如何使用 .NET6 扩展 Windows 资源管理器上下文菜单？

Question

There is a good way to interact with the Windows Explorer shell for .NET Framework (see https://github.com/dwmkerr/sharpshell#shell-context-menus ).

Is that approach from ShareShell (interacting through COM servers) still the correct way for a new .NET6 or .NET7 application targeting Windows 10 and Windows 11 only?

Looking at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/shell/context-menu , is it the right entry point to implement?

I didn't found any nuget package or other site describing a good solution for the current .NET and Windows platforms.

I would prefer a solution without COM if there is one because my knowledge related to COM is limited.

Answer 1

A classic static verb can be added without writing code, just add it to the registry:

HKCR\.myext\=myextfile
HKCR\myextfile\shell\open\command\="c:\apps\myapp.exe" "%1"

To appear in the new menu in Windows 11 you have to implement the IExplorerCommand COM object and you have to be a packaged app with identity.