This doesn't work under Windows PE
If IExplorerBrowser doesn't work on PE, maybe you can test an interface like
INameSpaceTreeControl
which creates a TreeView with the Shell Namespace, like Explorer.
I tested on Windows 10 but I don't know for Windows PE...
A simple test with 1 "NameSpaceTreeControl" control only inside a Form =>
Public Class Form1
Public Enum HRESULT As Integer
S_OK = 0
S_FALSE = 1
E_NOINTERFACE = &H80004002
E_NOTIMPL = &H80004001
E_FAIL = &H80004005
End Enum
<StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)>
Public Structure RECT
Public Left As Integer
Public Top As Integer
Public Right As Integer
Public Bottom As Integer
End Structure
Public Enum NSTCSTYLE As Integer
NSTCS_HASEXPANDOS = &H1
NSTCS_HASLINES = &H2
NSTCS_SINGLECLICKEXPAND = &H4
NSTCS_FULLROWSELECT = &H8
NSTCS_SPRINGEXPAND = &H10
NSTCS_HORIZONTALSCROLL = &H20
NSTCS_ROOTHASEXPANDO = &H40
NSTCS_SHOWSELECTIONALWAYS = &H80
NSTCS_NOINFOTIP = &H200
NSTCS_EVENHEIGHT = &H400
NSTCS_NOREPLACEOPEN = &H800
NSTCS_DISABLEDRAGDROP = &H1000
NSTCS_NOORDERSTREAM = &H2000
NSTCS_RICHTOOLTIP = &H4000
NSTCS_BORDER = &H8000
NSTCS_NOEDITLABELS = &H10000
NSTCS_TABSTOP = &H20000
NSTCS_FAVORITESMODE = &H80000
NSTCS_AUTOHSCROLL = &H100000
NSTCS_FADEINOUTEXPANDOS = &H200000
NSTCS_EMPTYTEXT = &H400000
NSTCS_CHECKBOXES = &H800000
NSTCS_PARTIALCHECKBOXES = &H1000000
NSTCS_EXCLUSIONCHECKBOXES = &H2000000
NSTCS_DIMMEDCHECKBOXES = &H4000000
NSTCS_NOINDENTCHECKS = &H8000000
NSTCS_ALLOWJUNCTIONS = &H10000000
NSTCS_SHOWTABSBUTTON = &H20000000
NSTCS_SHOWDELETEBUTTON = &H40000000
NSTCS_SHOWREFRESHBUTTON = &H80000000
End Enum
Public Enum SHCONTF As Integer
SHCONTF_CHECKING_FOR_CHILDREN = &H10
SHCONTF_FOLDERS = &H20
SHCONTF_NONFOLDERS = &H40
SHCONTF_INCLUDEHIDDEN = &H80
SHCONTF_INIT_ON_FIRST_NEXT = &H100
SHCONTF_NETPRINTERSRCH = &H200
SHCONTF_SHAREABLE = &H400
SHCONTF_STORAGE = &H800
SHCONTF_NAVIGATION_ENUM = &H1000
SHCONTF_FASTITEMS = &H2000
SHCONTF_FLATLIST = &H4000
SHCONTF_ENABLE_ASYNC = &H8000
SHCONTF_INCLUDESUPERHIDDEN = &H10000
End Enum
Public Enum NSTCROOTSTYLE As Integer
NSTCRS_VISIBLE = 0
NSTCRS_HIDDEN = &H1
NSTCRS_EXPANDED = &H2
End Enum
Public Enum NSTCITEMSTATE As Integer
NSTCIS_NONE = 0
NSTCIS_SELECTED = &H1
NSTCIS_EXPANDED = &H2
NSTCIS_BOLD = &H4
NSTCIS_DISABLED = &H8
NSTCIS_SELECTEDNOEXPAND = &H10
End Enum
Public Enum NSTCGNI As Integer
NSTCGNI_NEXT = 0
NSTCGNI_NEXTVISIBLE = 1
NSTCGNI_PREV = 2
NSTCGNI_PREVVISIBLE = 3
NSTCGNI_PARENT = 4
NSTCGNI_CHILD = 5
NSTCGNI_FIRSTVISIBLE = 6
NSTCGNI_LASTVISIBLE = 7
End Enum
<ComImport>
<Guid("028212A3-B627-47e9-8856-C14265554E4F")>
<InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)>
Public Interface INameSpaceTreeControl
Function Initialize(hwndParent As IntPtr, ByRef prc As RECT, nsctsFlags As NSTCSTYLE) As HRESULT
Function TreeAdvise(punk As IntPtr, ByVal pdwCookie As Integer) As HRESULT
Function TreeUnadvise(pdwCookie As Integer) As HRESULT
Function AppendRoot(psiRoot As IntPtr, grfEnumFlags As SHCONTF, grfRootStyle As NSTCROOTSTYLE, pif As IntPtr) As HRESULT
Function InsertRoot(iIndex As Integer, psiRoot As IntPtr, grfEnumFlags As SHCONTF, grfRootStyle As NSTCROOTSTYLE, pif As IntPtr) As HRESULT
Function RemoveRoot(psiRoot As IntPtr) As HRESULT
Function RemoveAllRoots() As HRESULT
Function GetRootItems(ByVal ppsiaRootItems As IntPtr) As HRESULT
Function SetItemState(psi As IntPtr, nstcisMask As NSTCITEMSTATE, nstcisFlags As NSTCITEMSTATE) As HRESULT
Function GetItemState(psi As IntPtr, nstcisMask As NSTCITEMSTATE, ByVal pnstcisFlags As NSTCITEMSTATE) As HRESULT
