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The Windows Shell is the main graphical user interface in Windows hosted by Windows Explorer. It also implements a shell namespace that enables computer programs running on Windows to access the computer's resources via the hierarchy of shell objects.

The Windows Shell is the main graphical user interface in Windows hosted by Windows Explorer. Important features of Windows Shell include the Desktop, Taskbar, Start Menu, et cetera. Extending functionality of Windows Shell is possible using shell extensions.

In the shell namespace hierarchy "Desktop" is the top object; below it there are a number of files and folders stored on the disk, as well as a number of special folders whose contents are either virtual or dynamically created like the Recycle Bin, Libraries, Control Panel, This PC and Network.

Read more regarding the Windows Shell here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_shell

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Substitute “[“ to [ using sed

I’m trying to correct some errors of a file with the following input: "[""test""]" And I want to get this output: ["teste"] I already tried the following commands: sed -i s/"["/[/g *.csv sed -i s/"]"/]/g *.csv I get this error message: sed: -e…
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what is the command that prints the current PATH (window`s API, using c++)

I am programming a basic win shell in c++ and one of the request is to support the function that prints the current ("chosen") path(basically does what "echo %cd%" does)... can some one please post the command name and/or usage. I have been…
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Trying to convert Delphi interface definition to C++ for VS 2008

I need to convert an interface defined in Delpi to C++. I made small demo project that contains all of the stuff shown below. First is the Delphi function that the person claims to be working on this thread: function…
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Handling WM_APPCOMMAND (volume control)

How do I handle WM_APPCOMMAND messages to increase volume in a custom shell? I have tried waveOutSetVolume and it doesnt not work. I tried the IAudioEndpointVolume interface and this works only inside Windows explorer shell, doesnt work in custom…
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lost PATH while trying to set custom winlogon shell in WindowsXP

I have changed the shell key in windows registry to gain custom shell (Kiosk usage): [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] I set shell key to a batch file which runs two applications as below: start…
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How to locate files/directories in Windows power shell

I am using a remote windows server and I have access to only windows power shell. I need to find path of few directories. Is there any way to locate files/directories in windows power shell. Thank You
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copy .h files (only) form subfolders under main folder to new folder using cmd

I want to copy all .txt files which might be in sub folders or under main folder(source) to destination main folder i.e E:\source\sub1\sub11 or E:\source\sub2 or E:\source\ to d:\test folder. Here i want to copy only .txt files not there subfolder…
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Embedding a side bar in explorer

How do I embed a side bar in explorer like the bar on the right? It's a dropbox-clone in Chinese After fiddling with SP++, I'm guessing it is finding the HWND, resizing the SHELLDLL_DefView and adding a window to CabinetWClass. Or is there a shell…
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WM_GETMINMAXINFO allows minimum to be adjusted larger but not smaller than when resizing started

I want to limit the resize range of a windows width based on the height. I do this via WM_GETMINMAXINFO, but there is a quirk (at least in Win10). If at the time of starting the resize and my window height supports a minimum width of say 80, it…
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What is the easiest way to create a folder picker dialog box in C++?

I'm trying to create a Windows console application which simply opens a folder picker dialog box trough which the user can select a folder. The application would then change current working directory of the command prompt to the path of the selected…
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Something changes files name in Windows when there are whitespaces (Windows Shell arguments)

I am developing an application based on C# WPF. This application uses system register to capture the Explorer Context Menu actions. In other words: the Explorer Context Menu presents an additional Item customized for my application, a bit like…
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Moving from Bash Linux shell for any window's shell tool. How to start and which tools to use?

I've been using Linux for developing for at least 7 years, but in my new job I have to work with windows and I'll have to learn about it, so I decided to start learning some window's shell. I'm quite comfortable with bash and I'd like to know what…
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Get the time elapsed for file created time and current time in powershell script

I am trying to find out whether the file in the folder existed for morethan 30 minutes or not.I need find the difference between current system time and file created time in powershell.Please help m eout
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Does Window's Shell CopyHere method support redirection?

I use Window's Shell CopyHere method to unzip archives in some batches. It generally works, as shown in the script example below, but gives an error in some cases. In particular, I found it gives an error when unzipping an archive to a special…
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Error in ShellLink creation with negative IconIndex value

In Delphi XE7, I use this code to create a SHELL LINK pointing to a specific folder. This folder is displayed in Windows Explorer with a custom folder icon defined by a desktop.ini file inside this folder. The SHELL LINK should be created with the…
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