C++ 在后台运行程序 Windows 10

Question

I am trying to run an executable in background written in C++ in Windows 10. The program does not have any GUI. I tried this

window = FindWindowA("ConsoleWindowClass", NULL);
ShowWindow(window,0);

But although it does work on Windows 7 and opens and instantly closes the console, and the executable runs in background, on Windows 10 it opens a console and the console stays open. If I run the.exe with run /B main.exe I have to keep the console open in order for the program to keep running, and if I close the cmd console execution stops.

Is there a way to programatically run the file in background? I am aware that I can run it in background using vbscript, but I would like to avoid that.

Answer 1

With FreeConsole() you can detach a process from the console window -- that worked for me:

int main() 
{
   FreeConsole();
   while (1) ::Sleep(1000);
   return 0;
}

For detailed description see also the related Microsoft documentation