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Vanara.Windows.Shell

v5.0.4

Classes for Windows Shell items derived from the Vanara PInvoke libraries. Includes shell items, files, icons, links, and taskbar lists.

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pinvoke vanara net-extensions interop
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Total Downloads
279.3K
279,312
Published
Apr 15, 2026
Latest stable version

Install

.NET CLI
dotnet add package Vanara.Windows.Shell --version 5.0.4
Package Manager Console
Install-Package Vanara.Windows.Shell -Version 5.0.4
PackageReference
<PackageReference Include="Vanara.Windows.Shell" Version="5.0.4" />

Frameworks

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

Dependencies

Vanara.Core
.NETFramework4.8
[5.0.4, )
Vanara.Windows.Shell.Common
.NETFramework4.8
[5.0.4, )
System.ComponentModel.Annotations
.NETFramework4.8
[5.0.0, )
System.Memory
.NETFramework4.8
[4.6.3, )
Vanara.Core
net10.0-windows7.0
[5.0.4, )
Vanara.Windows.Shell.Common
net10.0-windows7.0
[5.0.4, )
Vanara.Core
net6.0
[5.0.4, )
Vanara.Windows.Shell.Common
net6.0
[5.0.4, )
System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager
net6.0
[8.0.0, )
System.Security.Permissions
net6.0
[8.0.0, )
Vanara.Core
net7.0
[5.0.4, )
Vanara.Windows.Shell.Common
net7.0
[5.0.4, )
System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager
net7.0
[8.0.0, )
System.Security.Permissions
net7.0
[8.0.0, )
Vanara.Core
net8.0-windows7.0
[5.0.4, )
Vanara.Windows.Shell.Common
net8.0-windows7.0
[5.0.4, )
System.Drawing.Common
net8.0-windows7.0
[10.0.2, )
System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager
net8.0-windows7.0
[10.0.2, )
System.Security.Permissions
net8.0-windows7.0
[10.0.2, )
Vanara.Core
net9.0-windows7.0
[5.0.4, )
Vanara.Windows.Shell.Common
net9.0-windows7.0
[5.0.4, )
System.Drawing.Common
net9.0-windows7.0
[10.0.2, )
System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager
net9.0-windows7.0
[10.0.2, )
System.Security.Permissions
net9.0-windows7.0
[10.0.2, )

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