Update: Add library for Desktop Toast notifications

Based on sample code in: https://github.com/WindowsNotifications/desktop-toasts More info: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/design/shell/tiles-and-notifications/send-local-toast-desktop-cpp-wrl
2026-04-11 17:37:22 +10:00 · 2020-09-09 19:31:33 +02:00
parent afaf16620a
commit 225d0ba8f9
9 changed files with 822 additions and 0 deletions
--- a/Src/OpenShell.sln
+++ b/Src/OpenShell.sln
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ EndProject
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "ClassicIEDLL", "ClassicIE\ClassicIEDLL\ClassicIEDLL.vcxproj", "{BC0E6E7C-08C1-4F12-A754-4608E5A22FA8}"
 EndProject
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "Update", "Update\Update.vcxproj", "{171B46B0-6083-4D9E-BD33-946EA3BD76FA}"
+	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
+		{D94BD2A6-1872-4F01-B911-F406603AA2E1} = {D94BD2A6-1872-4F01-B911-F406603AA2E1}
+	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "Win7Aero7", "Skins\Win7Aero7\Win7Aero7.vcxproj", "{A2CCDE9F-17CE-461E-8BD9-00261B8855A6}"
 EndProject
@@ -63,6 +66,8 @@ Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "Metro", "Skins\Metro\Metro.
 EndProject
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "Metallic7", "Skins\Metallic7\Metallic7.vcxproj", "{CA5BFC96-428D-42F5-9F7D-CDDE048A357C}"
 EndProject
+Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "DesktopToasts", "Update\DesktopToasts\DesktopToasts.vcxproj", "{D94BD2A6-1872-4F01-B911-F406603AA2E1}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Win32 = Debug|Win32
@@ -374,6 +379,15 @@ Global
 		{CA5BFC96-428D-42F5-9F7D-CDDE048A357C}.Setup|Win32.ActiveCfg = Resource|Win32
 		{CA5BFC96-428D-42F5-9F7D-CDDE048A357C}.Setup|Win32.Build.0 = Resource|Win32
 		{CA5BFC96-428D-42F5-9F7D-CDDE048A357C}.Setup|x64.ActiveCfg = Resource|Win32
+		{D94BD2A6-1872-4F01-B911-F406603AA2E1}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
+		{D94BD2A6-1872-4F01-B911-F406603AA2E1}.Debug|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
+		{D94BD2A6-1872-4F01-B911-F406603AA2E1}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
+		{D94BD2A6-1872-4F01-B911-F406603AA2E1}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
+		{D94BD2A6-1872-4F01-B911-F406603AA2E1}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+		{D94BD2A6-1872-4F01-B911-F406603AA2E1}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
+		{D94BD2A6-1872-4F01-B911-F406603AA2E1}.Setup|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
+		{D94BD2A6-1872-4F01-B911-F406603AA2E1}.Setup|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+		{D94BD2A6-1872-4F01-B911-F406603AA2E1}.Setup|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
--- a/Src/Update/DesktopToasts/DesktopNotificationManagerCompat.cpp
+++ b/Src/Update/DesktopToasts/DesktopNotificationManagerCompat.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,291 @@
+// ******************************************************************
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+// This code is licensed under the MIT License (MIT).
+// THE CODE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
+// INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
+// IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
+// DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
+// TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH
+// THE CODE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE CODE.
+// ******************************************************************
+
+#include "DesktopNotificationManagerCompat.h"
+#include <appmodel.h>
+#include <wrl\wrappers\corewrappers.h>
+
+#define RETURN_IF_FAILED(hr) do { HRESULT _hrTemp = hr; if (FAILED(_hrTemp)) { return _hrTemp; } } while (false)
+
+using namespace ABI::Windows::Data::Xml::Dom;
+using namespace Microsoft::WRL;
+using namespace Microsoft::WRL::Wrappers;
+
+namespace DesktopNotificationManagerCompat
+{
+    HRESULT RegisterComServer(GUID clsid, const wchar_t exePath[]);
+    HRESULT EnsureRegistered();
+    bool IsRunningAsUwp();
+
+    bool s_registeredAumidAndComServer = false;
+    std::wstring s_aumid;
+    bool s_registeredActivator = false;
+    bool s_hasCheckedIsRunningAsUwp = false;
+    bool s_isRunningAsUwp = false;
+
+    HRESULT RegisterAumidAndComServer(const wchar_t *aumid, GUID clsid)
+    {
+/*
+        // If running as Desktop Bridge
+        if (IsRunningAsUwp())
+        {
+            // Clear the AUMID since Desktop Bridge doesn't use it, and then we're done.
