Delete temporary artefacts during official build

They are needed only for signing.

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    runs-on: windows-2025-vs2026
+    runs-on: windows-2022
     outputs:
       new_version: ${{ steps.versioning.outputs.NEW_VERSION }}
     steps:
@@ -158,11 +158,14 @@ jobs:
       # `overwrite: true` doesn't work with `archive: false`, so we have to delete the original first
       # https://github.com/actions/upload-artifact/issues/769
       # https://github.com/actions/upload-artifact/issues/785
-      - name: Delete setup
+      - name: Delete temporary artifacts
         if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' # Only manual master builds
         uses: geekyeggo/delete-artifact@v6
         with:
-            name: OpenShellSetup*.exe
+          name: |
+            OpenShellSetup*.exe
+            Binaries
+            MSI
 
       - name: Upload setup (signed)
         if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' # Only manual master builds

Src/BUILDME.txt

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ for other languages.
 The final files (installers, archives) are saved to the Setup\Final folder.
 
 You need the following tools:
-Visual Studio 2026 (Community Edition is enough)
+Visual Studio 2022 (Community Edition is enough)
   - Desktop development with C++ workload
   - Windows 11 SDK (10.0.22621.0) for Desktop C++
   - Visual C++ ATL support

Src/ClassicExplorer/ClassicExplorer.vcxproj

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <UseOfAtl>Static</UseOfAtl>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
     <WholeProgramOptimization Condition="'$(Configuration)'!='Debug'">true</WholeProgramOptimization>

Src/ClassicExplorer/ClassicExplorerSettings/ClassicExplorerSettings.vcxproj

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <UseOfAtl>Static</UseOfAtl>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
     <WholeProgramOptimization Condition="'$(Configuration)'!='Debug'">true</WholeProgramOptimization>

Src/ClassicIE/ClassicIE.vcxproj

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <UseOfAtl>Static</UseOfAtl>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
     <WholeProgramOptimization Condition="'$(Configuration)'!='Debug'">true</WholeProgramOptimization>

Src/ClassicIE/ClassicIEDLL/ClassicIEDLL.vcxproj

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <UseOfAtl>Static</UseOfAtl>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
     <WholeProgramOptimization Condition="'$(Configuration)'!='Debug'">true</WholeProgramOptimization>

Src/Lib/Lib.vcxproj

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <UseOfAtl>Static</UseOfAtl>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
     <WholeProgramOptimization Condition="'$(Configuration)'!='Debug'">true</WholeProgramOptimization>

Src/OpenShell.sln

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
-# Visual Studio Version 18
+# Visual Studio Version 17
-VisualStudioVersion = 18.6.11806.211 stable
+VisualStudioVersion = 17.4.33205.214
 MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
 Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Skins", "Skins", "{409484D8-C0DB-4991-AF03-124128EDEF98}"
 EndProject

Src/Setup/BuildBinaries.bat

@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ md Output
 md Output\x64
 md Output\ARM64
 
-"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe" -latest -products * -requires Microsoft.Component.MSBuild -property installationName
-
 echo -- Compiling
 
 for /f "usebackq tokens=*" %%i in (`"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe" -latest -products * -requires Microsoft.Component.MSBuild -property installationPath`) do set MSBuildDir=%%i\MSBuild\Current\Bin\

Src/Setup/Setup.vcxproj

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
     <WholeProgramOptimization Condition="'$(Configuration)'!='Debug'">true</WholeProgramOptimization>
   </PropertyGroup>

Src/Setup/SetupHelper/SetupHelper.vcxproj

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
     <WholeProgramOptimization Condition="'$(Configuration)'!='Debug'">true</WholeProgramOptimization>
   </PropertyGroup>

Src/Setup/Utility/Utility.vcxproj

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <UseOfAtl>Static</UseOfAtl>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
     <WholeProgramOptimization Condition="'$(Configuration)'!='Debug'">true</WholeProgramOptimization>

