Microsoft.WindowsAPICodePack-Shell
Windows® API Code Pack for Microsoft® .NET Framework provides a source code library that can be used to access some features of Windows 7 and Windows Vista from managed code. These Windows features are not available to developers today in the .NET Framework. The individual features supported in this library are: # Windows 7 Taskbar: - Jump Lists - Icon Overlay - Progress Bar - Tabbed Thumbnails - Thumbnail Toolbars # Windows Shell: - Windows 7 Libraries - Windows Shell Search API support - Explorer Browser Control - A hierarchy of Shell Namespace entities - Windows Shell property system - Drag and Drop for Shell Objects - Windows Vista and Windows 7 Common File Dialogs, including custom controls - Known Folders and non-file system containers - Shell Object Watcher - Shell Extensions API support This package includes the XML Documentation so you can explore the API while you code using IntelliSense.
Install
dotnet add package Microsoft.WindowsAPICodePack-Shell --version 1.1.0
Install-Package Microsoft.WindowsAPICodePack-Shell -Version 1.1.0
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAPICodePack-Shell" Version="1.1.0" />
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