+            // Desktop Bridge apps are registered with platform through their manifest.
+            // Their LocalServer32 key is also registered through their manifest.
+            s_aumid = L"";
+            s_registeredAumidAndComServer = true;
+            return S_OK;
+        }
+*/
+        // Copy the aumid
+        s_aumid = std::wstring(aumid);
+/*
+        // Get the EXE path
+        wchar_t exePath[MAX_PATH];
+        DWORD charWritten = ::GetModuleFileName(nullptr, exePath, ARRAYSIZE(exePath));
+        RETURN_IF_FAILED(charWritten > 0 ? S_OK : HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(::GetLastError()));
+
+        // Register the COM server
+        RETURN_IF_FAILED(RegisterComServer(clsid, exePath));
+*/
+        s_registeredAumidAndComServer = true;
+        return S_OK;
+    }
+
+    HRESULT RegisterActivator()
+    {
+        // Module<OutOfProc> needs a callback registered before it can be used.
+        // Since we don't care about when it shuts down, we'll pass an empty lambda here.
+        Module<OutOfProc>::Create([] {});
+
+        // If a local server process only hosts the COM object then COM expects
+        // the COM server host to shutdown when the references drop to zero.
+        // Since the user might still be using the program after activating the notification,
+        // we don't want to shutdown immediately.  Incrementing the object count tells COM that
+        // we aren't done yet.
+        Module<OutOfProc>::GetModule().IncrementObjectCount();
+
+        RETURN_IF_FAILED(Module<OutOfProc>::GetModule().RegisterObjects());
+
+        s_registeredActivator = true;
+        return S_OK;
+    }
+
+    HRESULT RegisterComServer(GUID clsid, const wchar_t exePath[])
+    {
+        // Turn the GUID into a string
+        OLECHAR* clsidOlechar;
+        StringFromCLSID(clsid, &clsidOlechar);
+        std::wstring clsidStr(clsidOlechar);
+        ::CoTaskMemFree(clsidOlechar);
+
+        // Create the subkey
+        // Something like SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{23A5B06E-20BB-4E7E-A0AC-6982ED6A6041}\LocalServer32
+        std::wstring subKey = LR"(SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\)" + clsidStr + LR"(\LocalServer32)";
+
+        // Include -ToastActivated launch args on the exe
+        std::wstring exePathStr(exePath);
+        exePathStr = L"\"" + exePathStr + L"\" " + TOAST_ACTIVATED_LAUNCH_ARG;
+
+        // We don't need to worry about overflow here as ::GetModuleFileName won't
+        // return anything bigger than the max file system path (much fewer than max of DWORD).
