVariant>(unmanaged);
-        return new PropVariant("test");
-    }
-
-    public static nint ConvertToUnmanaged(PropVariant managed)
-    {
-        var obj = Marshal.GetIUnknownForObject(managed);
-        return obj;
-    }
-}
-
-[CustomMarshaller(typeof(PropVariant), MarshalMode.ManagedToUnmanagedIn, typeof(PROPVARIANTRefMarshaller))]
-[CustomMarshaller(typeof(PropVariant), MarshalMode.UnmanagedToManagedIn, typeof(PROPVARIANTRefMarshaller))]
-[System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.MaintainabilityRules", "SA1402:File may only contain a single type", Justification = "No need")]
-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;
-    }
-}

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

@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
-// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
-// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
-
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-
-namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.SystemSearch;
-
-[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 uint pid;
-
-    public PropertyKey(Guid fmtid, uint pid)
-    {
-        this.fmtid = fmtid;
-        this.pid = pid;
-    }
-}

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

@@ -2,16 +2,12 @@
 // 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 partial class QueryStringBuilder
+internal sealed class QueryStringBuilder
 {
     private const string Properties = "System.ItemUrl, System.ItemNameDisplay, path, System.Search.EntryID, System.Kind, System.KindText";
     private const string SystemIndex = "SystemIndex";
@@ -28,40 +24,16 @@ internal sealed partial class QueryStringBuilder
     {
         if (queryHelper == null)
         {
-            ComWrappers cw = new StrategyBasedComWrappers();
-
-            var hr = NativeMethods.CoCreateInstance(NativeHelpers.CsWin32GUID.CLSIDSearchManager, IntPtr.Zero, NativeHelpers.CLSCTXINPROCALL, NativeHelpers.CsWin32GUID.IIDISearchManager, out var searchManagerPtr);
-            if (hr != 0)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentException($"Failed to create SearchManager instance. HR: 0x{hr:X}");
-            }
-
-            var searchManager = (ISearchManager)cw.GetOrCreateObjectForComInstance(
-                searchManagerPtr, CreateObjectFlags.None);
-
-            if (searchManager == null)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentException("Failed to get ISearchManager interface");
-            }
-
+            var searchManager = new CSearchManager();
             ISearchCatalogManager catalogManager = searchManager.GetCatalog(SystemIndex);
-            if (catalogManager == null)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentException($"Failed to get catalog manager for {SystemIndex}");
-            }
-
             queryHelper = catalogManager.GetQueryHelper();
-            if (queryHelper == null)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentException("Failed to get query helper from catalog manager");
-            }
 
-            queryHelper.SetQuerySelectColumns(Properties);
-            queryHelper.SetQueryContentProperties("System.FileName");
-            queryHelper.SetQuerySorting(OrderConditions);
+            queryHelper.QuerySelectColumns = Properties;
+            queryHelper.QueryContentProperties = "System.FileName";
+            queryHelper.QuerySorting = OrderConditions;
         }
 
-        queryHelper.SetQueryWhereRestrictions("AND " + ScopeFileConditions + "AND ReuseWhere(" + whereId.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture) + ")");
+        queryHelper.QueryWhereRestrictions = "AND " + ScopeFileConditions + "AND ReuseWhere(" + whereId.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture) + ")";
         return queryHelper.GenerateSQLFromUserQuery(searchText);
     }
 }

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

@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <Import Project="..\..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.CsWinRT.props" />
-	<Import Project="..\..\..\..\Common.Dotnet.AotCompatibility.props" />
-
-
-	<PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup>
     <RootNamespace>Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer</RootNamespace>
+
     <OutputPath>$(SolutionDir)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WinUI3Apps\CmdPal</OutputPath>
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
     <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
-	  <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
+
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -48,14 +46,4 @@
     </EmbeddedResource>
   </ItemGroup>
 
-	<PropertyGroup>
-		<SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
-		<WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>true</WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>
-		<PublishTrimmed>true</PublishTrimmed>
-		<PublishSingleFile>true</PublishSingleFile>
-		<DisableRuntimeMarshalling>false</DisableRuntimeMarshalling>
-		<PublishAot>true</PublishAot>
-		<EnableMsixTooling>true</EnableMsixTooling>
-	</PropertyGroup>
-
 </Project>

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

@@ -1,33 +1,25 @@
 // Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
 // The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
 using System;
-using Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Indexer.SystemSearch;
+using Windows.Win32.UI.Shell.PropertiesSystem;
 
 namespace Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer.Native;
 
-public sealed partial class NativeHelpers
+internal sealed class NativeHelpers
 {
     public const uint SEEMASKINVOKEIDLIST = 12;
 
-    public const uint CLSCTXINPROCALL = 0x17;
-
-    public struct PropertyKeys
+    internal static class 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 };
     }
 
