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

It is simple. FreeConsole() api will do that magic for you

BOOL WINAPI FreeConsole(VOID);

Answer 2

To literally hide/show the console window on demand, you could use the following functions: It's possible to hide/show the console by using ShowWindow. GetConsoleWindow retrieves the window handle used by the console. IsWindowVisible can be used to checked if a window (in that case the console) is visible or not.

#include <Windows.h>

void HideConsole()
{
    ::ShowWindow(::GetConsoleWindow(), SW_HIDE);
}

void ShowConsole()
{
    ::ShowWindow(::GetConsoleWindow(), SW_SHOW);
}

bool IsConsoleVisible()
{
    return ::IsWindowVisible(::GetConsoleWindow()) != FALSE;
}

Answer 3

Just do that on startup

myConsole = GetConsoleWindow();
ShowWindow(myConsole,0);