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Vanara.PInvoke.Shell32

PInvoke API (methods, structures and constants) imported from Windows Shell32.dll.

Total Downloads
484.1K
484,115
Published
Apr 9, 2026
Latest stable version

Install

.NET CLI
dotnet add package Vanara.PInvoke.Shell32 --version 5.0.3
Package Manager Console
Install-Package Vanara.PInvoke.Shell32 -Version 5.0.3
PackageReference
<PackageReference Include="Vanara.PInvoke.Shell32" Version="5.0.3" />

Frameworks

.NETFramework4.8 .NETCoreApp3.1 net5.0 net6.0 net7.0 net8.0-windows7.0 net9.0-windows7.0 net10.0-windows7.0 .NETStandard2.0 .NETStandard2.1

Dependencies

Vanara.Core
.NETFramework4.8
[5.0.3, )
Vanara.PInvoke.ComCtl32
.NETFramework4.8
[5.0.3, )
Vanara.PInvoke.Ole
.NETFramework4.8
[5.0.3, )
Vanara.PInvoke.ShlwApi
.NETFramework4.8
[5.0.3, )
[5.0.0, )
System.Memory
.NETFramework4.8
[4.6.3, )
Vanara.Core
.NETCoreApp3.1
[5.0.3, )
[5.0.3, )
Vanara.PInvoke.Ole
.NETCoreApp3.1
[5.0.3, )
[5.0.3, )
[5.0.0, )
[6.0.1, )
[5.0.3, )
[5.0.3, )
[5.0.3, )
[5.0.3, )
[5.0.3, )
[5.0.3, )
[5.0.3, )
[5.0.3, )
[5.0.3, )
[5.0.3, )
[5.0.3, )
[5.0.3, )

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