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CmdPal: Prevent unsynchornized access to More commands (#46020)

## Summary of the Pull Request

This PR fixes a crash caused by unsynchronized access to a context menu:

- Fixes `System.ArgumentException: Destination array was not long
enough` crash in `CommandItemViewModel.AllCommands` caused by
`List<T>.AddRange()` racing with background `BuildAndInitMoreCommands`
mutations
- Replaces mutable `List<T>` public surfaces with immutable array
snapshots protected by a `Lock`; writers hold the lock, mutate the
backing list, then atomically publish new snapshots via `volatile`
fields that readers access lock-free
- Applies the same snapshot pattern to `ContentPageViewModel`, using a
bundled `CommandSnapshot` object for atomic publication (since
`PrimaryCommand` drives command invocation there, not just UI hints)
- Narrows `IContextMenuContext.MoreCommands` and `AllCommands` from
`List<T>`/`IEnumerable<T>` to `IReadOnlyList<T>` to prevent consumers
from casting back and mutating
- Moves `SafeCleanup()` calls outside locks in cleanup paths to avoid
holding the lock during cross-process RPC calls

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Jiří Polášek committed
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Parent: 77355ef
Committed by GitHub <[email protected]> on 3/9/2026, 10:34:44 PM