Windows 11 => black logging window no longer auto closes on launch

[tutorllini]

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What's wrong, and with what software version?

Operating System: … Windows 11
CEmu version: … v2.0dev
Describe your issue:
… CEmu64 black window does not auto close on Windows 11

What are the steps to reproduce this issue?

1. … Launch CEmu
2. … Observe 2nd window not auto closing
3. …

Any logs, error output, screenshot, other comments...?

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[adriweb]

Can confirme on (a recent) Windows 11 - apparently doesn't happen on older versions of windows.
There's also no logging there, in the default (?) window, or the one that pop up when we explicitly ask for it in the menus, even with console logging picked instead of in the dock.

[adriweb]

However, after restarting CEmu, logging does appear there... and closing the main window also closes it.
So... it's only buggy the first time?

[tutorllini]

Hi Adrien!

My issue is that I really want the black logging window to auto close on launch. Anything I can do to make that happen? Just like on Windows 10.

[adriweb]

I have no idea for now sorry :P
The fact that it was working on a previous windows version is annoying, considering we didn't change the behavior in CEmu

[Stephan-P]

@tutorllini
I only use CEmu for maths educational purposes and have no desire whatsoever for the Terminal window to appear.

I guess we would need some sort of automated task in the Windows Task Scheduler
Task "Kill CEmu Terminal":

• if CEmu AND Terminal become active
• then close the Terminal window

Now how can we establish this?
I'm on the hunt!

[adriweb]

No, it would of course be better to do this in windows-specific CEmu code instead.
edit: but of course for now (until that's done), feel free to implement (and share :D) any external workaround!

[Stephan-P]

Solution from Microsoft Learn:

• create - if you hadn't done so already - a shortcut to CEmu.exe
• give the shortcut the property "run minimized"

Start CEmu through this shortcut and it will start without the Terminal window. Pin to your taskbar for regular usage.

[adriweb]

Good job finding this workaround!

[Stephan-P]

BTW, in my CEMu installation folder (C:\Program Files\CEmu) I've placed the following additional files that may be helpful:

• TI-84 Plus CE-T Emulator.ico
• TI-84 Plus CE-T Emulator.lnk

CEmu ico and lnk.zip

[tutorllini]

What do those two files do? Thanks so much for finding the solution!

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[Stephan-P]

The first is an alternative icon for CEmu.
The second is a shortcut to cemu.exe making use of this alternative icon
Feel free to ignore or use it as you prefer

[adriweb]

Back on topic, this may solve that : https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.15/prop_tgt/WIN32_EXECUTABLE.html
We are in the process of having a qt6+cmake CI for macOS and Windows (VS) build set up, and this flag looks promising...