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How to invoke the Windows Permissions dialog for NamedPipes?

I am trying to open a Windows Permissions dialog for Named Pipes.
I saw that Process Hacker does it like that on \Device\NamedPipe\InitShutdown:
I used this answer on named pipe but it only works for file paths.
The code (see down below), failed when running:
hr = SHILCreateFromPath(Path.GetDirectoryName(path), out folderPidl, IntPtr.Zero);
The function throws an exception:
The network path was not found
I supposed I need to find a way to generate folderPidl (PIDL) from a named pipe but I am not sure how to do it.
Notice that I can get the named pipe permissions through the NtObjectManager library so this is not the problem, I am searching for a way to do it with the Windows permissions dialog.
PS C:\Users\eviatar> $a=Get-NtFile("\Device\NamedPipe\InitShutdown")
PS C:\Users\eviatar> $a
Handle Name NtTypeName Inherit ProtectFromClose
------ ---- ---------- ------- ----------------
3276 InitShutdown File False False
PS C:\Users\eviatar> $a.SecurityDescriptor.Dacl
Type User Flags Mask
---- ---- ----- ----
Allowed Everyone None 0012019B
Allowed NT AUTHORITY\ANONYMOUS LOGON None 0012019B
Allowed BUILTIN\Administrators None 001F01FF
The code:
// Program.cs
string path = #"\\.\pipe\InitShutdown";
//path = #"\Device\NamedPipe\InitShutdown";
//path = #"C:\tmp";
PermissionDialog.Show(IntPtr.Zero, path);
----------------------
// PermissionDialog.cs
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
namespace NamePipeViewer
{
// https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28035464/how-does-one-invoke-the-windows-permissions-dialog-programmatically
public static class PermissionDialog
{
public static bool Show(IntPtr hwndParent, string path)
{
if (path == null)
throw new ArgumentNullException("path");
SafePidlHandle folderPidl;
int hr;
hr = SHILCreateFromPath(Path.GetDirectoryName(path), out folderPidl, IntPtr.Zero);
if (hr != 0)
throw new Win32Exception(hr);
SafePidlHandle filePidl;
hr = SHILCreateFromPath(path, out filePidl, IntPtr.Zero);
if (hr != 0)
throw new Win32Exception(hr);
IntPtr file = ILFindLastID(filePidl);
System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComTypes.IDataObject ido;
hr = SHCreateDataObject(folderPidl, 1, new IntPtr[] { file }, null, typeof(System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComTypes.IDataObject).GUID, out ido);
if (hr != 0)
throw new Win32Exception(hr);
// if you get a 'no such interface' error here, make sure the running thread is STA
IShellExtInit sei = (IShellExtInit)new SecPropSheetExt();
sei.Initialize(IntPtr.Zero, ido, IntPtr.Zero);
IShellPropSheetExt spse = (IShellPropSheetExt)sei;
IntPtr securityPage = IntPtr.Zero;
spse.AddPages((p, lp) =>
{
securityPage = p;
return true;
}, IntPtr.Zero);
PROPSHEETHEADER psh = new PROPSHEETHEADER();
psh.dwSize = Marshal.SizeOf(psh);
psh.hwndParent = hwndParent;
psh.nPages = 1;
psh.phpage = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(IntPtr.Size);
Marshal.WriteIntPtr(psh.phpage, securityPage);
// TODO: adjust title & icon here, also check out the available flags
psh.pszCaption = "Permissions for '" + path + "'";
IntPtr res;
try
{
res = PropertySheet(ref psh);
}
finally
{
Marshal.FreeHGlobal(psh.phpage);
}
return res == IntPtr.Zero;
}
private class SafePidlHandle : SafeHandle
{
public SafePidlHandle()
: base(IntPtr.Zero, true)
{
}
public override bool IsInvalid
{
get { return handle == IntPtr.Zero; }
}
protected override bool ReleaseHandle()
{
if (IsInvalid)
return false;
Marshal.FreeCoTaskMem(handle);
return true;
}
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
private struct PROPSHEETHEADER
{
public int dwSize;
public int dwFlags;
public IntPtr hwndParent;
public IntPtr hInstance;
public IntPtr hIcon;
public string pszCaption;
public int nPages;
public IntPtr nStartPage;
public IntPtr phpage;
public IntPtr pfnCallback;
}
[DllImport("shell32.dll")]
private static extern IntPtr ILFindLastID(SafePidlHandle pidl);
[DllImport("shell32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
private static extern int SHILCreateFromPath(string pszPath, out SafePidlHandle ppidl, IntPtr rgflnOut);
[DllImport("shell32.dll")]
private static extern int SHCreateDataObject(SafePidlHandle pidlFolder, int cidl, IntPtr[] apidl, System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComTypes.IDataObject pdtInner, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStruct)] Guid riid, out System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComTypes.IDataObject ppv);
[DllImport("comctl32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
private static extern IntPtr PropertySheet(ref PROPSHEETHEADER lppsph);
private delegate bool AddPropSheetPage(IntPtr page, IntPtr lParam);
[ComImport]
[Guid("1f2e5c40-9550-11ce-99d2-00aa006e086c")] // this GUID points to the property sheet handler for permissions
private class SecPropSheetExt
{
}
[InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
[Guid("000214E8-0000-0000-C000-000000000046")]
private interface IShellExtInit
{
void Initialize(IntPtr pidlFolder, System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComTypes.IDataObject pdtobj, IntPtr hkeyProgID);
}
[InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
[Guid("000214E9-0000-0000-C000-000000000046")]
private interface IShellPropSheetExt
{
void AddPages([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.FunctionPtr)] AddPropSheetPage pfnAddPage, IntPtr lParam);
void ReplacePage(); // not fully defined, we don't use it
}
}
}

C# - How to find all handles associated with current Process

I want to find which files is currently opened by Excel, Word of PDF process.
In x64dbg i can see info about process and can see needed file, but C# and WMI looks like do not allow to get such information.
The handle.exe is not very good solution, I do not want to use it and parse data.
So is there any way to do it using C# and WMI, if not, then what Win32 API I can use to find Handles associated with process.
The ntdll.dll ->NtQueryInformationProcess it is allows me to get address of process but how to use it to read Handles?

