// 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;
using System.IO;
using System.Runtime.Versioning;
using Microsoft.Win32;
namespace ManagedCommon
{
[SupportedOSPlatform("windows")]
public class PowerToysPathResolver
{
private const string PowerToysRegistryKey = @"Software\Classes\powertoys";
private const string PowerToysExe = "PowerToys.exe";
///
/// Gets the PowerToys installation path by checking registry entries
///
/// The path to PowerToys installation directory, or null if not found
public static string GetPowerToysInstallPath()
{
#if DEBUG
// In debug builds, resolve directly from the running process (no installer/registry involved).
return GetPathFromCurrentProcess();
#else
// Try to get path from Per-User installation first
string path = GetPathFromRegistry(RegistryHive.CurrentUser);
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(path))
{
return path;
}
// Fall back to Per-Machine installation
path = GetPathFromRegistry(RegistryHive.LocalMachine);
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(path))
{
return path;
}
return null;
#endif
}
private static string GetPathFromRegistry(RegistryHive hive)
{
try
{
using var baseKey = RegistryKey.OpenBaseKey(hive, RegistryView.Registry64);
// First try to get path from the powertoys protocol registration
string path = GetPathFromProtocolRegistration(baseKey);
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(path))
{
return path;
}
}
catch (Exception)
{
// Ignore registry access errors
}
return null;
}
private static string GetPathFromProtocolRegistration(RegistryKey baseKey)
{
try
{
using var key = baseKey.OpenSubKey($@"{PowerToysRegistryKey}\shell\open\command");
if (key != null)
{
string command = key.GetValue(string.Empty)?.ToString();
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(command))
{
// Parse command like: "C:\Program Files\PowerToys\PowerToys.exe" "%1"
return ExtractPathFromCommand(command);
}
}
}
catch (Exception)
{
// Ignore registry access errors
}
return null;
}
private static string GetPathFromCurrentProcess()
{
try
{
// If we're running inside PowerToys.exe (dev/debug builds), use the executable location.
var processPath = Process.GetCurrentProcess().MainModule?.FileName;
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(processPath))
{
var processDir = Path.GetDirectoryName(processPath);
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(processDir) && File.Exists(Path.Combine(processDir, PowerToysExe)))
{
return processDir;
}
}
// As a fallback, walk up from AppContext.BaseDirectory to find PowerToys.exe.
var directory = new DirectoryInfo(AppContext.BaseDirectory);
while (directory != null)
{
var candidate = Path.Combine(directory.FullName, PowerToysExe);
if (File.Exists(candidate))
{
return directory.FullName;
}
directory = directory.Parent;
}
}
catch
{
// Ignore reflection/process permission errors; caller will see null and handle accordingly.
}
return null;
}
private static string ExtractPathFromCommand(string command)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(command))
{
return null;
}
try
{
// Handle quoted paths: "C:\Program Files\PowerToys\PowerToys.exe" "%1"
if (command.StartsWith('\"'))
{
int endQuote = command.IndexOf('\"', 1);
if (endQuote > 1)
{
string exePath = command.Substring(1, endQuote - 1);
if (File.Exists(exePath))
{
return Path.GetDirectoryName(exePath);
}
}
}
else
{
// Handle unquoted paths (less common)
string[] parts = command.Split(' ');
if (parts.Length > 0 && File.Exists(parts[0]))
{
return Path.GetDirectoryName(parts[0]);
}
}
}
catch (Exception)
{
// Ignore path parsing errors
}
return null;
}
}
}