I need to launch MdSched.exe without having to interact with the GUI that gives 2 clickable options. I am working in C# ASP.NET, and I can launch MdSched.exe via cmd, but I need it to immediately choose the restart now and run test option.
Does anyone have any idea how I can accomplish this?
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I've completed a winform project that handles a uri scheme (TEL:)
I'm now trying to do the same in UWP. I've successfully got the app launching on TEL activation.
How do I stop the app showing when its run with arguments? Run silent.
The app runs a task and closes. There is no need for the UI unless the user hasn't done the first time set up or there is an error.
I've been looking into prelaunch but before painting myself into a corner I wanted to ask a more experienced user what the best practice is as I would like to publish this application and follow best practice.
I've checked similar questions but they were after a background service.
Thank you.
Answer thanks to Nico Zhu.
Can not launch an app without displaying UI but it is possible to use 'FullTrustProcessLauncher' to run an exe instead.
More information on this can be found here
I have created a WPF Click-Once application which is running perfectly.
Now, I want to execute some code before this application gets uninstalled. Basically I want to inform the server that an application from this particular machine is uninstalled.
But I didn't find any feasible way to achieve this.
Could you please provide your thought on this? How to achieve this?
I am not sure whether it is possible or not. If not then is there any alternate way to do so like by creating setup project.
I am building a vb.net application which monitors external process and kills the process based on certain conditions. The application works great with monitoring .exe process but i m unable to use it with control pannel items.
Suppose a user launches programs and features , I want my vb.net app to detect it and kill it. Under task manager the process is shown as explorer.exe.
I can successfully launch programs and features using Process.Start(System.Environment.SystemDirectory + "\appwiz.cpl")
but i cannot kill it this way, can anyone tell me how i could kill this process??
Thanks!
You can use the following:
Process.Start("taskkill.exe /im explorer.exe")
Just replace explorer.exe with the process you wanna stop/kill...
Also works with the PID (Process ID):
Process.Start("taskkill.exe /pid /*yourPID*/")
Do not kill applications until there is other way to exit them.
It is like finishing your day by instantly turning off your computer.
First, at least ask applications to close themselves:
Please see Microsoft article How to use Visual Basic .NET or Visual Basic 2005 to close another application how to implement closing request.
Also please have a look at this Q&A how to prevent application to be uninstalled by a user (w/o admin rights)?.
I want to create a program that won't close when you click the close button but, only when a exit function is run from within the form.I was thinking i could have it run in the background without the window needing to be open (Like the steam client and dropbox, mediafire, google drive, google chrome extension notification), and was wondering how to do that.
I was thinking of some ways to do it but i wasn't sure how to do them:
A starter program that keeps it open in the background
Running a background process that keeps information stored
I am running c# 2010 so i will need answers relating to that. I would also prefer to not use 3rd party extensions/tools except a basic text editor(Notepad++).Thank you in advance!
There are a number of possible options:
Hide the main form
Create a Tray application
Write a Windows Service
I need to develop an application that will run on clients. The main focus is to let the application update another -specific- application and be able to monitor own defined states for clients. I'm considering something like a console application with TopShelf because it makes debug a lot easier. However... to install or update this specific application I must use a MSI. But if for example I create a process that executes msiexec the client/end user will be prompt with UAC. This is a big issue because clients should be updated unattended. And UAC must stay the way it is : highest level.
I've read a lot of questions/answer concerning UAC prompt... and to be honest I'm starting to doubt my own approach. I was not able to find any question that I could relate to.. so I would appreciate it if someone could give me some good advise, tips, references etc on a possible way to approach this issue.
Thanks in advance
Create a Task Scheduler job with the "Run with highest privileges" option checked.
You can easily create this job programatically, even using a XML configuration file.
This way the user is prompted to allow UAC only once (when first clicking an exe for example).