Src/Setup/en-US/en-US.vcxproj

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />

Src/Skins/ClassicSkin/ClassicSkin.vcxproj

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />

Src/Skins/ClassicSkin7/ClassicSkin7.vcxproj

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />

Src/Skins/FullGlass/FullGlass.vcxproj

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />

Src/Skins/Immersive/Immersive.vcxproj

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />

Src/Skins/Immersive7/Immersive7.vcxproj

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />

Src/Skins/Metallic7/Metallic7.vcxproj

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />

Src/Skins/Metro/Metro.vcxproj

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />

Src/Skins/Metro7/Metro7.vcxproj

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />

Src/Skins/Midnight7/Midnight7.vcxproj

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />

Src/Skins/SmokedGlass/SmokedGlass.vcxproj

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />

Src/Skins/Win7Aero/Win7Aero.vcxproj

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />

Src/Skins/Win7Aero7/Win7Aero7.vcxproj

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />

Src/Skins/Win7Basic/Win7Basic.vcxproj

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />

Src/Skins/Win8/Win8.vcxproj

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />

Src/Skins/Win87/Win87.vcxproj

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />

Src/Skins/WinXP/WinXP.vcxproj

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />

Src/StartMenu/StartMenu.vcxproj

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <UseOfAtl>Static</UseOfAtl>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
     <WholeProgramOptimization Condition="'$(Configuration)'!='Debug'">true</WholeProgramOptimization>

Src/StartMenu/StartMenuDLL/MenuCommands.cpp

@@ -1433,6 +1433,19 @@ static HRESULT CreatePinLink( PCIDLIST_ABSOLUTE sourcePidl, const wchar_t *name,
 	return S_OK;
 }
 
+static CString GetContextMenuItemVerb(IContextMenu* pContextMenu, UINT_PTR uId)
+{
+	wchar_t verbW[256] = {};
+	if (SUCCEEDED(pContextMenu->GetCommandString(uId, GCS_VERBW, nullptr, reinterpret_cast<char*>(verbW), sizeof(verbW))))
+		return CString(verbW);
+
+	char verbA[256] = {};
+	if (SUCCEEDED(pContextMenu->GetCommandString(uId, GCS_VERBA, nullptr, verbA, sizeof(verbA))))
+		return CString(verbA);
+
+	return {};
+}
+
 // This function "activates" an item. The item can be activated in multiple ways:
 // ACTIVATE_SELECT - select the item, make sure it is visible
 // ACTIVATE_OPEN - if the item is a submenu, it is opened. otherwise the item is just selected (but all submenus are closed first)
@@ -3167,7 +3180,14 @@ void CMenuContainer::ActivateItem( int index, TActivateType type, const POINT *p
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				HRESULT hr=InvokeCommandSafe(pInvokeMenu,(LPCMINVOKECOMMANDINFO)&info);
+				HRESULT hr{};
+				auto verb = GetContextMenuItemVerb(pInvokeMenu, (UINT_PTR)info.lpVerbW);
+				// if the verb is "properties", we need to invoke it directly in this UI thread (as it needs to be called on thread that crated context menu object),
+				// otherwise we will invoke the command on separate STA thread to make sure it won't block UI thread
+				if (verb.CompareNoCase(L"properties") == 0)
+					hr = pInvokeMenu->InvokeCommand((LPCMINVOKECOMMANDINFO)&info);
+				else
+					hr = InvokeCommandSafe(pInvokeMenu, (LPCMINVOKECOMMANDINFO)&info);
 				LOG_MENU(LOG_EXECUTE,L"Invoke command, ptr=%p, res=%d",this,hr);
 				executeSuccess=SUCCEEDED(hr);
 			}

Src/StartMenu/StartMenuDLL/StartMenuDLL.vcxproj

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <UseOfAtl>Static</UseOfAtl>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
     <WholeProgramOptimization Condition="'$(Configuration)'!='Debug'">true</WholeProgramOptimization>

Src/StartMenu/StartMenuHelper/StartMenuHelper.vcxproj

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <UseOfAtl>Static</UseOfAtl>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
     <WholeProgramOptimization Condition="'$(Configuration)'!='Debug'">true</WholeProgramOptimization>

Src/Update/DesktopToasts/DesktopToasts.vcxproj

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
     <WholeProgramOptimization Condition="'$(Configuration)'!='Debug'">true</WholeProgramOptimization>
   </PropertyGroup>

Src/Update/Update.vcxproj

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <UseOfAtl>Static</UseOfAtl>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
     <WholeProgramOptimization Condition="'$(Configuration)'!='Debug'">true</WholeProgramOptimization>