using Microsoft.Win32; using System; using System.Windows.Forms; //code based off https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35626050/registering-custom-url-handler-in-c-sharp-on-windows-8 namespace NovetusFuncs { public class URIReg { private static string _Protocol = ""; private static string _ProtocolHandler = ""; private static readonly string _launch = string.Format( "{0}{1}{0} {0}%1{0}", (char)34, Application.ExecutablePath); private static readonly Version _win8Version = new Version(6, 2, 9200, 0); private static readonly bool _isWin8 = Environment.OSVersion.Platform == PlatformID.Win32NT && Environment.OSVersion.Version >= _win8Version; public URIReg(string protocol, string protocolhandle) { _Protocol = protocol; _ProtocolHandler = protocolhandle; } public void Register() { if (_isWin8) RegisterWin8(); else RegisterWin7(); } private static void RegisterWin7() { var regKey = Registry.ClassesRoot.CreateSubKey(_Protocol); regKey.CreateSubKey("DefaultIcon") .SetValue(null, string.Format("{0}{1},1{0}", (char)34, Application.ExecutablePath)); regKey.SetValue(null, "URL:" + _Protocol + " Protocol"); regKey.SetValue("URL Protocol", ""); regKey = regKey.CreateSubKey(@"shell\open\command"); regKey.SetValue(null, _launch); } private static void RegisterWin8() { RegisterWin7(); var regKey = Registry.LocalMachine.CreateSubKey(@"SOFTWARE\Classes") .CreateSubKey(_ProtocolHandler); regKey.SetValue(null, _Protocol); regKey.CreateSubKey("DefaultIcon") .SetValue(null, string.Format("{0}{1},1{0}", (char)34, Application.ExecutablePath)); regKey.CreateSubKey(@"shell\open\command").SetValue(null, _launch); Registry.LocalMachine.CreateSubKey(string.Format( @"SOFTWARE\{0}\{1}\Capabilities\ApplicationDescription\URLAssociations", Application.CompanyName, Application.ProductName)) .SetValue(_Protocol, _ProtocolHandler); Registry.LocalMachine.CreateSubKey(@"SOFTWARE\RegisteredApplications") .SetValue(Application.ProductName, string.Format( @"SOFTWARE\{0}\Capabilities", Application.ProductName)); } public void Unregister() { if (!_isWin8) { Registry.ClassesRoot.DeleteSubKeyTree(_Protocol, false); return; } // extra work required. Registry.LocalMachine.CreateSubKey(@"SOFTWARE\Classes") .DeleteSubKeyTree(_ProtocolHandler, false); Registry.LocalMachine.DeleteSubKeyTree(string.Format(@"SOFTWARE\{0}\{1}", Application.CompanyName, Application.ProductName)); Registry.LocalMachine.CreateSubKey(@"SOFTWARE\RegisteredApplications") .DeleteValue(Application.ProductName); } } }