Thanks to all, I have found a solution.NtQueryObject hang when FileTypePipe
So there is a lot of solutions in the internet but most of them have problem with hanging when getting name for FileTypePipe :)
public class ProcessUtility
{
/// <summary>
/// https://www.geoffchappell.com/studies/windows/km/ntoskrnl/api/ex/sysinfo/handle_table_entry.htm?ts=0,242
/// </summary>
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, Pack = 1)]
private struct SYSTEM_HANDLE_INFORMATION
{ // Information Class 16
public ushort ProcessID;
public ushort CreatorBackTrackIndex;
public byte ObjectType;
public byte HandleAttribute;
public ushort Handle;
public IntPtr Object_Pointer;
public IntPtr AccessMask;
}
private enum OBJECT_INFORMATION_CLASS : int
{
ObjectBasicInformation = 0,
ObjectNameInformation = 1,
ObjectTypeInformation = 2,
ObjectAllTypesInformation = 3,
ObjectHandleInformation = 4
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, Pack = 1)]
private struct OBJECT_NAME_INFORMATION
{ // Information Class 1
public UNICODE_STRING Name;
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
private struct UNICODE_STRING
{
public ushort Length;
public ushort MaximumLength;
public IntPtr Buffer;
}
[Flags]
private enum PROCESS_ACCESS_FLAGS : uint
{
All = 0x001F0FFF,
Terminate = 0x00000001,
CreateThread = 0x00000002,
VMOperation = 0x00000008,
VMRead = 0x00000010,
VMWrite = 0x00000020,
DupHandle = 0x00000040,
SetInformation = 0x00000200,
QueryInformation = 0x00000400,
Synchronize = 0x00100000
}
private enum FileType : uint
{
FileTypeChar = 0x0002,
FileTypeDisk = 0x0001,
FileTypePipe = 0x0003,
FileTypeRemote = 0x8000,
FileTypeUnknown = 0x0000,
}
[DllImport("ntdll.dll")]
private static extern uint NtQuerySystemInformation(int SystemInformationClass, IntPtr SystemInformation, int SystemInformationLength, ref int returnLength);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
private static extern IntPtr OpenProcess(PROCESS_ACCESS_FLAGS dwDesiredAccess, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)] bool bInheritHandle, int dwProcessId);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
[return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
private static extern bool DuplicateHandle(IntPtr hSourceProcessHandle, IntPtr hSourceHandle, IntPtr hTargetProcessHandle, out IntPtr lpTargetHandle, uint dwDesiredAccess, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)] bool bInheritHandle, uint dwOptions);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
private static extern IntPtr GetCurrentProcess();
[DllImport("ntdll.dll")]
private static extern int NtQueryObject(IntPtr ObjectHandle, int ObjectInformationClass, IntPtr ObjectInformation, int ObjectInformationLength, ref int returnLength);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
private static extern bool CloseHandle(IntPtr hObject);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
private static extern uint QueryDosDevice(string lpDeviceName, StringBuilder lpTargetPath, int ucchMax);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
private static extern bool GetHandleInformation(IntPtr hObject, out uint lpdwFlags);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
private static extern FileType GetFileType(IntPtr hFile);
private const int MAX_PATH = 260;
private const uint STATUS_INFO_LENGTH_MISMATCH = 0xC0000004;
private const int DUPLICATE_SAME_ACCESS = 0x2;
private const uint FILE_SEQUENTIAL_ONLY = 0x00000004;
private const int CNST_SYSTEM_HANDLE_INFORMATION = 0x10;
private const int OBJECT_TYPE_FILE = 0x24;
public static List<string> FindFilesByExtension(List<Process> target_processes, List<string> target_extensions)
{
List<string> aFilePaths = new List<string>();
if (target_extensions == null || target_extensions.Count == 0)
{
throw new Exception("Exceptions not defined");
}
foreach (Process process in target_processes)
{
List<string> aProcessFiles = GetPrcessFiles(target_processes);
foreach (string file_path in aProcessFiles)
{
if (target_extensions.Contains(Path.GetExtension(file_path.ToLower()))
&& !Path.GetFileName(file_path).StartsWith("~"))
{
aFilePaths.Add(file_path);
}
}
}
return aFilePaths;
}
public static List<string> GetPrcessFiles(List<Process> target_processes)
{
List<string> aFiles = new List<string>();
foreach (Process process in target_processes)
{
List<SYSTEM_HANDLE_INFORMATION> aHandles = GetFileHandles(process).ToList();
foreach (SYSTEM_HANDLE_INFORMATION handle_info in aHandles)
{
string file_path = GetFilePath(handle_info, process);
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(file_path))
{
aFiles.Add(file_path);
}
}
}
return aFiles;
}
private static IEnumerable<SYSTEM_HANDLE_INFORMATION> GetFileHandles(Process process)
{
List<SYSTEM_HANDLE_INFORMATION> aHandles = new List<SYSTEM_HANDLE_INFORMATION>();
int handle_info_size = Marshal.SizeOf(new SYSTEM_HANDLE_INFORMATION()) * 20000;
IntPtr ptrHandleData = IntPtr.Zero;
try
{
ptrHandleData = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(handle_info_size);
int nLength = 0;
while (NtQuerySystemInformation(CNST_SYSTEM_HANDLE_INFORMATION, ptrHandleData, handle_info_size, ref nLength) == STATUS_INFO_LENGTH_MISMATCH)
{
handle_info_size = nLength;
Marshal.FreeHGlobal(ptrHandleData);
ptrHandleData = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(nLength);
}
long handle_count = Marshal.ReadIntPtr(ptrHandleData).ToInt64();
IntPtr ptrHandleItem = ptrHandleData + Marshal.SizeOf(ptrHandleData);
for (long lIndex = 0; lIndex < handle_count; lIndex++)
{
SYSTEM_HANDLE_INFORMATION oSystemHandleInfo = Marshal.PtrToStructure<SYSTEM_HANDLE_INFORMATION>(ptrHandleItem);
ptrHandleItem += Marshal.SizeOf(new SYSTEM_HANDLE_INFORMATION());
if (oSystemHandleInfo.ProcessID != process.Id || oSystemHandleInfo.ObjectType != OBJECT_TYPE_FILE)
{ continue; }
aHandles.Add(oSystemHandleInfo);
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
throw ex;
}
finally
{
Marshal.FreeHGlobal(ptrHandleData);
}
return aHandles;
}
private static string GetFilePath(SYSTEM_HANDLE_INFORMATION systemHandleInformation, Process process)
{
IntPtr ipHandle = IntPtr.Zero;
IntPtr openProcessHandle = IntPtr.Zero;
IntPtr hObjectName = IntPtr.Zero;
try
{
PROCESS_ACCESS_FLAGS flags = PROCESS_ACCESS_FLAGS.DupHandle | PROCESS_ACCESS_FLAGS.VMRead;
openProcessHandle = OpenProcess(flags, false, process.Id);
if (!DuplicateHandle(openProcessHandle, new IntPtr(systemHandleInformation.Handle), GetCurrentProcess(), out ipHandle, 0, false, DUPLICATE_SAME_ACCESS))
{
return null;
}
if (GetFileType(ipHandle) != FileType.FileTypeDisk)
{ return null; }
int nLength = 0;
hObjectName = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(256 * 1024);
while ((uint)(NtQueryObject(ipHandle, (int)OBJECT_INFORMATION_CLASS.ObjectNameInformation, hObjectName, nLength, ref nLength)) == STATUS_INFO_LENGTH_MISMATCH)
{
Marshal.FreeHGlobal(hObjectName);
if (nLength == 0)
{
Console.WriteLine("Length returned at zero!");
return null;
}
hObjectName = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(nLength);
}
OBJECT_NAME_INFORMATION objObjectName = Marshal.PtrToStructure<OBJECT_NAME_INFORMATION>(hObjectName);
if (objObjectName.Name.Buffer != IntPtr.Zero)
{
string strObjectName = Marshal.PtrToStringUni(objObjectName.Name.Buffer);
return GetRegularFileNameFromDevice(strObjectName);
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
}
finally
{
Marshal.FreeHGlobal(hObjectName);
CloseHandle(ipHandle);
CloseHandle(openProcessHandle);
}
return null;
}
private static string GetRegularFileNameFromDevice(string strRawName)
{
string strFileName = strRawName;
foreach (string strDrivePath in Environment.GetLogicalDrives())
{
var sbTargetPath = new StringBuilder(MAX_PATH);
if (QueryDosDevice(strDrivePath.Substring(0, 2), sbTargetPath, MAX_PATH) == 0)
{
return strRawName;
}
string strTargetPath = sbTargetPath.ToString();
if (strFileName.StartsWith(strTargetPath))
{
strFileName = strFileName.Replace(strTargetPath, strDrivePath.Substring(0, 2));
break;
}
}
return strFileName;
}
}

How to delete multi-selected items from recyclebin using C#?

how to delete multi-items via C# or windows api, I have search for this for a long time and no solution. I used FolderItemVerb in Shell32.dll to delete file one by one, but it would pop a dialog at same time. I will be appreciated if you know how to solve this problem. Thank you.