-    public static class OleDb
+    internal static class OleDb
     {
         public static readonly Guid DbGuidDefault = new("C8B521FB-5CF3-11CE-ADE5-00AA0044773D");
     }
-
-    public static class CsWin32GUID
-    {
-        public static readonly Guid CLSIDSearchManager = new Guid("7D096C5F-AC08-4F1F-BEB7-5C22C517CE39");
-        public static readonly Guid IIDISearchManager = new Guid("AB310581-AC80-11D1-8DF3-00C04FB6EF69");
-        public static readonly Guid CLSIDCollatorDataSource = new Guid("9E175B8B-F52A-11D8-B9A5-505054503030");
-    }
 }

src/modules/cmdpal/ext/Microsoft.CmdPal.Ext.Indexer/Native/NativeMethods.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 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;
-        }
-    }
-
-    [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Design", "CA1069:Enums values should not be duplicated", Justification = "No we don't need to fix it")]
-    public enum SHOW_WINDOW_CMD : int
-    {
-        SW_FORCEMINIMIZE = 0x0000000B,
-        SW_HIDE = 0x00000000,
-        SW_MAXIMIZE = 0x00000003,
-        SW_MINIMIZE = 0x00000006,
-        SW_RESTORE = 0x00000009,
-        SW_SHOW = 0x00000005,
-        SW_SHOWDEFAULT = 0x0000000A,
-        SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED = 0x00000003,
-        SW_SHOWMINIMIZED = 0x00000002,
-        SW_SHOWMINNOACTIVE = 0x00000007,
-        SW_SHOWNA = 0x00000008,
-        SW_SHOWNOACTIVATE = 0x00000004,
-        SW_SHOWNORMAL = 0x00000001,
-        SW_NORMAL = 0x00000001,
-        SW_MAX = 0x0000000B,
-        SW_PARENTCLOSING = 0x00000001,
-        SW_OTHERZOOM = 0x00000002,
-        SW_PARENTOPENING = 0x00000003,
-        SW_OTHERUNZOOM = 0x00000004,
-        SW_SCROLLCHILDREN = 0x00000001,
-        SW_INVALIDATE = 0x00000002,
-        SW_ERASE = 0x00000004,
-        SW_SMOOTHSCROLL = 0x00000010,
-    }
-}

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

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

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/CmdPalPage.xaml

@@ -27,12 +27,17 @@
                     Severity="Informational" />
 
                 <controls:SettingsGroup x:Uid="CmdPal_Activation_GroupSettings" IsEnabled="{x:Bind ViewModel.IsEnabled, Mode=OneWay}">
-
                     <tkcontrols:SettingsCard x:Uid="CmdPal_ActivationShortcut" HeaderIcon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xEDA7;}">
                         <controls:ShortcutControl
                             MinWidth="{StaticResource SettingActionControlMinWidth}"
                             HotkeySettings="{x:Bind Path=ViewModel.Hotkey, Mode=OneWay}"
                             IsEnabled="False" />
+                        <tkcontrols:SettingsCard.Description>
+                            <HyperlinkButton
+                                x:Name="CmdPalSettingsDeeplink"
+                                x:Uid="CmdPal_DeeplinkContent"
+                                Click="CmdPalSettingsDeeplink_Click" />
+                        </tkcontrols:SettingsCard.Description>
                     </tkcontrols:SettingsCard>
                 </controls:SettingsGroup>
             </StackPanel>

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

@@ -2,6 +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.Diagnostics;
+using System.IO;
+using ManagedCommon;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels;
@@ -29,5 +33,37 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views
         {
             ViewModel.RefreshEnabledState();
         }
+
+        private void LaunchApp(string appPath)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                string dir = Path.GetDirectoryName(appPath);
+
+                var processStartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
+                {
+                    FileName = appPath,
+                    Arguments = string.Empty,
+                    WorkingDirectory = dir,
+                    UseShellExecute = true,
+                    Verb = "open",
+                    CreateNoWindow = false,
+                };
+
+                Process process = Process.Start(processStartInfo) ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Failed to start the process.");
+                process.WaitForInputIdle();
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException($"Failed to launch CmdPal settings: {ex.Message}");
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void CmdPalSettingsDeeplink_Click(object sender, Microsoft.UI.Xaml.RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            // Launch CmdPal settings window
+            string launchPath = "x-cmdpal://settings";
+            LaunchApp(launchPath);
+        }
     }
 }

src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw

@@ -4996,8 +4996,8 @@ To record a specific window, enter the hotkey with the Alt key in the opposite m
   <data name="CmdPal_ActivationShortcut.Header" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Activation shortcut</value>
   </data>
-  <data name="CmdPal_ActivationShortcut.Description" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Go to Command Palette settings to customize the activation shortcut.</value>
+  <data name="CmdPal_DeeplinkContent.Content" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Open Command Palette settings to customize the activation shortcut</value>
   </data>
   <data name="Help_chromaCIE" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>chroma (CIE LCh)</value>