[C++][Tutorial] Make applications run as a service

[FearOfTheDark^]

In C++ it is possible to hide the window and make the program run as a background service, luckily this is extremely easy to do.

First we add this as our first line of the program.

#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0500

Then in our main() function, we add.

HWND hWnd = GetConsoleWindow(); 
ShowWindow(hWnd, SW_HIDE);

This will result in our program becoming hidden

Here we have an example application that will run in the background for 10 seconds doing nothing.

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Enjoy.