Feature: Use File Explorer naming preferences when creating shortcuts

src/Files.App/Helpers/UI/UIFilesystemHelpers.cs

@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ public static async Task CreateShortcutAsync(IShellPage? associatedInstance, IRe
 
 			foreach (ListedItem selectedItem in selectedItems)
 			{
-				var fileName = string.Format("ShortcutCreateNewSuffix".GetLocalizedResource(), selectedItem.Name) + ".lnk";
+				var fileName = FilesystemHelpers.GetShortcutNamingPreference(selectedItem.Name);
 				var filePath = Path.Combine(currentPath ?? string.Empty, fileName);
 
 				if (!await FileOperationsHelpers.CreateOrUpdateLinkAsync(filePath, selectedItem.ItemPath))

src/Files.App/Utils/Storage/Operations/FilesystemHelpers.cs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using Files.Core.Storage;
 using Files.Core.Storage.Extensions;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Microsoft.Win32;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComTypes;
@@ -612,9 +613,8 @@ public async Task<ReturnResult> CreateShortcutFromClipboard(DataPackageView pack
 			progress.ProgressChanged += (s, e) => returnStatus = returnStatus < ReturnResult.Failed ? e.Status!.Value.ToStatus() : returnStatus;
 
 			source = source.Where(x => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(x.Path));
-			var dest = source.Select(x => Path.Combine(destination,
-				string.Format("ShortcutCreateNewSuffix".GetLocalizedResource(), x.Name) + ".lnk"));
 
+			var dest = source.Select(x => Path.Combine(destination, FilesystemHelpers.GetShortcutNamingPreference(x.Name)));
 			source = await source.ToListAsync();
 			dest = await dest.ToListAsync();
 
@@ -671,8 +671,8 @@ public static bool IsValidForFilename(string name)
 				if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(item.src.Path) || item.src.Path != item.dest)
 				{
 					// Same item names in both directories
-					if (StorageHelpers.Exists(item.dest) || 
-						(FtpHelpers.IsFtpPath(item.dest) && 
+					if (StorageHelpers.Exists(item.dest) ||
+						(FtpHelpers.IsFtpPath(item.dest) &&
 						await Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<IFtpStorageService>().TryGetFileAsync(item.dest) is not null))
 					{
 						(incomingItems[item.index] as FileSystemDialogConflictItemViewModel)!.ConflictResolveOption = FileNameConflictResolveOptionType.GenerateNewName;
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ public static async Task<IEnumerable<IStorageItemWithPath>> GetDraggedStorageIte
 					catch (COMException)
 					{
 					}
-					
+
 					if (bytesRead > 0)
 					{
 						IntPtr dropStructPointer = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(dropBytes!.Length);
@@ -867,12 +867,34 @@ public static bool ContainsRestrictedFileName(string input)
 			return false;
 		}
 
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets the shortcut naming template from File Explorer
+		/// </summary>
+		public static string GetShortcutNamingPreference(string itemName)
+		{
+			var keyName = @"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\NamingTemplates";
+			var value = Registry.GetValue(keyName, "ShortcutNameTemplate", null);
+
+			if (value is null)
+				return string.Format("ShortcutCreateNewSuffix".GetLocalizedResource(), itemName) + ".lnk";
+			else
+			{
+				// Trim the quotes and the "%s" from the string
+				value = value?.ToString()?.TrimStart(['"', '%', 's']);
+				value = value?.ToString()?.TrimEnd(['"']);
+
+				return itemName + value;
+			}
+		}
+
+
 		public void Dispose()
 		{
 			filesystemOperations?.Dispose();
 
 			// SUPPRESS: Cannot convert null literal to non-nullable reference type.
-	#pragma warning disable CS8625
+#pragma warning disable CS8625
 			associatedInstance = null;
 			filesystemOperations = null;
 		}

src/Files.App/ViewModels/Dialogs/CreateShortcutDialogViewModel.cs

@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ private async Task CreateShortcutAsync()
 				destinationName = uri.Host;
 			}
 
-			var shortcutName = string.Format("ShortcutCreateNewSuffix".ToLocalized(), destinationName);
+			var shortcutName = FilesystemHelpers.GetShortcutNamingPreference(destinationName);
 			ShortcutCompleteName = shortcutName + extension;
 			var filePath = Path.Combine(WorkingDirectory, ShortcutCompleteName);
 
@@ -152,4 +152,4 @@ private async Task CreateShortcutAsync()
 			ShortcutCreatedSuccessfully = await FileOperationsHelpers.CreateOrUpdateLinkAsync(filePath, DestinationItemPath);
 		}
 	}
-}
+}