It isn't for the faint of heart!
Code compatible with Windows >= Vista, no XP! The XP code is at the end
This is the first time I take a look at the Shell32 interfaces... Wow... Even the most simple things are complex :-) But then, COM is always complex... Now... There are 2.5 competing data structures/interfaces for manipulating files in Shell... IShellFolder (the old COM interface, not used in this sample), IShellItem (the new COM interface, used in this sample), IDLIST (here used as a PIDLIST_ABSOLUTE, used for "collecting" multiple files together. I count it as 0.5 😀). I hope there is no memory leak anywhere (always complex). Note that .NET will free COM objects automatically. I've even added some code that I've written to help me debug (like the code to get the list of verbs supported).
Now, here there are the COM interfaces plus some Shell32.dll PInvoke methods.
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
public struct PIDLIST_ABSOLUTE
{
public IntPtr Ptr;
}
[ComImport]
[InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
[Guid("43826d1e-e718-42ee-bc55-a1e261c37bfe")]
public interface IShellItem
{
void BindToHandler(
IntPtr pbc,
[In, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStruct)] Guid bhid,
[In, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStruct)] Guid riid,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.IUnknown)] out object ppv);
void GetParent(out IShellItem ppsi);
void GetDisplayName(int sigdnName, out IntPtr ppszName);
void GetAttributes(uint sfgaoMask, out uint psfgaoAttribs);
[PreserveSig]
int Compare(IShellItem psi, uint hint, out int piOrder);
}
[ComImport]
[InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
[Guid("70629033-e363-4a28-a567-0db78006e6d7")]
public interface IEnumShellItems
{
void Next(int celt, [Out, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPArray, SizeParamIndex = 2)] IShellItem[] rgelt, out int pceltFetched);
void Skip(int celt);
void Reset();
void Clone(out IEnumShellItems ppenum);
}
[ComImport]
[InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
[Guid("b63ea76d-1f85-456f-a19c-48159efa858b")]
public interface IShellItemArray
{
void BindToHandler(
IntPtr pbc,
[In, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStruct)] Guid bhid,
[In, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStruct)] Guid riid,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.IUnknown)] out object ppvOut);
void GetPropertyStore(
uint flags,
[In, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStruct)] Guid riid,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.IUnknown)] out object ppv);
void GetPropertyDescriptionList(
IntPtr keyType,
[In, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStruct)] Guid riid,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.IUnknown)] out object ppv);
void GetAttributes(uint AttribFlags, uint sfgaoMask, out uint psfgaoAttribs);
void GetCount(out int pdwNumItems);
void GetItemAt(int dwIndex, out IShellItem ppsi);
void EnumItems(out IEnumShellItems ppenumShellItems);
}
[ComImport]
[InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
[Guid("000214e4-0000-0000-c000-000000000046")]
public interface IContextMenu
{
[PreserveSig]
int QueryContextMenu(IntPtr hMenu, uint indexMenu, int idCmdFirst, int idCmdLast, uint uFlags);
void InvokeCommand([In] ref CMINVOKECOMMANDINFOEX pici);
[PreserveSig]
int GetCommandString(UIntPtr idCmd, uint uType, IntPtr pReserved, IntPtr pszName, int cchMax);
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
public struct CMINVOKECOMMANDINFOEX
{
public int cbSize;
public uint fMask;
public IntPtr hwnd;
// Non-unicode verbs (are there unicode verbs?)
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)]
public string lpVerb;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)]
public string lpParameters;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)]
public string lpDirectory;
public int nShow;
public uint dwHotKey;
public IntPtr hIcon;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)]
public string lpTitle;
// Use CMIC_MASK_UNICODE
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
public string lpVerbW;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
public string lpParametersW;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
public string lpDirectoryW;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
public string lpTitleW;
public int ptInvokeX;
public int ptInvokeY;
}
// Windows >= Vista
public static class ShellItemUtilities
{
public static readonly Guid FOLDERID_RecycleBinFolder = new Guid("b7534046-3ecb-4c18-be4e-64cd4cb7d6ac");
public static readonly Guid BHID_EnumItems = new Guid("94f60519-2850-4924-aa5a-d15e84868039");
public static readonly Guid BHID_SFUIObject = new Guid("3981e225-f559-11d3-8e3a-00c04f6837d5");
// From Windows 7
[DllImport("Shell32.dll", ExactSpelling = true, SetLastError = false)]
public static extern int SHGetKnownFolderItem(
[In, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStruct)] Guid rfid,
uint dwFlags,
IntPtr hToken,
[In, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStruct)] Guid riid,
out IShellItem ppv);
// For Windows Vista
[DllImport("Shell32.dll", ExactSpelling = true, SetLastError = false)]
public static extern int SHCreateItemFromIDList(PIDLIST_ABSOLUTE pidl, [In, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStruct)] Guid riid, out IShellItem ppv);
// For Windows Vista
[DllImport("Shell32.dll", ExactSpelling = true, SetLastError = false)]
public static extern int SHGetKnownFolderIDList(
[In, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStruct)] Guid rfid,
uint dwFlags,
IntPtr hToken,
out PIDLIST_ABSOLUTE ppidl);
// From Windows Vista
[DllImport("Shell32.dll", ExactSpelling = true, SetLastError = false)]
public static extern int SHGetIDListFromObject([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)] object punk, out PIDLIST_ABSOLUTE ppidl);
[DllImport("Shell32.dll", ExactSpelling = true, SetLastError = false)]
public static extern int SHCreateShellItemArrayFromIDLists(int cidl, [In] PIDLIST_ABSOLUTE[] rgpidl, out IShellItemArray ppsiItemArray);
public static IEnumerable<IShellItem> Enumerate(this IShellItem si)
{
object pesiTemp;
si.BindToHandler(IntPtr.Zero, BHID_EnumItems, typeof(IEnumShellItems).GUID, out pesiTemp);
var pesi = (IEnumShellItems)pesiTemp;
var items = new IShellItem[10];
while (true)
{
int fetched;
pesi.Next(1, items, out fetched);
if (fetched == 0)
{
break;
}
yield return items[0];
}
}
}
