// Creating a JumpList entry takes around 55ms when the PowerShell process is interactive and
// owns the current window (otherwise it does a fast exit anyway). Since there is no 'GET' like API,
// we always have to execute this call because we do not know if it has been created yet.
// The JumpList does persist as long as the filepath of the executable does not change but there
// could be disruptions to it like e.g. the bi-annual Windows update, we decided to
// not over-optimize this and always create the JumpList as a non-blocking background STA thread instead.
internal static void CreateRunAsAdministratorJumpList()
{
// The STA apartment state is not supported on NanoServer and Windows IoT.
// Plus, there is not need to create jump list in those environment anyways.
if (!Platform.IsWindowsDesktop)
{
return;
}
// Some COM APIs are implicitly STA only, therefore the executing thread must run in STA.
var thread = new Thread(() =>
{
try
{
TaskbarJumpList.CreateElevatedEntry(ConsoleHostStrings.RunAsAdministrator);
}
catch (Exception exception)
{
// Due to COM threading complexity there might still be sporadic failures but they can be
// ignored as creating the JumpList is not critical and persists after its first creation.
Debug.Fail($"Creating 'Run as Administrator' JumpList failed. {exception}");
}
});
try
{
thread.SetApartmentState(ApartmentState.STA);
thread.Start();
}
catch (System.Threading.ThreadStartException)
{
// STA may not be supported on some platforms
}
}
// Creating a JumpList entry takes around 55ms when the PowerShell process is interactive and
// owns the current window (otherwise it does a fast exit anyway). Since there is no 'GET' like API,
// we always have to execute this call because we do not know if it has been created yet.
// The JumpList does persist as long as the filepath of the executable does not change but there
// could be disruptions to it like e.g. the bi-annual Windows update, we decided to
// not over-optimize this and always create the JumpList as a non-blocking background STA thread instead.
internal static void CreateRunAsAdministratorJumpList()
{
// Some COM APIs are implicitly STA only, therefore the executing thread must run in STA.
var thread = new Thread(() =>
{
try
{
TaskbarJumpList.CreateElevatedEntry(ConsoleHostStrings.RunAsAdministrator);
}
catch (Exception exception)
{
// Due to COM threading complexity there might still be sporadic failures but they can be
// ignored as creating the JumpList is not critical and persists after its first creation.
Debug.Fail($"Creating 'Run as Administrator' JumpList failed. {exception}");
}
});
thread.SetApartmentState(ApartmentState.STA);
thread.Start();
}