Feature: Added "run" settings to properties window for shortcut files

src/Files.App/Data/Items/ListedItem.cs

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 using System.IO;
 using System.Text;
 using Windows.Storage;
+using Windows.Win32.UI.WindowsAndMessaging;
 
 #pragma warning disable CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
 
@@ -526,6 +527,7 @@ public override string Name
 		public string Arguments { get; set; }
 		public string WorkingDirectory { get; set; }
 		public bool RunAsAdmin { get; set; }
+		public SHOW_WINDOW_CMD ShowWindowCommand { get; set; }
 		public bool IsUrl { get; set; }
 		public bool IsSymLink { get; set; }
 		public override bool IsExecutable => FileExtensionHelpers.IsExecutableFile(TargetPath, true);
@@ -678,7 +680,7 @@ public string? GitLastCommitFullSha
 			set => SetProperty(ref _GitLastCommitFullSha, value);
 		}
 	}
-	public sealed class GitShortcutItem : GitItem,IShortcutItem
+	public sealed class GitShortcutItem : GitItem, IShortcutItem
 	{
 		private volatile int statusPropertiesInitialized = 0;
 		public bool StatusPropertiesInitialized
@@ -762,6 +764,7 @@ public override string Name
 		public string Arguments { get; set; }
 		public string WorkingDirectory { get; set; }
 		public bool RunAsAdmin { get; set; }
+		public SHOW_WINDOW_CMD ShowWindowCommand { get; set; }
 		public bool IsUrl { get; set; }
 		public bool IsSymLink { get; set; }
 		public override bool IsExecutable => FileExtensionHelpers.IsExecutableFile(TargetPath, true);
@@ -800,11 +803,9 @@ public interface IShortcutItem
 		public string Arguments { get; set; }
 		public string WorkingDirectory { get; set; }
 		public bool RunAsAdmin { get; set; }
+		public SHOW_WINDOW_CMD ShowWindowCommand { get; set; }
 		public bool IsUrl { get; set; }
 		public bool IsSymLink { get; set; }
-
 		public bool IsExecutable { get; }
-
-
 	}
 }

src/Files.App/Data/Items/ShellLinkItem.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 // Copyright (c) Files Community
 // Licensed under the MIT License.
 
+using Windows.Win32.UI.WindowsAndMessaging;
+
 namespace Files.App.Data.Items
 {
 	public sealed class ShellLinkItem : ShellFileItem
@@ -15,6 +17,8 @@ public sealed class ShellLinkItem : ShellFileItem
 
 		public bool InvalidTarget { get; set; }
 
+		public SHOW_WINDOW_CMD ShowWindowCommand { get; set; }
+
 		public ShellLinkItem()
 		{
 		}

src/Files.App/Data/Models/SelectedItemsPropertiesViewModel.cs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 using Files.Shared.Helpers;
 using System.Windows.Input;
 using TagLib;
+using Windows.Win32.UI.WindowsAndMessaging;
 
 namespace Files.App.Data.Models
 {
@@ -526,7 +527,6 @@ public bool IsItemSelected
 
 		public SelectedItemsPropertiesViewModel()
 		{
-
 		}
 
 		private bool isSelectedItemImage = false;
@@ -782,6 +782,56 @@ public bool RunAsAdminEnabled
 			set => SetProperty(ref runAsAdminEnabled, value);
 		}
 
+		private static readonly IReadOnlyDictionary<SHOW_WINDOW_CMD, string> showWindowCommandTypes = new Dictionary<SHOW_WINDOW_CMD, string>
+		{
+			{ SHOW_WINDOW_CMD.SW_NORMAL, Strings.NormalWindow.GetLocalizedResource() },
+			{ SHOW_WINDOW_CMD.SW_SHOWMINNOACTIVE, Strings.Minimized.GetLocalizedResource() },
+			{ SHOW_WINDOW_CMD.SW_MAXIMIZE, Strings.Maximized.GetLocalizedResource() }
+		}.AsReadOnly();
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// The available show window command types.
+		/// </summary>
+		public IReadOnlyDictionary<SHOW_WINDOW_CMD, string> ShowWindowCommandTypes { get => showWindowCommandTypes; }
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// The localized string of the currently selected ShowWindowCommand.
+		/// This value can be used for display in the UI.
+		/// </summary>
+		public string SelectedShowWindowCommand
+		{
+			get => ShowWindowCommandTypes.GetValueOrDefault(ShowWindowCommandEditedValue)!;
+			set => ShowWindowCommandEditedValue = ShowWindowCommandTypes.First(e => e.Value == value).Key;
+		}
+
+		private SHOW_WINDOW_CMD showWindowCommand;
+		/// <summary>
+		/// The current <see cref="SHOW_WINDOW_CMD"/> property of the item.
+		/// </summary>
+		public SHOW_WINDOW_CMD ShowWindowCommand
+		{
+			get => showWindowCommand;
+			set
+			{
+				if (SetProperty(ref showWindowCommand, value))
+					ShowWindowCommandEditedValue = value;
+			}
+		}
+
+		private SHOW_WINDOW_CMD showWindowCommandEditedValue;
+		/// <summary>
+		/// The edited <see cref="SHOW_WINDOW_CMD"/> property of the item.
+		/// </summary>
+		public SHOW_WINDOW_CMD ShowWindowCommandEditedValue
+		{
+			get => showWindowCommandEditedValue;
+			set
+			{
+				if (SetProperty(ref showWindowCommandEditedValue, value))
+					OnPropertyChanged(nameof(SelectedShowWindowCommand));
+			}
+		}
+
 		private bool isPropertiesLoaded;
 		public bool IsPropertiesLoaded
 		{