public static class ContextMenuUtilities
{
[DllImport("User32.dll", ExactSpelling = true, SetLastError = true)]
public static extern IntPtr CreateMenu();
[DllImport("User32.dll", ExactSpelling = true, SetLastError = true)]
public static extern bool DestroyMenu(IntPtr hMenu);
[DllImport("User32.dll", ExactSpelling = true, SetLastError = true)]
public static extern int GetMenuItemCount(IntPtr hMenu);
[DllImport("User32.dll", ExactSpelling = true, SetLastError = true)]
public static extern uint GetMenuItemID(IntPtr hMenu, int nPos);
[DllImport("User32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode, EntryPoint = "GetMenuStringW", ExactSpelling = true, SetLastError = true)]
public static extern int GetMenuString(IntPtr hMenu, uint uIDItem, [Out] StringBuilder lpString, int nMaxCount, uint uFlag);
public static string[] GetVerbs(IContextMenu cm, bool ansi = true)
{
IntPtr menu = IntPtr.Zero;
try
{
menu = CreateMenu();
// It isn't clear why short.MaxValue, but 0x7FFF is very used around the .NET!
int res = cm.QueryContextMenu(menu, 0, 0, short.MaxValue, 0);
if (res < 0)
{
Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHR(res);
}
//var sb = new StringBuilder(128);
int count = GetMenuItemCount(menu);
var verbs = new List<string>(count);
var handle = default(GCHandle);
try
{
var bytes = new byte[ansi ? 128 : 256];
handle = GCHandle.Alloc(bytes, GCHandleType.Pinned);
IntPtr ptr = handle.AddrOfPinnedObject();
for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
{
uint id = GetMenuItemID(menu, i);
if (id == uint.MaxValue)
{
continue;
}
//GetMenuString(menu, (uint)i, sb, sb.Capacity, 0x00000400 /* MF_BYPOSITION */);
//string description = sb.ToString();
//sb.Clear();
res = cm.GetCommandString((UIntPtr)id, ansi ? (uint)0x00000002 /* GCS_VALIDATEA */ : 0x00000006 /* GCS_VALIDATEW */, IntPtr.Zero, ptr, bytes.Length);
if (res < 0)
{
continue;
}
if (res == 0)
{
res = cm.GetCommandString((UIntPtr)id, ansi ? (uint)0x00000000 /* GCS_VERBA */ : 0x00000004 /* GCS_VERBW */, IntPtr.Zero, ptr, bytes.Length);
if (res < 0)
{
Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHR(res);
}
verbs.Add(ansi ? Marshal.PtrToStringAnsi(ptr) : Marshal.PtrToStringUni(ptr));
}
}
}
finally
{
if (handle.IsAllocated)
{
handle.Free();
}
}
return verbs.ToArray();
}
finally
{
if (menu != IntPtr.Zero)
{
DestroyMenu(menu);
}
}
}
}
And then finally a small example program that uses it... It is a small console method that will list all the files that are present in the recycle bin, put 10 of them in an array and delete them in a single operation (verb). The SHGetKnownFolderItem is from Windows 7 on, so I'm using SHGetKnownFolderIDList + SHCreateItemFromIDList that are from Windows Vista.
The code here enumerates the IShellItem files contained in the recycle bin, saves their PIDL_ABSOLUTE in a List<>, from that List<> creates a IShellItemArray, on that IShellItemArray binds a IContextMenu, for that IContextMenu executes the delete verb. Clearly by adding/not adding all the PIDL_ABSOLUTE to the List<> you can control which files will be deleted.
private static void TestShellItem()
{
IShellItem recyleBin;
string str;
IntPtr ptr = IntPtr.Zero;
int res;
//// From Windows 7
//res = ShellItemUtilities.SHGetKnownFolderItem(ShellItemUtilities.FOLDERID_RecycleBinFolder, 0, IntPtr.Zero, typeof(IShellItem).GUID, out recyleBin);
//if (res < 0)
//{
// Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHR(res);
//}
// Windows >= Vista equivalent
var pidl = default(PIDLIST_ABSOLUTE);
try
{
res = ShellItemUtilities.SHGetKnownFolderIDList(ShellItemUtilities.FOLDERID_RecycleBinFolder, 0, IntPtr.Zero, out pidl);
if (res < 0)
{
Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHR(res);
}
res = ShellItemUtilities.SHCreateItemFromIDList(pidl, typeof(IShellItem).GUID, out recyleBin);
if (res < 0)
{
Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHR(res);
}
}
finally
{
Marshal.FreeCoTaskMem(pidl.Ptr);
}
//// Example of use of GetDisplayName
//try
//{
// recyleBin.GetDisplayName(2, out ptr);
// str = Marshal.PtrToStringUni(ptr);
//}
//finally
//{
// if (ptr != IntPtr.Zero)
// {
// Marshal.FreeCoTaskMem(ptr);
// ptr = IntPtr.Zero;
// }
//}
var pids = new List<PIDLIST_ABSOLUTE>();
try
{
foreach (IShellItem si in recyleBin.Enumerate())
{
try
{
si.GetDisplayName(0, out ptr);
str = Marshal.PtrToStringUni(ptr);
// Some condition to include/exclude...
if (pids.Count < 10)
{
Console.WriteLine(str);
// Remember to free the pidl!
res = ShellItemUtilities.SHGetIDListFromObject(si, out pidl);
if (res < 0)
{
Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHR(res);
}
pids.Add(pidl);
}
}
finally
{
if (ptr != IntPtr.Zero)
{
Marshal.FreeCoTaskMem(ptr);
ptr = IntPtr.Zero;
}
}
}
var pids2 = pids.ToArray();
IShellItemArray sia;
res = ShellItemUtilities.SHCreateShellItemArrayFromIDLists(pids2.Length, pids2, out sia);
if (res < 0)
{
Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHR(res);
}
object cmTemp;
sia.BindToHandler(IntPtr.Zero, ShellItemUtilities.BHID_SFUIObject, typeof(IContextMenu).GUID, out cmTemp);
var cm = (IContextMenu)cmTemp;
// To see verbs
//var verbsAnsi = ContextMenuUtilities.GetVerbs(cm, true);
//var verbsUnicode = ContextMenuUtilities.GetVerbs(cm, false);
var cmd = new CMINVOKECOMMANDINFOEX
{
cbSize = Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(CMINVOKECOMMANDINFOEX)),
fMask = 0x00000400 /* CMIC_MASK_FLAG_NO_UI */,
lpVerb = "delete",
};
cm.InvokeCommand(ref cmd);
}
finally
{
foreach (var pid in pids)
{
Marshal.FreeCoTaskMem(pid.Ptr);
}
}
//// Verb executed one by one
//foreach (var item in recyleBin.Enumerate())
//{
// object cmTemp;
// item.BindToHandler(IntPtr.Zero, ShellItemUtilities.BHID_SFUIObject, typeof(IContextMenu).GUID, out cmTemp);
// var cm = (IContextMenu)cmTemp;
////// To see verbs
//// var verbsAnsi = ContextMenuUtilities.GetVerbs(cm, true);
//// var verbsUnicode = ContextMenuUtilities.GetVerbs(cm, false);
// var cmd = new CMINVOKECOMMANDINFOEX
// {
// cbSize = Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(CMINVOKECOMMANDINFOEX)),
// fMask = 0x00000400 /* CMIC_MASK_FLAG_NO_UI */,
// lpVerb = "delete",
// };
// cm.InvokeCommand(ref cmd);
//}
}
Code for Windows XP, uses some code from the other version, you have to take what is needed
It uses the IShellFolder interface. Note that the IContextMenu handling is exactly the same.
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
public struct PIDLIST_RELATIVE
{
public IntPtr Ptr;
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