+        DWORD dataSize = static_cast<DWORD>((exePathStr.length() + 1) * sizeof(WCHAR));
+
+        // Register the EXE for the COM server
+        return HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(::RegSetKeyValue(
+            HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
+            subKey.c_str(),
+            nullptr,
+            REG_SZ,
+            reinterpret_cast<const BYTE*>(exePathStr.c_str()),
+            dataSize));
+    }
+
+    HRESULT CreateToastNotifier(IToastNotifier **notifier)
+    {
+        RETURN_IF_FAILED(EnsureRegistered());
+
+        ComPtr<IToastNotificationManagerStatics> toastStatics;
+        RETURN_IF_FAILED(Windows::Foundation::GetActivationFactory(
+            HStringReference(RuntimeClass_Windows_UI_Notifications_ToastNotificationManager).Get(),
+            &toastStatics));
+
+        if (s_aumid.empty())
+        {
+            return toastStatics->CreateToastNotifier(notifier);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            return toastStatics->CreateToastNotifierWithId(HStringReference(s_aumid.c_str()).Get(), notifier);
+        }
+    }
+
+    HRESULT CreateXmlDocumentFromString(const wchar_t *xmlString, IXmlDocument **doc)
+    {
+        ComPtr<IXmlDocument> answer;
+        RETURN_IF_FAILED(Windows::Foundation::ActivateInstance(HStringReference(RuntimeClass_Windows_Data_Xml_Dom_XmlDocument).Get(), &answer));
+
+        ComPtr<IXmlDocumentIO> docIO;
+        RETURN_IF_FAILED(answer.As(&docIO));
+
+        // Load the XML string
+        RETURN_IF_FAILED(docIO->LoadXml(HStringReference(xmlString).Get()));
+
+        return answer.CopyTo(doc);
+    }
+
+    HRESULT CreateToastNotification(IXmlDocument *content, IToastNotification **notification)
+    {
+        ComPtr<IToastNotificationFactory> factory;
+        RETURN_IF_FAILED(Windows::Foundation::GetActivationFactory(
+            HStringReference(RuntimeClass_Windows_UI_Notifications_ToastNotification).Get(),
+            &factory));
+
+        return factory->CreateToastNotification(content, notification);
+    }
+
+    HRESULT get_History(std::unique_ptr<DesktopNotificationHistoryCompat>* history)
+    {
+        RETURN_IF_FAILED(EnsureRegistered());
+
+        ComPtr<IToastNotificationManagerStatics> toastStatics;
+        RETURN_IF_FAILED(Windows::Foundation::GetActivationFactory(
+            HStringReference(RuntimeClass_Windows_UI_Notifications_ToastNotificationManager).Get(),
+            &toastStatics));
+
+        ComPtr<IToastNotificationManagerStatics2> toastStatics2;
+        RETURN_IF_FAILED(toastStatics.As(&toastStatics2));
+
+        ComPtr<IToastNotificationHistory> nativeHistory;
+        RETURN_IF_FAILED(toastStatics2->get_History(&nativeHistory));
+
+        *history = std::unique_ptr<DesktopNotificationHistoryCompat>(new DesktopNotificationHistoryCompat(s_aumid.c_str(), nativeHistory));
+        return S_OK;
+    }
+
+    bool CanUseHttpImages()
+    {
+        return IsRunningAsUwp();
+    }
+
+    HRESULT EnsureRegistered()
+    {
+        // If not registered AUMID yet
+        if (!s_registeredAumidAndComServer)
+        {
+            // Check if Desktop Bridge
+            if (IsRunningAsUwp())
+            {
+                // Implicitly registered, all good!
+                s_registeredAumidAndComServer = true;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // Otherwise, incorrect usage, must call RegisterAumidAndComServer first
+                return E_ILLEGAL_METHOD_CALL;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // If not registered activator yet
+        if (!s_registeredActivator)
+        {
+            // Incorrect usage, must call RegisterActivator first
+            return E_ILLEGAL_METHOD_CALL;
+        }
+
+        return S_OK;
+    }
+
+    bool IsRunningAsUwp()
+    {
+        if (!s_hasCheckedIsRunningAsUwp)
+        {
+            // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/39609643/determine-if-c-application-is-running-as-a-uwp-app-in-desktop-bridge-project
+            UINT32 length;
+            wchar_t packageFamilyName[PACKAGE_FAMILY_NAME_MAX_LENGTH + 1];
+            LONG result = GetPackageFamilyName(GetCurrentProcess(), &length, packageFamilyName);
+            s_isRunningAsUwp = result == ERROR_SUCCESS;
+            s_hasCheckedIsRunningAsUwp = true;
+        }
+
+        return s_isRunningAsUwp;
+    }
+}
+
+DesktopNotificationHistoryCompat::DesktopNotificationHistoryCompat(const wchar_t *aumid, ComPtr<IToastNotificationHistory> history)
+{
+    m_aumid = std::wstring(aumid);
+    m_history = history;
+}
+
