#include <Windows.h>

#include <shlobj_core.h>

#pragma comment(lib,"Shell32.lib")

class ProcessReference : public IUnknown {

public:

    STDMETHODIMP QueryInterface(REFIID riid, void **ppv)

    {

        if (riid == IID_IUnknown) {

            *ppv = static_cast<IUnknown*>(this);

            AddRef();

            return S_OK;

        }

        *ppv = NULL; return E_NOINTERFACE;

    }

    STDMETHODIMP_(ULONG) AddRef()

    {

        return InterlockedIncrement(&m_cRef);

    }

    STDMETHODIMP_(ULONG) Release()

    {

        LONG lRef = InterlockedDecrement(&m_cRef);

        if (lRef == ) PostThreadMessage(m_dwThread, WM_NULL, , );

        return lRef;

    }

    ProcessReference()

        : m_cRef(), m_dwThread(GetCurrentThreadId())

    {

        SHSetInstanceExplorer(this);

    }

    ~ProcessReference()

    {

        SHSetInstanceExplorer(NULL);

        Release();

        MSG msg;

        while (m_cRef && GetMessage(&msg, NULL, , )) {

            TranslateMessage(&msg);

            DispatchMessage(&msg);

        }

    }

private:

    LONG m_cRef;

    DWORD m_dwThread;

};

int main()

{

    struct CoInit { HRESULT m_hr; CoInit() { m_hr = CoInitialize(); } ~CoInit() { if (SUCCEEDED(m_hr)) CoUninitialize(); } } coinit;

    ProcessReference ref;

    IShellItem*pSI;

    HRESULT hr = SHCreateItemInKnownFolder(FOLDERID_Windows, KF_FLAG_DEFAULT, L"Explorer.exe", IID_IShellItem, (void**)&pSI);

    if (hr) return hr;

    IContextMenu*pCM;

    hr = pSI->BindToHandler(NULL, BHID_SFUIObject, IID_IContextMenu, (void**)&pCM);

    pSI->Release();

    if (hr) return hr;

    SHELLEXECUTEINFO info = {  };

    info.cbSize = sizeof info;

    info.lpFile = "C:\\Users\\strives\\Desktop\\print.txt";

    info.nShow = SW_SHOW;

    info.fMask = SEE_MASK_INVOKEIDLIST;

    info.lpVerb = "properties";

    ShellExecuteEx(&info);

}