ProcessStartInfo::CreateNoWindow Property

.NET Framework (current version)

Gets or sets a value indicating whether to start the process in a new window.

Namespace: System.Diagnostics
Assembly: System (in System.dll)

Syntax

public:
property bool CreateNoWindow {
	bool get();
	void set(bool value);
}

Property Value

Type: System::Boolean

true if the process should be started without creating a new window to contain it; otherwise, false. The default is false.

Remarks

If the UseShellExecute property is true or the UserName and Password properties are not null, the CreateNoWindow property value is ignored and a new window is created.

Examples

C++

#using <System.dll>
using namespace System;
using namespace System::Diagnostics;
using namespace System::ComponentModel;

int main()
{
    Process^ myProcess = gcnew Process;

    try
    {
        myProcess->StartInfo->UseShellExecute = false;
        // You can start any process, HelloWorld is a do-nothing example.
        myProcess->StartInfo->FileName = "C:\\HelloWorld.exe";
        myProcess->StartInfo->CreateNoWindow = true;
        myProcess->Start();
        // This code assumes the process you are starting will terminate itself. 
        // Given that is is started without a window so you cannot terminate it 
        // on the desktop, it must terminate itself or you can do it programmatically
        // from this application using the Kill method.
    }
    catch ( Exception^ e ) 
    {
        Console::WriteLine( e->Message );
    }
}

Version Information

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1