C++ How do I hide a console window on startup?

Question

I want to know how to hide a console window when it starts.

It\'s for a keylogger program, but it\'s not my intention to hack someone. It\'s for a littl

Answer 1

So i wanna know why it opens a new console, instead of just only create and hide the first one.

A console application doesn't actually create a console itself, it just runs in one. If you run the executable from Explorer, Windows creates a console for it to run in. When you call FreeConsole, it doesn't close the new console, simply detaches your process from it.

As WhozCraig noted in the comments, create a regular Windows application and don't create a window.