public struct LPITEMIDLIST
{
public IntPtr Ptr;
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
public struct PITEMID_CHILD
{
public IntPtr Ptr;
}
public enum STRRET_TYPE
{
WSTR = 0,
OFFSET = 0x1,
CSTR = 0x2
};
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, Pack = 8, Size = 268)]
public sealed class STRRET : IDisposable
{
public STRRET_TYPE uType;
public IntPtr pOleStr;
[DllImport("Shlwapi.dll", ExactSpelling = true, SetLastError = false)]
private static extern int StrRetToBSTR(STRRET pstr, PITEMID_CHILD pidl, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.BStr)] out string pbstr);
~STRRET()
{
Dispose(false);
}
public override string ToString()
{
return ToString(default(PITEMID_CHILD));
}
public string ToString(PITEMID_CHILD pidl)
{
if (uType == STRRET_TYPE.WSTR)
{
if (pOleStr == IntPtr.Zero)
{
return null;
}
string str = Marshal.PtrToStringUni(pOleStr);
return str;
}
else
{
string str;
int res = StrRetToBSTR(this, pidl, out str);
if (res < 0)
{
Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHR(res);
}
return str;
}
}
#region IDisposable Support
// This code added to correctly implement the disposable pattern.
public void Dispose()
{
Dispose(true);
GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
}
#endregion
private void Dispose(bool disposing)
{
Marshal.FreeCoTaskMem(pOleStr);
pOleStr = IntPtr.Zero;
}
}
[ComImport]
[InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
[Guid("000214e6-0000-0000-c000-000000000046")]
public interface IShellFolder
{
void ParseDisplayName(
IntPtr hwnd,
IntPtr pbc,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszDisplayName,
out int pchEaten,
out PIDLIST_RELATIVE ppidl,
ref uint pdwAttributes);
void EnumObjects(IntPtr hwnd, uint grfFlags, out IEnumIDList ppenumIDList);
void BindToObject(
PIDLIST_RELATIVE pidl,
IntPtr pbc,
[In, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStruct)] Guid riid,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.IUnknown)] out object ppv);
void BindToStorage(
PIDLIST_RELATIVE pidl,
IntPtr pbc,
[In, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStruct)] Guid riid,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.IUnknown)] out object ppv);
[PreserveSig]
int CompareIDs(IntPtr lParam, PIDLIST_RELATIVE pidl1, PIDLIST_RELATIVE pidl2);
void CreateViewObject(
IntPtr hwndOwner,
[In, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStruct)] Guid riid,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.IUnknown)] out object ppv);
void GetAttributesOf(
int cidl,
[In, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPArray)] LPITEMIDLIST[] apidl,
ref uint rgfInOut);
void GetUIObjectOf(
IntPtr hwndOwner,
int cidl,
[In, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPArray)] PITEMID_CHILD[] apidl,
[In, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStruct)] Guid riid,
IntPtr rgfReserved,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.IUnknown)] out object ppv);
void GetDisplayNameOf(
PITEMID_CHILD pidl,
uint uFlags,
STRRET pName);
void SetNameOf(
IntPtr hwnd,
PITEMID_CHILD pidl,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszName,
uint uFlags,
out PITEMID_CHILD ppidlOut);
}
[ComImport]
[InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
[Guid("000214f2-0000-0000-c000-000000000046")]
public interface IEnumIDList
{
void Next(int celt, [Out, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPArray, SizeParamIndex = 2)] PITEMID_CHILD[] rgelt, out int pceltFetched);
void Skip(int celt);
void Reset();
void Clone(out IEnumIDList ppenum);
}
// Windows >= XP
public static class ShellFolderUtilities
{
[DllImport("Shell32.dll", ExactSpelling = true, SetLastError = false)]
public static extern int SHGetSpecialFolderLocation(IntPtr hwnd, int csidl, out PIDLIST_ABSOLUTE ppidl);
[DllImport("Shell32.dll", ExactSpelling = true, SetLastError = false)]
public static extern int SHGetDesktopFolder(out IShellFolder ppshf);
public static readonly int CSIDL_DESKTOP = 0x0000;
public static readonly int CSIDL_BITBUCKET = 0x000a;
// https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20110830-00/?p=9773
public static void BindToCsidl(int csidl, Guid riid, out object ppv)
{
var pidl = default(PIDLIST_ABSOLUTE);
try
{
int res;
if (csidl != CSIDL_DESKTOP)
{
res = SHGetSpecialFolderLocation(IntPtr.Zero, csidl, out pidl);
if (res < 0)
{
Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHR(res);
}
}
IShellFolder psfDesktop;
res = SHGetDesktopFolder(out psfDesktop);
if (res < 0)
{
Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHR(res);
}
if (csidl == CSIDL_DESKTOP)
{
ppv = psfDesktop;
return;
}
psfDesktop.BindToObject(new PIDLIST_RELATIVE { Ptr = pidl.Ptr }, IntPtr.Zero, riid, out ppv);
}
finally
{
Marshal.FreeCoTaskMem(pidl.Ptr);
}
}
public static IEnumerable<PITEMID_CHILD> Enumerate(this IShellFolder sf)
{
IEnumIDList ppenumIDList;
sf.EnumObjects(IntPtr.Zero, 0x00020 /* SHCONTF_FOLDERS */ | 0x00040 /* SHCONTF_NONFOLDERS */, out ppenumIDList);
if (ppenumIDList == null)
{
yield break;
}
var items = new PITEMID_CHILD[1];
while (true)
{
int fetched;
ppenumIDList.Next(items.Length, items, out fetched);
if (fetched == 0)
{
break;
}
yield return items[0];
}
}
}
And then finally a small example program that uses it...
private static void TestShellFolder()
{
object recycleBinTemp;
ShellFolderUtilities.BindToCsidl(ShellFolderUtilities.CSIDL_BITBUCKET, typeof(IShellFolder).GUID, out recycleBinTemp);
var recycleBin = (IShellFolder)recycleBinTemp;
var pids = new List<PITEMID_CHILD>();
try
{
foreach (PITEMID_CHILD pidl in recycleBin.Enumerate())
{
// Remember to free the pidl!
string str;
using (var ret = new STRRET { uType = STRRET_TYPE.CSTR })
{
recycleBin.GetDisplayNameOf(pidl, 0, ret);
str = ret.ToString(pidl);
}
// Some condition to include/exclude...
if (pids.Count < 10)
{
Console.WriteLine(str);
pids.Add(pidl);
}
else
{
Marshal.FreeCoTaskMem(pidl.Ptr);
}
}
var pids2 = pids.ToArray();
object cmTemp;
recycleBin.GetUIObjectOf(IntPtr.Zero, pids2.Length, pids2, typeof(IContextMenu).GUID, IntPtr.Zero, out cmTemp);
var cm = (IContextMenu)cmTemp;
// To see verbs
//var verbsAnsi = ContextMenuUtilities.GetVerbs(cm, true);
//var verbsUnicode = ContextMenuUtilities.GetVerbs(cm, false);
var cmd = new CMINVOKECOMMANDINFOEX
{
cbSize = Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(CMINVOKECOMMANDINFOEX)),
fMask = 0x00000400 /* CMIC_MASK_FLAG_NO_UI */,
lpVerb = "delete",
};
cm.InvokeCommand(ref cmd);
}
finally
{
foreach (var pid in pids)
{
Marshal.FreeCoTaskMem(pid.Ptr);
}
}
}