+HRESULT DesktopNotificationHistoryCompat::Clear()
+{
+    if (m_aumid.empty())
+    {
+        return m_history->Clear();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return m_history->ClearWithId(HStringReference(m_aumid.c_str()).Get());
+    }
+}
+
+HRESULT DesktopNotificationHistoryCompat::GetHistory(ABI::Windows::Foundation::Collections::IVectorView<ToastNotification*> **toasts)
+{
+    ComPtr<IToastNotificationHistory2> history2;
+    RETURN_IF_FAILED(m_history.As(&history2));
+
+    if (m_aumid.empty())
+    {
+        return history2->GetHistory(toasts);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return history2->GetHistoryWithId(HStringReference(m_aumid.c_str()).Get(), toasts);
+    }
+}
+
+HRESULT DesktopNotificationHistoryCompat::Remove(const wchar_t *tag)
+{
+    if (m_aumid.empty())
+    {
+        return m_history->Remove(HStringReference(tag).Get());
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return m_history->RemoveGroupedTagWithId(HStringReference(tag).Get(), HStringReference(L"").Get(), HStringReference(m_aumid.c_str()).Get());
+    }
+}
+
+HRESULT DesktopNotificationHistoryCompat::RemoveGroupedTag(const wchar_t *tag, const wchar_t *group)
+{
+    if (m_aumid.empty())
+    {
+        return m_history->RemoveGroupedTag(HStringReference(tag).Get(), HStringReference(group).Get());
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return m_history->RemoveGroupedTagWithId(HStringReference(tag).Get(), HStringReference(group).Get(), HStringReference(m_aumid.c_str()).Get());
+    }
+}
+
+HRESULT DesktopNotificationHistoryCompat::RemoveGroup(const wchar_t *group)
+{
+    if (m_aumid.empty())
+    {
+        return m_history->RemoveGroup(HStringReference(group).Get());
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return m_history->RemoveGroupWithId(HStringReference(group).Get(), HStringReference(m_aumid.c_str()).Get());
+    }
+}
--- a/Src/Update/DesktopToasts/DesktopNotificationManagerCompat.h
+++ b/Src/Update/DesktopToasts/DesktopNotificationManagerCompat.h
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+// ******************************************************************
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+// This code is licensed under the MIT License (MIT).
+// THE CODE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
+// INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
+// IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
+// DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
+// TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH
+// THE CODE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE CODE.
+// ******************************************************************
+
+#pragma once
+#include <string>
+#include <memory>
+#include <Windows.h>
+#include <windows.ui.notifications.h>
+#include <wrl.h>
+#define TOAST_ACTIVATED_LAUNCH_ARG L"-ToastActivated"
+
+using namespace ABI::Windows::UI::Notifications;
+
+class DesktopNotificationHistoryCompat;
+
+namespace DesktopNotificationManagerCompat
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// If not running under the Desktop Bridge, you must call this method to register your AUMID with the Compat library and to
+    /// register your COM CLSID and EXE in LocalServer32 registry. Feel free to call this regardless, and we will no-op if running
+    /// under Desktop Bridge. Call this upon application startup, before calling any other APIs.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="aumid">An AUMID that uniquely identifies your application.</param>
+    /// <param name="clsid">The CLSID of your NotificationActivator class.</param>
+    HRESULT RegisterAumidAndComServer(const wchar_t *aumid, GUID clsid);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Registers your module to handle COM activations. Call this upon application startup.
+    /// </summary>
+    HRESULT RegisterActivator();
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Creates a toast notifier. You must have called RegisterActivator first (and also RegisterAumidAndComServer if you're a classic Win32 app), or this will throw an exception.
+    /// </summary>
+    HRESULT CreateToastNotifier(IToastNotifier** notifier);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Creates an XmlDocument initialized with the specified string. This is simply a convenience helper method.
+    /// </summary>
+    HRESULT CreateXmlDocumentFromString(const wchar_t *xmlString, ABI::Windows::Data::Xml::Dom::IXmlDocument** doc);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Creates a toast notification. This is simply a convenience helper method.
