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Re:Microsoft's ex-UI chief is shocked about the Windows 11 s... by vetinari on Thursday November 24, 2022 @11:37AM (#33733244)
and when you launch any random .bat file.
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Re:Microsoft's ex-UI chief is shocked about the Windows 11 s... by devmor on Thursday November 24, 2022 @08:21PM (#33738066)
Or you just change your default program for batch files.
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Re:Microsoft's ex-UI chief is shocked about the Windows 11 s... by vetinari on Friday November 25, 2022 @05:49AM (#33741156)
batch files are handled by cmd.exe, not by conhost.exe. Cmd.exe in turn opens default console. Similarly for powershell, python, farmanager and other console-based apps.
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