First of all add System.Runtime.InteropService to your project. We will use SHEmptyRecycleBin method, which accepts 3 parameters.
After that import the Shell32.dll in your class by using DllImport.
[DllImport("Shell32.dll")]
static extern int SHEmptyRecycleBin(IntPtr hwnd, string pszRootPath, RecycleFlag dwFlags);
Then define an enum for the RecycleBin flags(dwFlags). The values are in Hexadecimal.
enum RecycleFlag : int
{
SHERB_NOCONFIRMATION = 0x00000001, // No confirmation
SHERB_NOPROGRESSUI = 0x00000001, // No progress tracking window
SHERB_NOSOUND = 0x00000004 // No sound played
}
Place the following code in empty recycle bin button which calls the system method in Shell32.dll as:
SHEmptyRecycleBin(IntPtr.Zero, null, RecycleFlag.SHERB_NOSOUND | RecycleFlag.SHERB_NOCONFIRMATION);
reference: here

C# How to allow selection of My Computer with folderBrowserDialog

In my application, I want the folderBrowserDialog to allow selection of My Computer. But the OK button gets disabled after selecting My Computer from the dialog box.
Is there any way to allow the selection of My Computer in Browse Dialog?

My Computer (or This PC in more recent Windows versions) is a special folder (not a file system folder), and the standard FolderBrowserDialog class does not support it.
Here is a replacement sample FolderBrowser class that allows the user to select any folder. This is an example that uses it in a Windows form app:
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// other special GUIDs are defined in Windows SDK's ShlGuid.h
Guid CLSID_MyComputer = new Guid("20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D");
FolderBrowser dlg = new FolderBrowser();
dlg.Title = "Choose any folder you want";
// optionally uncomment the following line to start from a folder
//dlg.SelectedPath = #"c:\temp";
// optionally uncomment the following line to start from My Computer/This PC
//dlg.SelectedDesktopAbsoluteParsing = "::" + CLSID_MyComputer.ToString("B");
if (dlg.ShowDialog(null) == DialogResult.OK)
{
MessageBox.Show(dlg.SelectedDesktopAbsoluteParsing + Environment.NewLine +
dlg.SelectedNormalDisplay + Environment.NewLine +
dlg.SelectedPath + Environment.NewLine +
dlg.SelectedUrl);
if (dlg.SelectedDesktopAbsoluteParsing == "::" + CLSID_MyComputer.ToString("B").ToUpperInvariant())
{
MessageBox.Show("My Computer was selected!");
}
}
}
}
And at the bottom of this answer you'll find the FolderBrowser replacement class. The interesting part is this line:
dialog.SetOptions(FOS.FOS_PICKFOLDERS | FOS.FOS_ALLNONSTORAGEITEMS);
which will instruct the code to pick only folders and allow non file system items.
For normal folders, the returned SelectedPath property will contain the folder path. For special folders without a storage, it will be empty.
But the shell provides us a canonical moniker that contains the folder path for normal folders and a special values for other folders that will be defined in the SelectedDesktopAbsoluteParsing property.
In the case of My Computer, the value will always be "::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}".
This special syntax is somewhat defined officially here: Specifying a Namespace Extension's Location.
public class FolderBrowser
{
public string SelectedPath { get; set; }
public string SelectedDesktopAbsoluteParsing { get; set; }
public string Title { get; set; }
public string SelectedNormalDisplay { get; private set; }
public string SelectedUrl { get; private set; }
public DialogResult ShowDialog(IWin32Window owner)
{
var dialog = (IFileOpenDialog)new FileOpenDialog();
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(SelectedPath))
{
SelectInitialPath(dialog, SelectedPath);
}
else if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(SelectedDesktopAbsoluteParsing))
{
SelectInitialPath(dialog, SelectedDesktopAbsoluteParsing);
}
if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Title))
{
dialog.SetTitle(Title);
}
dialog.SetOptions(FOS.FOS_PICKFOLDERS | FOS.FOS_ALLNONSTORAGEITEMS);
uint hr = dialog.Show(owner != null ? owner.Handle : IntPtr.Zero);
if (hr == ERROR_CANCELLED)
return DialogResult.Cancel;
if (hr != 0)
return DialogResult.Abort;
dialog.GetResult(out IShellItem result);
SelectedPath = GetDisplayName(result, SIGDN.SIGDN_FILESYSPATH);
SelectedNormalDisplay = GetDisplayName(result, SIGDN.SIGDN_NORMALDISPLAY);
SelectedDesktopAbsoluteParsing = GetDisplayName(result, SIGDN.SIGDN_DESKTOPABSOLUTEPARSING);
SelectedUrl = GetDisplayName(result, SIGDN.SIGDN_URL);
return DialogResult.OK;
}
private static string GetDisplayName(IShellItem item, SIGDN sigdnName)
{
item.GetDisplayName(sigdnName, out var ptr);
var name = Marshal.PtrToStringUni(ptr);
Marshal.FreeCoTaskMem(ptr);
return name;
}
private void SelectInitialPath(IFileOpenDialog dialog, string path)
{
uint atts = 0;
IntPtr idl = IntPtr.Zero;
if (SHILCreateFromPath(path, out idl, ref atts) == 0)
{
if (SHCreateShellItem(IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero, idl, out IShellItem initial) == 0)
{
dialog.SetFolder(initial);
}
Marshal.FreeCoTaskMem(idl);
}
}
[DllImport("shell32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
private static extern int SHILCreateFromPath(string pszPath, out IntPtr ppIdl, ref uint rgflnOut);
[DllImport("shell32.dll")]
private static extern int SHCreateShellItem(IntPtr pidlParent, IntPtr psfParent, IntPtr pidl, out IShellItem ppsi);
private const uint ERROR_CANCELLED = 0x800704C7;
[ComImport]
[Guid("DC1C5A9C-E88A-4dde-A5A1-60F82A20AEF7")]
private class FileOpenDialog
{
}
[Guid("42f85136-db7e-439c-85f1-e4075d135fc8")]
[InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
private interface IFileOpenDialog
{
[PreserveSig]
uint Show(IntPtr parent); // IModalWindow
void SetFileTypes(); // not fully defined
void SetFileTypeIndex(uint iFileType);
void GetFileTypeIndex(out uint piFileType);
void Advise(); // not fully defined
void Unadvise();
void SetOptions(FOS fos);
void GetOptions(out FOS pfos);
void SetDefaultFolder(IShellItem psi);
void SetFolder(IShellItem psi);
void GetFolder(out IShellItem ppsi);
void GetCurrentSelection(out IShellItem ppsi);
void SetFileName([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszName);
void GetFileName(out IntPtr pszName);
void SetTitle([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszTitle);
void SetOkButtonLabel([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszText);
void SetFileNameLabel([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszLabel);
void GetResult(out IShellItem ppsi);
void AddPlace(IShellItem psi, int alignment);
void SetDefaultExtension([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string pszDefaultExtension);
void Close(int hr);
void SetClientGuid(); // not fully defined
void ClearClientData();
void SetFilter([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)] IntPtr pFilter);
void GetResults([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)] out IntPtr ppenum); // not fully defined
void GetSelectedItems([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)] out IntPtr ppsai); // not fully defined
}
[Guid("43826D1E-E718-42EE-BC55-A1E261C37BFE")]
[InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
private interface IShellItem
{
void BindToHandler(); // not fully defined
void GetParent(); // not fully defined
[PreserveSig]
int GetDisplayName(SIGDN sigdnName, out IntPtr ppszName);
void GetAttributes(); // not fully defined
void Compare(); // not fully defined
}
// https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb762544.aspx
private enum SIGDN : uint
{
SIGDN_DESKTOPABSOLUTEEDITING = 0x8004c000,
SIGDN_DESKTOPABSOLUTEPARSING = 0x80028000,
SIGDN_FILESYSPATH = 0x80058000,
SIGDN_NORMALDISPLAY = 0,
SIGDN_PARENTRELATIVE = 0x80080001,
SIGDN_PARENTRELATIVEEDITING = 0x80031001,
SIGDN_PARENTRELATIVEFORADDRESSBAR = 0x8007c001,
SIGDN_PARENTRELATIVEPARSING = 0x80018001,
SIGDN_URL = 0x80068000
}
// https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dn457282.aspx
[Flags]
private enum FOS
{
FOS_ALLNONSTORAGEITEMS = 0x80,
FOS_ALLOWMULTISELECT = 0x200,
FOS_CREATEPROMPT = 0x2000,
FOS_DEFAULTNOMINIMODE = 0x20000000,
FOS_DONTADDTORECENT = 0x2000000,
FOS_FILEMUSTEXIST = 0x1000,
FOS_FORCEFILESYSTEM = 0x40,
FOS_FORCESHOWHIDDEN = 0x10000000,
FOS_HIDEMRUPLACES = 0x20000,
FOS_HIDEPINNEDPLACES = 0x40000,
FOS_NOCHANGEDIR = 8,
FOS_NODEREFERENCELINKS = 0x100000,
FOS_NOREADONLYRETURN = 0x8000,
FOS_NOTESTFILECREATE = 0x10000,
FOS_NOVALIDATE = 0x100,
FOS_OVERWRITEPROMPT = 2,
FOS_PATHMUSTEXIST = 0x800,
FOS_PICKFOLDERS = 0x20,
FOS_SHAREAWARE = 0x4000,
FOS_STRICTFILETYPES = 4
}
}

The documentation says:
If the user selects a folder that
does not have a physical path (for example, My Computer),
the OK button on the dialog box will be disabled.
You ask:
Is there any way to enable the OK button for My Computer?
There is not.