Function GetSelectedItems(ByVal psiaItems As IntPtr) As HRESULT
Function GetItemCustomState(psi As IntPtr, ByVal piStateNumber As Integer) As HRESULT
Function SetItemCustomState(psi As IntPtr, iStateNumber As Integer) As HRESULT
Function EnsureItemVisible(psi As IntPtr) As HRESULT
Function SetTheme(pszTheme As String) As HRESULT
Function GetNextItem(psi As IntPtr, nstcgi As NSTCGNI, ByVal ppsiNext As IntPtr) As HRESULT
Function HitTest(ppt As Point, nstcgi As NSTCGNI, ByVal ppsiOut As IntPtr) As HRESULT
Function GetItemRect(psi As IntPtr, ByRef prect As RECT) As HRESULT
Function CollapseAll() As HRESULT
End Interface
Public CSIDL_DESKTOP As Integer = 0
<DllImport("Shell32.dll", CharSet:=CharSet.Auto, SetLastError:=True)>
Public Shared Function SHGetFolderLocation(ByVal hwndOwner As IntPtr, ByVal nFolder As Integer, ByVal hToken As IntPtr, ByVal dwReserved As UInteger, <Out> ByRef ppidl As IntPtr) As HRESULT
End Function
<DllImport("Shell32.dll", CharSet:=CharSet.Auto, SetLastError:=True)>
Public Shared Function SHCreateItemFromIDList(ByVal pidl As IntPtr, <[In], MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStruct)> ByVal riid As Guid, <Out> ByRef ppv As IntPtr) As HRESULT
End Function
<DllImport("User32.dll", CharSet:=CharSet.Auto, SetLastError:=True)>
Public Shared Function MoveWindow(hWnd As IntPtr, X As Integer, Y As Integer, nWidth As Integer, nHeight As Integer, bRepaint As Boolean) As Boolean
End Function
<DllImport("User32.dll", CharSet:=CharSet.Auto, SetLastError:=True)>
Public Shared Function FindWindowEx(ByVal hWndParent As IntPtr, ByVal hWndChildAfter As IntPtr, ByVal lpszClass As String, ByVal lpszWindow As String) As IntPtr
End Function
<DllImport("Ole32.dll", CharSet:=CharSet.Auto, SetLastError:=True)>
Public Shared Function OleInitialize(pvReserved As IntPtr) As HRESULT
End Function
Dim pNameSpaceTreeControl As INameSpaceTreeControl
Private Sub Form1_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
OleInitialize(IntPtr.Zero)
Dim CLSID_NamespaceTreeControl As New Guid("AE054212-3535-4430-83ED-D501AA6680E6")
Dim NameSpaceTreeControlType As Type = Type.GetTypeFromCLSID(CLSID_NamespaceTreeControl, True)
Dim NameSpaceTreeControl As Object = Activator.CreateInstance(NameSpaceTreeControlType)
pNameSpaceTreeControl = DirectCast(NameSpaceTreeControl, INameSpaceTreeControl)
Dim hr As HRESULT = pNameSpaceTreeControl.Initialize(Me.Handle, Nothing, NSTCSTYLE.NSTCS_RICHTOOLTIP Or NSTCSTYLE.NSTCS_FAVORITESMODE Or NSTCSTYLE.NSTCS_FULLROWSELECT Or NSTCSTYLE.NSTCS_NOREPLACEOPEN Or NSTCSTYLE.NSTCS_AUTOHSCROLL Or NSTCSTYLE.NSTCS_HASEXPANDOS Or NSTCSTYLE.NSTCS_HASLINES)
If (hr = HRESULT.S_OK) Then
Dim pidl As IntPtr = IntPtr.Zero
hr = SHGetFolderLocation(IntPtr.Zero, CSIDL_DESKTOP, IntPtr.Zero, 0, pidl)
If (hr = HRESULT.S_OK) Then
Dim psi As IntPtr = IntPtr.Zero
Dim GUID_IShellItem As New Guid("43826d1e-e718-42ee-bc55-a1e261c37bfe")
hr = SHCreateItemFromIDList(pidl, GUID_IShellItem, psi)
If (hr = HRESULT.S_OK) Then
hr = pNameSpaceTreeControl.AppendRoot(psi, SHCONTF.SHCONTF_FOLDERS Or SHCONTF.SHCONTF_NONFOLDERS, NSTCROOTSTYLE.NSTCRS_EXPANDED, IntPtr.Zero)
End If
End If
End If
Me.ClientSize = New Size(800, 600)
CenterToScreen()
End Sub
Private Sub Form1_Resize(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Me.Resize
Dim hWndTree As IntPtr = FindWindowEx(Me.Handle, IntPtr.Zero, "NameSpaceTreeControl", Nothing)
MoveWindow(hWndTree, 0, 0, Me.ClientSize.Width, Me.ClientSize.Height, True)
End Sub
End Class
Windows File Explorer clone