src/Files.App/Helpers/UI/UIFilesystemHelpers.cs

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 using System.Text;
 using Windows.ApplicationModel.DataTransfer;
 using Windows.Storage;
+using Windows.Win32.UI.WindowsAndMessaging;
 
 namespace Files.App.Helpers
 {
@@ -245,17 +246,13 @@ public static async Task<bool> HandleShortcutCannotBeCreated(string shortcutName
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Updates ListedItem properties for a shortcut
 		/// </summary>
-		/// <param name="item"></param>
-		/// <param name="targetPath"></param>
-		/// <param name="arguments"></param>
-		/// <param name="workingDir"></param>
-		/// <param name="runAsAdmin"></param>
-		public static void UpdateShortcutItemProperties(IShortcutItem item, string targetPath, string arguments, string workingDir, bool runAsAdmin)
+		public static void UpdateShortcutItemProperties(IShortcutItem item, string targetPath, string arguments, string workingDir, bool runAsAdmin, SHOW_WINDOW_CMD showWindowCommand)
 		{
 			item.TargetPath = Environment.ExpandEnvironmentVariables(targetPath);
 			item.Arguments = arguments;
 			item.WorkingDirectory = workingDir;
 			item.RunAsAdmin = runAsAdmin;
+			item.ShowWindowCommand = showWindowCommand;
 		}
 
 		public async static Task<StorageCredential> RequestPassword(IPasswordProtectedItem sender)

src/Files.App/Strings/en-US/Resources.resw

@@ -1838,6 +1838,18 @@
   <data name="CompatibilityRegisterThisProgramForRestart" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Register this program for restart</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="StartWindow" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Start window</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="NormalWindow" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Normal window</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Minimized" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Minimized</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="Maximized" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Maximized</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="RunAsAdministrator" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Run as administrator</value>
   </data>

src/Files.App/Utils/Shell/ShellFolderExtensions.cs

@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ public static ShellLinkItem GetShellLinkItem(ShellLink linkItem)
 			{
 				IsFolder = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(linkItem.TargetPath) && linkItem.Target.IsFolder,
 				RunAsAdmin = linkItem.RunAsAdministrator,
+				ShowWindowCommand = (Windows.Win32.UI.WindowsAndMessaging.SHOW_WINDOW_CMD)linkItem.ShowState,
 				Arguments = linkItem.Arguments,
 				WorkingDirectory = Environment.ExpandEnvironmentVariables(linkItem.WorkingDirectory),
 				TargetPath = Environment.ExpandEnvironmentVariables(linkItem.TargetPath)

src/Files.App/Utils/Storage/Enumerators/UniversalStorageEnumerator.cs

@@ -193,7 +193,8 @@ public static async Task<ListedItem> AddFolderAsync(
 						TargetPath = linkFolder.TargetPath,
 						Arguments = linkFolder.Arguments,
 						WorkingDirectory = linkFolder.WorkingDirectory,
-						RunAsAdmin = linkFolder.RunAsAdmin
+						RunAsAdmin = linkFolder.RunAsAdmin,
+						ShowWindowCommand = linkFolder.ShowWindowCommand
 					};
 				}
 				else if (folder is BinStorageFolder binFolder)
@@ -293,6 +294,7 @@ public static async Task<ListedItem> AddFileAsync(
 						Arguments = linkFile.Arguments,
 						WorkingDirectory = linkFile.WorkingDirectory,
 						RunAsAdmin = linkFile.RunAsAdmin,
+						ShowWindowCommand = linkFile.ShowWindowCommand,
 						IsUrl = isUrl,
 					};
 				}

