[Solved] How can I run an exe file without the user finding out?

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As @Cheers and hth. -Alf points out in the comments, you can simply make a GUI application with no window instead of a console application. Since you’re using Windows, you can change your code from:

int main()

to:

#include <Windows.h>
int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE, HINSTANCE, LPSTR, int)

You’ll need to change your linker options. You can do this by following the instructions on the answer provided (also by @Cheers and hth. -Alf) to this question:

With the Visual C++ compiler, if you’re compiling from the command line, add the options

/link /subsystem:windows /entry:mainCRTStartup

If you’re using Visual Studio, change the subsystem to windows and change the entry point to mainCRTStartup in the linker options.

For CodeBlocks, a very quick Google search revealed the following answer:

  1. Click Project on the CodeBlocks menu.
  2. Click Properties.
  3. Click the second tab, Build Targets.
  4. On the right, where it says Type: Console application, change it to GUI application.
  5. Rebuild the project.

Your application will no longer make a window.

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