+    /// </summary>
+    HRESULT CreateToastNotification(ABI::Windows::Data::Xml::Dom::IXmlDocument* content, IToastNotification** notification);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the DesktopNotificationHistoryCompat object. You must have called RegisterActivator first (and also RegisterAumidAndComServer if you're a classic Win32 app), or this will throw an exception.
+    /// </summary>
+    HRESULT get_History(std::unique_ptr<DesktopNotificationHistoryCompat>* history);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets a boolean representing whether http images can be used within toasts. This is true if running under Desktop Bridge.
+    /// </summary>
+    bool CanUseHttpImages();
+}
+
+class DesktopNotificationHistoryCompat
+{
+public:
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Removes all notifications sent by this app from action center.
+    /// </summary>
+    HRESULT Clear();
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets all notifications sent by this app that are currently still in Action Center.
+    /// </summary>
+    HRESULT GetHistory(ABI::Windows::Foundation::Collections::IVectorView<ToastNotification*>** history);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Removes an individual toast, with the specified tag label, from action center.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="tag">The tag label of the toast notification to be removed.</param>
+    HRESULT Remove(const wchar_t *tag);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Removes a toast notification from the action using the notification's tag and group labels.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="tag">The tag label of the toast notification to be removed.</param>
+    /// <param name="group">The group label of the toast notification to be removed.</param>
+    HRESULT RemoveGroupedTag(const wchar_t *tag, const wchar_t *group);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Removes a group of toast notifications, identified by the specified group label, from action center.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="group">The group label of the toast notifications to be removed.</param>
+    HRESULT RemoveGroup(const wchar_t *group);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Do not call this. Instead, call DesktopNotificationManagerCompat.get_History() to obtain an instance.
+    /// </summary>
+    DesktopNotificationHistoryCompat(const wchar_t *aumid, Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr<IToastNotificationHistory> history);
+
+private:
+    std::wstring m_aumid;
+    Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr<IToastNotificationHistory> m_history = nullptr;
+};
--- a/Src/Update/DesktopToasts/DesktopToasts.def
+++ b/Src/Update/DesktopToasts/DesktopToasts.def
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+LIBRARY "DesktopToasts.dll"
+
+EXPORTS
+	Initialize
+	DisplaySimpleToast
--- a/Src/Update/DesktopToasts/DesktopToasts.h
+++ b/Src/Update/DesktopToasts/DesktopToasts.h
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#include <VersionHelpers.h>
+
+using DesktopToastActivateHandler = void(__cdecl*)(void* context, LPCWSTR invokedArgs);
+
+HRESULT Initialize(LPCWSTR appUserModelId, DesktopToastActivateHandler handler, void* handlerContext);
+HRESULT DisplaySimpleToast(LPCWSTR title, LPCWSTR text);
+
+class DesktopToasts
+{
+public:
+	explicit DesktopToasts(LPCWSTR appUserModelId)
+	{
+		if (::IsWindows10OrGreater())
+		{
+			auto m_lib = ::LoadLibrary(L"DesktopToasts.dll");
+			if (m_lib)
+			{
+				m_pInitialize = (decltype(m_pInitialize))::GetProcAddress(m_lib, "Initialize");
+				m_pDisplayToast = (decltype(m_pDisplayToast))::GetProcAddress(m_lib, "DisplaySimpleToast");
+
+				if (m_pInitialize && m_pDisplayToast)
+				{
+					if (m_pInitialize(appUserModelId, ToastActivate, this) == S_OK)
+						m_initialized = true;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	~DesktopToasts()
+	{
+		if (m_lib)
+			::FreeLibrary(m_lib);
+	}
+
+	explicit operator bool() const
+	{
+		return m_initialized;
+	}
+
+	HRESULT DisplaySimpleToast(LPCWSTR title, LPCWSTR text)
+	{
+		return m_pDisplayToast(title, text);
+	}
+
+private:
+	virtual void OnToastActivate(LPCWSTR invokedArgs) {}
+
+	static void __cdecl ToastActivate(void* context, LPCWSTR invokedArgs)
+	{
+		static_cast<DesktopToasts*>(context)->OnToastActivate(invokedArgs);
+	}
+
+	bool m_initialized = false;
+
+	HMODULE m_lib = nullptr;
+	decltype(&::Initialize) m_pInitialize = nullptr;
+	decltype(&::DisplaySimpleToast) m_pDisplayToast = nullptr;
+};
--- a/Src/Update/DesktopToasts/DesktopToasts.rc
+++ b/Src/Update/DesktopToasts/DesktopToasts.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+// Microsoft Visual C++ generated resource script.