src/Files.App/Utils/Storage/Enumerators/Win32StorageEnumerator.cs

@@ -319,7 +319,6 @@ CancellationToken cancellationToken
 						IsSymLink = true
 					};
 				}
-
 			}
 			else if (FileExtensionHelpers.IsShortcutOrUrlFile(findData.cFileName))
 			{
@@ -351,6 +350,7 @@ CancellationToken cancellationToken
 						Arguments = shInfo.Arguments,
 						WorkingDirectory = shInfo.WorkingDirectory,
 						RunAsAdmin = shInfo.RunAsAdmin,
+						ShowWindowCommand = shInfo.ShowWindowCommand,
 						IsUrl = isUrl,
 					};
 				}
@@ -376,6 +376,7 @@ CancellationToken cancellationToken
 						Arguments = shInfo.Arguments,
 						WorkingDirectory = shInfo.WorkingDirectory,
 						RunAsAdmin = shInfo.RunAsAdmin,
+						ShowWindowCommand = shInfo.ShowWindowCommand,
 						IsUrl = isUrl,
 					};
 				}

src/Files.App/Utils/Storage/Operations/FileOperationsHelpers.cs

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 using Vanara.PInvoke;
 using Vanara.Windows.Shell;
 using Windows.ApplicationModel.DataTransfer;
+using Windows.Win32.UI.WindowsAndMessaging;
 
 namespace Files.App.Utils.Storage
 {
@@ -733,7 +734,7 @@ public static void TryCancelOperation(string operationId)
 			}
 		}
 
-		public static Task<bool> CreateOrUpdateLinkAsync(string linkSavePath, string targetPath, string arguments = "", string workingDirectory = "", bool runAsAdmin = false)
+		public static Task<bool> CreateOrUpdateLinkAsync(string linkSavePath, string targetPath, string arguments = "", string workingDirectory = "", bool runAsAdmin = false, SHOW_WINDOW_CMD showWindowCommand = SHOW_WINDOW_CMD.SW_NORMAL)
 		{
 			try
 			{
@@ -746,6 +747,10 @@ public static Task<bool> CreateOrUpdateLinkAsync(string linkSavePath, string tar
 						newLink.RunAsAdministrator = runAsAdmin;
 
 					newLink.SaveAs(linkSavePath); // Overwrite if exists
+
+					// ShowState has to be set after SaveAs has been called, otherwise an UnauthorizedAccessException gets thrown in some cases
+					newLink.ShowState = (ShowWindowCommand)showWindowCommand;
+
 					return Task.FromResult(true);
 				}
 				else if (FileExtensionHelpers.IsWebLinkFile(linkSavePath))

src/Files.App/Utils/Storage/StorageItems/ShellStorageFile.cs

@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 // Licensed under the MIT License.
 
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices.WindowsRuntime;
+using Vanara.PInvoke;
 using Windows.Foundation;
 using Windows.Storage;
 using Windows.Storage.FileProperties;
 using Windows.Storage.Streams;
+using Windows.Win32.UI.WindowsAndMessaging;
 using IO = System.IO;
 
 namespace Files.App.Utils.Storage
@@ -16,13 +18,15 @@ public sealed class ShortcutStorageFile : ShellStorageFile, IShortcutStorageItem
 		public string Arguments { get; }
 		public string WorkingDirectory { get; }
 		public bool RunAsAdmin { get; }
+		public SHOW_WINDOW_CMD ShowWindowCommand { get; set; }
 
 		public ShortcutStorageFile(ShellLinkItem item) : base(item)
 		{
 			TargetPath = item.TargetPath;
 			Arguments = item.Arguments;
 			WorkingDirectory = item.WorkingDirectory;
 			RunAsAdmin = item.RunAsAdmin;
+			ShowWindowCommand = item.ShowWindowCommand;
 		}
 	}
 

src/Files.App/Utils/Storage/StorageItems/ShellStorageFolder.cs

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 using Windows.Storage;
 using Windows.Storage.FileProperties;
 using Windows.Storage.Search;
+using Windows.Win32.UI.WindowsAndMessaging;
 
 namespace Files.App.Utils.Storage
 {
@@ -15,13 +16,15 @@ public sealed class ShortcutStorageFolder : ShellStorageFolder, IShortcutStorage
 		public string Arguments { get; }
 		public string WorkingDirectory { get; }
 		public bool RunAsAdmin { get; }
+		public SHOW_WINDOW_CMD ShowWindowCommand { get; set; }
 
 		public ShortcutStorageFolder(ShellLinkItem item) : base(item)
 		{
 			TargetPath = item.TargetPath;
 			Arguments = item.Arguments;
 			WorkingDirectory = item.WorkingDirectory;
 			RunAsAdmin = item.RunAsAdmin;
+			ShowWindowCommand = item.ShowWindowCommand;
 		}
 	}
 

