Hide Command Window in C# Application

Question

Before you say its a duplicate question, please let me explain (as I\'ve read all similar threads).

My application has both of these settings:

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Answer 1

i see that you are calling cmd and then passing the command as parameters. Instead call the command directly

e.g.

    System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo procStartInfo = new System.DiagnosticsProcessStartInfo("xcopy", "<sourcedir> <destdir> <other parameters>");

procStartInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden;

Answer 2

I had a similar task - It is possible to hide the window after creation via an API call. (In your case you maybe need a helper thread.)

[DllImport("user32.dll")]
static extern bool ShowWindow(IntPtr hWnd, int nCmdShow);

If you know the handle of the new Window you can call

ShowWindow(hWnd, 0);

0 hides the window, 1 shows the window

To get the handle of the Window take a look at:

pinvoke.net enumwindows(user32)

Answer 3

You can try adding

process.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false; 

to your process

Answer 4

The problem is that you're using cmd.exe. Only its console window will be hidden, not the console window for the process you ask it to start. There's little point in using cmd.exe, unless you are trying to execute some of the commands it implements itself. Like COPY.

You can still suppress the window if you need cmd.exe, you'll have to use the /B option for Start. Type start /? at the command prompt to see options. Not that it helps, you can't use START COPY.

There's a specific quirk in xcopy.exe that might throw you off as well. It does not execute if you don't also redirect the input. It just fails to run without diagnostic.