+//
+
+#define APSTUDIO_READONLY_SYMBOLS
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// Generated from the TEXTINCLUDE 2 resource.
+//
+#include "winres.h"
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+#undef APSTUDIO_READONLY_SYMBOLS
+
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// English (U.S.) resources
+
+#if !defined(AFX_RESOURCE_DLL) || defined(AFX_TARG_ENU)
+#ifdef _WIN32
+LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_ENGLISH_US
+#pragma code_page(1252)
+#endif //_WIN32
+
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// Version
+//
+
+VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
+ FILEVERSION _PRODUCT_VERSION
+ PRODUCTVERSION _PRODUCT_VERSION
+ FILEFLAGSMASK 0x3fL
+#ifdef _DEBUG
+ FILEFLAGS 0x1L
+#else
+ FILEFLAGS 0x0L
+#endif
+ FILEOS 0x4L
+ FILETYPE 0x2L
+ FILESUBTYPE 0x0L
+BEGIN
+    BLOCK "StringFileInfo"
+    BEGIN
+        BLOCK "040904e4"
+        BEGIN
+            VALUE "CompanyName", "Open-Shell"
+            VALUE "FileDescription", "Desktop toast notifications support"
+            VALUE "FileVersion", _PRODUCT_VERSION_STR
+            VALUE "InternalName", "DesktopToasts.dll"
+            VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright (C) 2020, The Open-Shell Team"
+            VALUE "OriginalFilename", "DesktopToasts.dll"
+            VALUE "ProductName", "Open-Shell"
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", _PRODUCT_VERSION_STR
+        END
+    END
+    BLOCK "VarFileInfo"
+    BEGIN
+        VALUE "Translation", 0x409, 1252
+    END
+END
+
+#endif    // English (U.S.) resources
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
--- a/Src/Update/DesktopToasts/DesktopToasts.vcxproj
+++ b/Src/Update/DesktopToasts/DesktopToasts.vcxproj
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|Win32">
+      <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
+      <Platform>Win32</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Release|Win32">
+      <Configuration>Release</Configuration>
+      <Platform>Win32</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
+    <VCProjectVersion>16.0</VCProjectVersion>
+    <Keyword>Win32Proj</Keyword>
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--- a/Src/Update/DesktopToasts/dllmain.cpp
+++ b/Src/Update/DesktopToasts/dllmain.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+// dllmain.cpp : Defines the entry point for the DLL application.
+#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN             // Exclude rarely-used stuff from Windows headers
+#include <windows.h>
+#include <NotificationActivationCallback.h>
+#include <windows.ui.notifications.h>
+#include <wrl/wrappers/corewrappers.h>
+
+#include "DesktopToasts.h"
+#include "DesktopNotificationManagerCompat.h"
+
+#define RETURN_IF_FAILED(hr) do { HRESULT _hrTemp = hr; if (FAILED(_hrTemp)) { return _hrTemp; } } while (false)
+
+using namespace ABI::Windows::Data::Xml::Dom;
+using namespace ABI::Windows::UI::Notifications;
+using namespace Microsoft::WRL;
+using namespace Microsoft::WRL::Wrappers;
+
+DesktopToastActivateHandler g_handler = nullptr;
+void* g_handlerContext = nullptr;
+
+class DECLSPEC_UUID("E407B70A-1FBD-4D5E-8822-231C69102472") NotificationActivator WrlSealed WrlFinal
+	: public RuntimeClass<RuntimeClassFlags<ClassicCom>, INotificationActivationCallback>
+{
+public:
+   virtual HRESULT STDMETHODCALLTYPE Activate(
+	   _In_ LPCWSTR appUserModelId,
