desktop9:FileExplorerClassicContextMenuHandler

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10/30/2023

Registers a legacy IContextMenu implementation of a context menu handler shell extension for a packaged desktop app.

Element hierarchy

<desktop9:Extension>

<desktop9:FileExplorerClassicContextMenuHandler>

Syntax

<desktop9:FileExplorerClassicContextMenuHandler>

    desktop9:ExtensionHandler{0,1000}

</desktop9:FileExplorerClassicContextMenuHandler>

Key

{} A specific range of occurrences

Attributes and elements

Attributes

None.

Child elements

Child element	Description
desktop9:ExtensionHandler	Specifies a handler for a legacy IContextMenu implementation.

Parent elements

Parent element	Description
desktop9:Extenson	Declares an extensibility point for the app.

Remarks

Packaged desktop apps that use the legacy IContextMenu COM interface to implement a context menu shell extension should include this element in their package manifest file. For more information, see Support legacy context menus for packaged apps.

The AppXManifest file must have the dependency MaxTested set to at least version 10.0.21300.0. Support for OS builds starting with the minimum version of 10.0.21300.0.

Examples

The following example shows the usage of the FileExplorerClassicDragDropContextMenuHandler element within a package manifest file to register a context menu shell extension.

<desktop9:Extension Category="windows.fileExplorerClassicContextMenuHandler">
    <desktop9:FileExplorerClassicContextMenuHandler>
        <desktop9:ExtensionHandler Type="*" Clsid="<GUID-for-the-com-server>" />
        <desktop9:ExtensionHandler Type=".txt" Clsid="<GUID-for-the-com-server>" />
        <desktop9:ExtensionHandler Type="Directory" Clsid="<GUID-for-the-com-server>" />
    </desktop9:FileExplorerClassicContextMenuHandler>
</desktop9:Extension>

This example assumes you have added the desktop9 xml namespace to your manifest file using the following syntax.

<xmlns:desktop9="http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/desktop/windows10/9">

Requirements

Item	Value
Namespace	`http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/desktop/windows10/9`
Minimum OS Version	Windows 11 version 21H2 (Build 22159)

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