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[TASKMGR] Open the Command Prompt when holding CTRL while clicking "New Task" (#8459)

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This is a useful feature that also exists in Windows' own Task Manager.
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Najib Ahmed
2025-11-14 14:22:08 -06:00
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commit 37574d1e0d
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base/applications/taskmgr/run.c
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@@ -15,6 +15,49 @@ void TaskManager_OnFileNew(void)
WCHAR szTitle[40];
WCHAR szText[256];
/* If CTRL is held, start the user's command-line shell */
if (GetAsyncKeyState(VK_CONTROL) & 0x8000)
{
STARTUPINFOW si = { sizeof(si) };
PROCESS_INFORMATION pi;
WCHAR szComSpec[MAX_PATH];
WCHAR fallbackCmd[] = L"cmd.exe";
DWORD cchEnv = GetEnvironmentVariableW(L"ComSpec", szComSpec, _countof(szComSpec));
if (cchEnv == 0 || cchEnv > _countof(szComSpec))
{
/* Couldn't get the environment variable, default to cmd.exe */
wcscpy(szComSpec, fallbackCmd);
}
BOOL result = CreateProcessW(NULL,
szComSpec,
NULL,
NULL,
FALSE,
CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE,
NULL,
NULL,
&si, &pi);
if (!result)
{
/* Couldn't start the user's command-line shell, fall back to cmd.exe */
result = CreateProcessW(NULL,
fallbackCmd,
NULL,
NULL,
FALSE,
CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE,
NULL,
NULL,
&si, &pi);
}
if (result)
{
CloseHandle(pi.hThread);
CloseHandle(pi.hProcess);
}
return;
}
/* Load language strings from resource file */
LoadStringW(hInst, IDS_CREATENEWTASK, szTitle, _countof(szTitle));
LoadStringW(hInst, IDS_CREATENEWTASK_DESC, szText, _countof(szText));