There is a possibility:
Using the function:
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
public struct BROWSEINFO
{
public IntPtr hwndOwner;
public IntPtr pidlRoot;
//public IntPtr pszDisplayName;
public string pszDisplayName;
public string lpszTitle;
public uint ulFlags;
public BrowseCallbackProc lpfn;
public IntPtr lParam;
public int iImage;
}
[DllImport("shell32.dll")]
public static extern IntPtr SHBrowseForFolder(ref BROWSEINFO lpbi);
[DllImport("shell32.dll")]
[return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
public static extern bool SHGetPathFromIDListW(IntPtr pidl, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)] StringBuilder pszPath);
[DllImport("shell32.dll")]
[return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
public static extern bool SHGetPathFromIDListW(IntPtr pidl, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)] StringBuilder pszPath);
The call back can be set to:
private int _callback(IntPtr hDlg, int msg, IntPtr lParam, IntPtr lpData)
{
switch (msg)
{
case 2://BFFM_SELCHANGED:
StringBuilder sb1 = new StringBuilder();
Win32.SHGetPathFromIDListW((IntPtr)lParam, sb);
Win32.EnableWindow(Win32.GetDlgItem(hDlg, CtlIds.IDOK), true);
break;
}
return 0;
}
Call the:
BROWSEINFO bi = new Win32.BROWSEINFO();
bi.lpfn = new Win32.BrowseCallbackProc(callback);
string selected = SHBrowseForFolder(ref bi);
The OK will be clickable.
The only problem that I have not yet foundout, is how to be sure that my computer is selected.
Some sources were obtained from:
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/159352/FolderBrowserDialogEx-A-C-customization-of-FolderB

Starting a new user session from a service

I have the following problem:
From a service I need to start an application in a user session. No human user log on that machine, since it is a server. Launched application must have a session != 0.
Current "solution"
I used a scheduled task at machine startup, that task launch ( in session 0, of course ) an application launching a Remote Desktop logon on the same machine: this creates a user session > 0 and in the user startup the is the final application to launch. It works, but too tricky.
Is there some smartest way? It is critical that I can reuse a user session already on since there is potentially no user logged on.
MAJOR UPDATE
Well after a lot of research and partial successes, and also thanks to some SysAdmin inflexibility about creating an user for a specific pourpose, I decided to use OpenGL instead of WPF for render the 3d portion broken in Session 0.
Surprisingly it took less than expected. I think having this question as a reference could be useful to other who want try to render a Viewport3D from a service.

I'm not sure if this will work, but maybe this answer helps in your case.
Use the class from the answer I link i provided and the following method (with the appropriate values):
public static void EnableVideoDrivers(bool enable)
{
// every type of device has a hard-coded GUID, put here the one for
// video drivers
Guid videoGuid = new Guid("{device GUID}");
// get this from the properties dialog box of this device in Device Manager
string instancePath = #"Device Instance Path";
DeviceHelper.SetDeviceEnabled(videoGuid, instancePath, enable);
}
Here's a list of Popular Device Class GUIDs.

I'm not sure I understand correctly your needs, but maybe just starting process with given credentials and redirect input and output is what you need. Starting process with given credentials:
Process p = new Process();
p.StartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo(fileName, args);
p.StartInfo.UserName = userName;
p.StartInfo.Password = pass;
p.Start();
You may also need to redirect input and output of the application. That problem is well described on CodeProjecgt in this artice.

