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Expand Up @@ -90,14 +90,12 @@ public async Task LoadPreviewAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
unsafe
{
// This runs the preview handler in a separate process (prevhost.exe)
// TODO: Figure out how to get it to run in a low integrity level
if (!HandlerFactories.TryGetValue(clsid, out var factory))
{
var hr = PInvoke_FilePreviewer.CoGetClassObject(clsid, CLSCTX.CLSCTX_LOCAL_SERVER, null, typeof(IClassFactory).GUID, out object pFactory);
Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHR(hr);

// Storing the factory in memory helps makes the handlers load faster
// TODO: Maybe free them after some inactivity or when Peek quits?
factory = (IClassFactory)pFactory;
factory.LockServer(true);
HandlerFactories.AddOrUpdate(clsid, factory, (_, _) => factory);
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -213,6 +211,20 @@ public static bool IsItemSupported(IFileSystemItem item)
return !string.IsNullOrEmpty(GetPreviewHandlerGuid(item.Extension));
}

public static void ReleaseHandlerFactories()
{
foreach (var factory in HandlerFactories.Values)
{
try
{
Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(factory);
}
catch
{
}
}
}

private static string? GetPreviewHandlerGuid(string fileExt)
{
const string PreviewHandlerKeyPath = "shellex\\{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}";
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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions src/modules/peek/Peek.UI/PeekXAML/App.xaml.cs
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Expand Up @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
using Peek.Common;
using Peek.FilePreviewer;
using Peek.FilePreviewer.Models;
using Peek.FilePreviewer.Previewers;
using Peek.UI.Native;
using Peek.UI.Telemetry.Events;
using Peek.UI.Views;
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ protected override void OnLaunched(LaunchActivatedEventArgs args)
NativeEventWaiter.WaitForEventLoop(Constants.ShowPeekEvent(), OnPeekHotkey);
NativeEventWaiter.WaitForEventLoop(Constants.TerminatePeekEvent(), () =>
{
ShellPreviewHandlerPreviewer.ReleaseHandlerFactories();
EtwTrace?.Dispose();
Environment.Exit(0);
});
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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions src/modules/peek/Peek.UI/PeekXAML/MainWindow.xaml.cs
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Expand Up @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
using Peek.Common.Constants;
using Peek.Common.Extensions;
using Peek.FilePreviewer.Models;
using Peek.FilePreviewer.Previewers;
using Peek.UI.Extensions;
using Peek.UI.Helpers;
using Peek.UI.Telemetry.Events;
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -204,6 +205,8 @@ private void Uninitialize()
ViewModel.ScalingFactor = 1;

this.Content.KeyUp -= Content_KeyUp;

ShellPreviewHandlerPreviewer.ReleaseHandlerFactories();
}

/// <summary>
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16 changes: 11 additions & 5 deletions src/modules/peek/peek/dllmain.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -405,13 +405,19 @@ class Peek : public PowertoyModuleIface
{
ResetEvent(m_hInvokeEvent);
SetEvent(m_hTerminateEvent);
WaitForSingleObject(m_hProcess, 1500);
auto result = TerminateProcess(m_hProcess, 1);
if (result == 0)

HANDLE hProcess = OpenProcess(SYNCHRONIZE | PROCESS_TERMINATE, FALSE, m_processPid);
if (WaitForSingleObject(hProcess, 1500) == WAIT_TIMEOUT)
{
int error = GetLastError();
Logger::trace("Couldn't terminate the process. Last error: {}", error);
auto result = TerminateProcess(hProcess, 1);
if (result == 0)
{
int error = GetLastError();
Logger::trace("Couldn't terminate the process. Last error: {}", error);
}
}

CloseHandle(hProcess);
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m_hProcess should be closed too

CloseHandle(m_hProcess);
m_hProcess = 0;
m_processPid = 0;
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