+	   _In_ LPCWSTR invokedArgs,
+	   _In_reads_(dataCount) const NOTIFICATION_USER_INPUT_DATA * data,
+	   ULONG dataCount) override
+   {
+	   if (g_handler)
+		   g_handler(g_handlerContext, invokedArgs);
+
+	   return S_OK;
+   }
+};
+
+// Flag class as COM creatable
+CoCreatableClass(NotificationActivator);
+
+HRESULT Initialize(LPCWSTR appUserModelId, DesktopToastActivateHandler handler, void* handlerContext)
+{
+	RETURN_IF_FAILED(DesktopNotificationManagerCompat::RegisterAumidAndComServer(appUserModelId, __uuidof(NotificationActivator)));
+	RETURN_IF_FAILED(DesktopNotificationManagerCompat::RegisterActivator());
+	g_handler = handler;
+	g_handlerContext = handlerContext;
+
+	return S_OK;
+}
+
+HRESULT SetNodeValueString(HSTRING inputString, IXmlNode* node, IXmlDocument* xml)
+{
+	ComPtr<IXmlText> inputText;
+	RETURN_IF_FAILED(xml->CreateTextNode(inputString, &inputText));
+
+	ComPtr<IXmlNode> inputTextNode;
+	RETURN_IF_FAILED(inputText.As(&inputTextNode));
+
+	ComPtr<IXmlNode> appendedChild;
+	return node->AppendChild(inputTextNode.Get(), &appendedChild);
+}
+
+_Use_decl_annotations_
+HRESULT SetTextValues(const PCWSTR* textValues, UINT32 textValuesCount, IXmlDocument* toastXml)
+{
+	ComPtr<IXmlNodeList> nodeList;
+	RETURN_IF_FAILED(toastXml->GetElementsByTagName(HStringReference(L"text").Get(), &nodeList));
+
+	UINT32 nodeListLength;
+	RETURN_IF_FAILED(nodeList->get_Length(&nodeListLength));
+
+	// If a template was chosen with fewer text elements, also change the amount of strings
+	// passed to this method.
+	RETURN_IF_FAILED(textValuesCount <= nodeListLength ? S_OK : E_INVALIDARG);
+
+	for (UINT32 i = 0; i < textValuesCount; i++)
+	{
+		ComPtr<IXmlNode> textNode;
+		RETURN_IF_FAILED(nodeList->Item(i, &textNode));
+
+		RETURN_IF_FAILED(SetNodeValueString(HStringReference(textValues[i]).Get(), textNode.Get(), toastXml));
+	}
+
+	return S_OK;
+}
+
+HRESULT DisplaySimpleToast(LPCWSTR title, LPCWSTR text)
+{
+	// Construct XML
+	ComPtr<IXmlDocument> doc;
+	HRESULT hr = DesktopNotificationManagerCompat::CreateXmlDocumentFromString(L"<toast><visual><binding template='ToastGeneric'><text></text><text></text></binding></visual></toast>", &doc);
+	if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
+	{
+		PCWSTR textValues[] = { title, text };
+		SetTextValues(textValues, ARRAYSIZE(textValues), doc.Get());
+
+		// Create the notifier
+		// Classic Win32 apps MUST use the compat method to create the notifier
+		ComPtr<IToastNotifier> notifier;
+		hr = DesktopNotificationManagerCompat::CreateToastNotifier(&notifier);
+		if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
+		{
+			// Create the notification itself (using helper method from compat library)
+			ComPtr<IToastNotification> toast;
+			hr = DesktopNotificationManagerCompat::CreateToastNotification(doc.Get(), &toast);
+			if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
+			{
+				// And show it!
+				hr = notifier->Show(toast.Get());
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return hr;
+}
+
+BOOL APIENTRY DllMain( HMODULE hModule,
+                       DWORD  ul_reason_for_call,
+                       LPVOID lpReserved
+                     )
+{
+    switch (ul_reason_for_call)
+    {
+    case DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH:
+    case DLL_THREAD_ATTACH:
+    case DLL_THREAD_DETACH:
+    case DLL_PROCESS_DETACH:
+        break;
+    }
+    return TRUE;
+}