Get localized file (resource) names, as shown in Windows Explorer - powershell

Question

I am looking for a PowerShell function like Get-LocalizedName($FilePath), returning the localized name of a file or its filename if it is not localized. I know that the localized names are stored in the LocalizedFileNames section of the respective desktop.ini files, but usually as resource file pointers rather than clear names.
Example: For the Administrative Tools folder and the locale de-DE, I want the clear name Windows-Verwaltungsprogramme instead of #%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21762.
I was not able to find such a function, and also was not successful in analyzing the attributes of Get-ChildItem or google a regarding solution.
Is there any such function that I could use from PowerShell (v7)?

Answer 1

The following solution works for folders only. See this answer for a solution that works for files, localized via LocalizedFileNames section of Desktop.ini.
This can be done using the Shell.Application COM object:
$shell = New-Object -ComObject Shell.Application
# Get full path to the admin tools folder
$adminToolsPath = [Environment]::GetFolderPath('AdminTools')
# Get the shell folder corresponding to this path
if( $folder = $shell.NameSpace( $adminToolsPath ) ) {
$folder.Title # Output localized title
}
# Alternative:
if( $folder = $shell.NameSpace( [Environment+SpecialFolder]::AdminTools ) ) {
$folder.Title # Output localized title
}
[Environment]::GetFolderPath() gives us the filesystem path of a system folder.
The Shell.Namespace() function returns a Folder object corresponding to this path which can be queried for its localized name.
The alternative shows how you can get the localized name more directly, by passing an enumeration value of [Environment+SpecialFolder] to the Shell.Namespace() function.
When passing a path to the Shell.Namespace() method, it works for any folder customized via "desktop.ini", even if it's not a system folder.

Answer 2

I finally found a solution for Get-LocalizedName, digging into 20 years old VBS code using GetDetailsOf:
function Get-LocalizedName {
Param([Parameter(Mandatory=$True)][string]$FilePath)
$ChildObj = Get-ChildItem $FilePath
$FldrName = $ChildObj.DirectoryName
$FileName = $ChildObj.Name
$Shell = New-Object -ComObject Shell.Application
$Folder = $Shell.Namespace($FldrName)
$File = $Folder.ParseName($FileName)
return $($Folder.GetDetailsOf($File,0))
}