src/Files.App/ViewModels/Properties/Items/FileProperties.cs

@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ public override void GetBaseProperties()
 			ViewModel.ShortcutItemWorkingDir = shortcutItem.WorkingDirectory;
 			ViewModel.ShortcutItemWorkingDirVisibility = Item.IsLinkItem || shortcutItem.IsSymLink ? false : true;
 			ViewModel.ShortcutItemArguments = shortcutItem.Arguments;
+			ViewModel.ShowWindowCommand = shortcutItem.ShowWindowCommand;
 			ViewModel.ShortcutItemArgumentsVisibility = Item.IsLinkItem || shortcutItem.IsSymLink ? false : true;
 
 			if (isApplication)
@@ -293,11 +294,12 @@ private async void ViewModel_PropertyChanged(object sender, System.ComponentMode
 				case nameof(ViewModel.RunAsAdmin):
 				case nameof(ViewModel.ShortcutItemPath):
 				case nameof(ViewModel.ShortcutItemWorkingDir):
+				case nameof(ViewModel.ShowWindowCommand):
 				case nameof(ViewModel.ShortcutItemArguments):
 					if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(ViewModel.ShortcutItemPath))
 						return;
 
-					await FileOperationsHelpers.CreateOrUpdateLinkAsync(Item.ItemPath, ViewModel.ShortcutItemPath, ViewModel.ShortcutItemArguments, ViewModel.ShortcutItemWorkingDir, ViewModel.RunAsAdmin);
+					await FileOperationsHelpers.CreateOrUpdateLinkAsync(Item.ItemPath, ViewModel.ShortcutItemPath, ViewModel.ShortcutItemArguments, ViewModel.ShortcutItemWorkingDir, ViewModel.RunAsAdmin, ViewModel.ShowWindowCommand);
 
 					break;
 			}

src/Files.App/ViewModels/Properties/Items/FolderProperties.cs

@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ public override void GetBaseProperties()
 					ViewModel.ShortcutItemPath = shortcutItem.TargetPath;
 					ViewModel.IsShortcutItemPathReadOnly = false;
 					ViewModel.ShortcutItemWorkingDir = shortcutItem.WorkingDirectory;
+					ViewModel.ShowWindowCommand = shortcutItem.ShowWindowCommand;
 					ViewModel.ShortcutItemWorkingDirVisibility = false;
 					ViewModel.ShortcutItemArguments = shortcutItem.Arguments;
 					ViewModel.ShortcutItemArgumentsVisibility = false;
@@ -202,7 +203,7 @@ private async void ViewModel_PropertyChanged(object sender, System.ComponentMode
 		{
 			switch (e.PropertyName)
 			{
-				case "IsHidden":
+				case nameof(ViewModel.IsHidden):
 					if (ViewModel.IsHidden is not null)
 					{
 						if ((bool)ViewModel.IsHidden)
@@ -212,19 +213,20 @@ private async void ViewModel_PropertyChanged(object sender, System.ComponentMode
 					}
 					break;
 
-				case "IsContentCompressed":
+				case nameof(ViewModel.IsContentCompressed):
 					Win32Helper.SetCompressionAttributeIoctl(Item.ItemPath, ViewModel.IsContentCompressed ?? false);
 					break;
 
-				case "ShortcutItemPath":
-				case "ShortcutItemWorkingDir":
-				case "ShortcutItemArguments":
+				case nameof(ViewModel.ShortcutItemPath):
+				case nameof(ViewModel.ShortcutItemWorkingDir):
+				case nameof(ViewModel.ShowWindowCommand):
+				case nameof(ViewModel.ShortcutItemArguments):
 					var tmpItem = (ShortcutItem)Item;
 
 					if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(ViewModel.ShortcutItemPath))
 						return;
 
-					await FileOperationsHelpers.CreateOrUpdateLinkAsync(Item.ItemPath, ViewModel.ShortcutItemPath, ViewModel.ShortcutItemArguments, ViewModel.ShortcutItemWorkingDir, tmpItem.RunAsAdmin);
+					await FileOperationsHelpers.CreateOrUpdateLinkAsync(Item.ItemPath, ViewModel.ShortcutItemPath, ViewModel.ShortcutItemArguments, ViewModel.ShortcutItemWorkingDir, tmpItem.RunAsAdmin, ViewModel.ShowWindowCommand);
 					break;
 			}
 		}

src/Files.App/Views/Properties/ShortcutPage.xaml

@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@
 					Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.ShortcutItemWorkingDirEditedValue, Mode=TwoWay}" />
 			</Grid>
 
+			<settingsuc:SettingsBlockControl Title="{helpers:ResourceString Name=StartWindow}" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch">
+				<ComboBox ItemsSource="{x:Bind ViewModel.ShowWindowCommandTypes.Values, Mode=OneWay}" SelectedItem="{x:Bind ViewModel.SelectedShowWindowCommand, Mode=TwoWay}" />
+			</settingsuc:SettingsBlockControl>
+
 			<settingsuc:SettingsBlockControl
 				x:Name="RunAsAdminCheckbox"
 				Title="{helpers:ResourceString Name=RunAsAdministrator}"