This is how I start a process for a particular usersession from a Local windows service.
It uses C#, with some DLL imports from kernel32.dll, wtsaspi.dll, userev.dll, and advapi32.dll.
For context, my code will search all user sessions. In my scenario, my service is running on a Windows Terminal server and wants to keep a particular app "alive" in each user's session. Meaning, if we check and its not running anymore, we restart it.
Here is the program logic (abbreviated), this is how you call the method that starts the user process:
foreach(var sesh in ProcessExtensions.GetSessions().Where(r => r.State == "Active").ToList())
{
var running = procs.Any(r => r.ProcessName == filename && r.SessionId == sesh.SessionId);
if (!running)
{
try
{
ProcessExtensions.StartProcessForSession(sesh.SessionId, (string)item, "/restart", System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName((string)item), true);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Trace.TraceWarning("Error: {0}", ex);
}
}
}
Here is the implementation of ProcessExtensions where all of the good stuff is.
Disclaimer - I did not write this code, This is an example I found online and adjusted it to my needs. If you authored the original post. Apologies for the lack of footnote.
ProcessExtensions.cs
public static class ProcessExtensions
{
#region Win32 Constants
private const int CREATE_UNICODE_ENVIRONMENT = 0x00000400;
private const int CREATE_NO_WINDOW = 0x08000000;
private const int CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE = 0x00000010;
private const uint INVALID_SESSION_ID = 0xFFFFFFFF;
private static readonly IntPtr WTS_CURRENT_SERVER_HANDLE = IntPtr.Zero;
#endregion
#region DllImports
[DllImport("advapi32.dll", EntryPoint = "CreateProcessAsUser", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Ansi, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.StdCall)]
private static extern bool CreateProcessAsUser(
IntPtr hToken,
String lpApplicationName,
String lpCommandLine,
IntPtr lpProcessAttributes,
IntPtr lpThreadAttributes,
bool bInheritHandle,
uint dwCreationFlags,
IntPtr lpEnvironment,
String lpCurrentDirectory,
ref STARTUPINFO lpStartupInfo,
out PROCESS_INFORMATION lpProcessInformation);
[DllImport("advapi32.dll", EntryPoint = "DuplicateTokenEx")]
private static extern bool DuplicateTokenEx(
IntPtr ExistingTokenHandle,
uint dwDesiredAccess,
IntPtr lpThreadAttributes,
int TokenType,
int ImpersonationLevel,
ref IntPtr DuplicateTokenHandle);
[DllImport("userenv.dll", SetLastError = true)]
private static extern bool CreateEnvironmentBlock(ref IntPtr lpEnvironment, IntPtr hToken, bool bInherit);
[DllImport("userenv.dll", SetLastError = true)]
[return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
private static extern bool DestroyEnvironmentBlock(IntPtr lpEnvironment);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
private static extern bool CloseHandle(IntPtr hSnapshot);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
private static extern uint WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId();
[DllImport("Wtsapi32.dll")]
private static extern uint WTSQueryUserToken(uint SessionId, ref IntPtr phToken);
[DllImport("wtsapi32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
private static extern int WTSEnumerateSessions(
IntPtr hServer,
int Reserved,
int Version,
ref IntPtr ppSessionInfo,
ref int pCount);
#endregion
#region Win32 Structs
private enum SW
{
SW_HIDE = 0,
SW_SHOWNORMAL = 1,
SW_NORMAL = 1,
SW_SHOWMINIMIZED = 2,
SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED = 3,
SW_MAXIMIZE = 3,
SW_SHOWNOACTIVATE = 4,
SW_SHOW = 5,
SW_MINIMIZE = 6,
SW_SHOWMINNOACTIVE = 7,
SW_SHOWNA = 8,
SW_RESTORE = 9,
SW_SHOWDEFAULT = 10,
SW_MAX = 10
}
private enum WTS_CONNECTSTATE_CLASS
{
WTSActive,
WTSConnected,
WTSConnectQuery,
WTSShadow,
WTSDisconnected,
WTSIdle,
WTSListen,
WTSReset,
WTSDown,
WTSInit
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
private struct PROCESS_INFORMATION
{
public IntPtr hProcess;
public IntPtr hThread;
public uint dwProcessId;
public uint dwThreadId;
}
private enum SECURITY_IMPERSONATION_LEVEL
{
SecurityAnonymous = 0,
SecurityIdentification = 1,
SecurityImpersonation = 2,
SecurityDelegation = 3,
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
private struct STARTUPINFO
{
public int cb;
public String lpReserved;
public String lpDesktop;
public String lpTitle;
public uint dwX;
public uint dwY;
public uint dwXSize;
public uint dwYSize;
public uint dwXCountChars;
public uint dwYCountChars;
public uint dwFillAttribute;
public uint dwFlags;
public short wShowWindow;
public short cbReserved2;
public IntPtr lpReserved2;
public IntPtr hStdInput;
public IntPtr hStdOutput;
public IntPtr hStdError;
}
private enum TOKEN_TYPE
{
TokenPrimary = 1,
TokenImpersonation = 2
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
private struct WTS_SESSION_INFO
{
public readonly UInt32 SessionID;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)]
public readonly String pWinStationName;
public readonly WTS_CONNECTSTATE_CLASS State;
}
#endregion
public static IEnumerable<UserSessionData> GetSessions()
{
//var bResult = false;
var hImpersonationToken = IntPtr.Zero;
//var activeSessionId = INVALID_SESSION_ID;
var pSessionInfo = IntPtr.Zero;
var sessionCount = 0;
if (WTSEnumerateSessions(WTS_CURRENT_SERVER_HANDLE, 0, 1, ref pSessionInfo, ref sessionCount) != 0)
{
var arrayElementSize = Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(WTS_SESSION_INFO));
var current = pSessionInfo;
for (var i = 0; i < sessionCount; i++)
{
var si = (WTS_SESSION_INFO)Marshal.PtrToStructure((IntPtr)current, typeof(WTS_SESSION_INFO));
current += arrayElementSize;
var data = new UserSessionData
{
SessionId = (int)si.SessionID,
State = si.State.ToString().Substring(3),
Name = si.pWinStationName
};
yield return data;
}
}
}
private static bool GetUserTokenForSession(int sessionId, ref IntPtr phUserToken)
{
var bResult = false;
var hImpersonationToken = IntPtr.Zero;
var pSessionInfo = IntPtr.Zero;
if (WTSQueryUserToken((uint)sessionId, ref hImpersonationToken) != 0)
{
// Convert the impersonation token to a primary token
bResult = DuplicateTokenEx(hImpersonationToken, 0, IntPtr.Zero,
(int)SECURITY_IMPERSONATION_LEVEL.SecurityImpersonation, (int)TOKEN_TYPE.TokenPrimary,
ref phUserToken);
CloseHandle(hImpersonationToken);
}
return bResult;
}
private static bool GetCurrentUserSessionToken(ref IntPtr phUserToken)
{
var bResult = false;
var hImpersonationToken = IntPtr.Zero;
var activeSessionId = INVALID_SESSION_ID;
var pSessionInfo = IntPtr.Zero;
var sessionCount = 0;
// Get a handle to the user access token for the current active session.
if (WTSEnumerateSessions(WTS_CURRENT_SERVER_HANDLE, 0, 1, ref pSessionInfo, ref sessionCount) != 0)
{
var arrayElementSize = Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(WTS_SESSION_INFO));
var current = pSessionInfo;
for (var i = 0; i < sessionCount; i++)
{
var si = (WTS_SESSION_INFO)Marshal.PtrToStructure((IntPtr)current, typeof(WTS_SESSION_INFO));
current += arrayElementSize;
if (si.State == WTS_CONNECTSTATE_CLASS.WTSActive)
{
activeSessionId = si.SessionID;
}
}
}
// If enumerating did not work, fall back to the old method
if (activeSessionId == INVALID_SESSION_ID)
{
activeSessionId = WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId();
}
if (WTSQueryUserToken(activeSessionId, ref hImpersonationToken) != 0)
{
// Convert the impersonation token to a primary token
bResult = DuplicateTokenEx(hImpersonationToken, 0, IntPtr.Zero,
(int)SECURITY_IMPERSONATION_LEVEL.SecurityImpersonation, (int)TOKEN_TYPE.TokenPrimary,
ref phUserToken);
CloseHandle(hImpersonationToken);
}
return bResult;
}
public static bool StartProcessForSession(int sessionId, string appPath, string cmdLine = null, string workDir = null, bool visible = true)
{
var hUserToken = IntPtr.Zero;
var startInfo = new STARTUPINFO();
var procInfo = new PROCESS_INFORMATION();
var pEnv = IntPtr.Zero;
int iResultOfCreateProcessAsUser;
startInfo.cb = Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(STARTUPINFO));
try
{
if (!GetUserTokenForSession(sessionId, ref hUserToken))
{
throw new Exception("StartProcessAsCurrentUser: GetSessionUserToken failed.");
}
uint dwCreationFlags = CREATE_UNICODE_ENVIRONMENT | (uint)(visible ? CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE : CREATE_NO_WINDOW);
startInfo.wShowWindow = (short)(visible ? SW.SW_SHOW : SW.SW_HIDE);
startInfo.lpDesktop = "winsta0\\default";
if (!CreateEnvironmentBlock(ref pEnv, hUserToken, false))
{
throw new Exception("StartProcessInSession: CreateEnvironmentBlock failed.");
}
if (!CreateProcessAsUser(hUserToken,
appPath, // Application Name
cmdLine, // Command Line
IntPtr.Zero,
IntPtr.Zero,
false,
dwCreationFlags,
pEnv,
workDir, // Working directory
ref startInfo,
out procInfo))
{
iResultOfCreateProcessAsUser = Marshal.GetLastWin32Error();
throw new Exception("StartProcessAsCurrentUser: CreateProcessAsUser failed. Error Code -" + iResultOfCreateProcessAsUser);
}
iResultOfCreateProcessAsUser = Marshal.GetLastWin32Error();
}
finally
{
CloseHandle(hUserToken);
if (pEnv != IntPtr.Zero)
{
DestroyEnvironmentBlock(pEnv);
}
CloseHandle(procInfo.hThread);
CloseHandle(procInfo.hProcess);
}
return true;
}
public static bool StartProcessAsCurrentUser(string appPath, string cmdLine = null, string workDir = null, bool visible = true)
{
var hUserToken = IntPtr.Zero;
var startInfo = new STARTUPINFO();
var procInfo = new PROCESS_INFORMATION();
var pEnv = IntPtr.Zero;
int iResultOfCreateProcessAsUser;
startInfo.cb = Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(STARTUPINFO));
try
{
if (!GetCurrentUserSessionToken(ref hUserToken))
{
throw new Exception("StartProcessAsCurrentUser: GetSessionUserToken failed.");
}
uint dwCreationFlags = CREATE_UNICODE_ENVIRONMENT | (uint)(visible ? CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE : CREATE_NO_WINDOW);
startInfo.wShowWindow = (short)(visible ? SW.SW_SHOW : SW.SW_HIDE);
startInfo.lpDesktop = "winsta0\\default";
if (!CreateEnvironmentBlock(ref pEnv, hUserToken, false))
{
throw new Exception("StartProcessAsCurrentUser: CreateEnvironmentBlock failed.");
}
if (!CreateProcessAsUser(hUserToken,
appPath, // Application Name
cmdLine, // Command Line
IntPtr.Zero,
IntPtr.Zero,
false,
dwCreationFlags,
pEnv,
workDir, // Working directory
ref startInfo,
out procInfo))
{
iResultOfCreateProcessAsUser = Marshal.GetLastWin32Error();
throw new Exception("StartProcessAsCurrentUser: CreateProcessAsUser failed. Error Code -" + iResultOfCreateProcessAsUser);
}
iResultOfCreateProcessAsUser = Marshal.GetLastWin32Error();
}
finally
{
CloseHandle(hUserToken);
if (pEnv != IntPtr.Zero)
{
DestroyEnvironmentBlock(pEnv);
}
CloseHandle(procInfo.hThread);
CloseHandle(procInfo.hProcess);
}
return true;
}
}