Run a particular command line instruction from code.

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I tried executing the instruction

RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ResetIEtoDefaults

in command prompt and it works fine.
But my requirement is to run the same from a console application in c#.

What I have tried:

I have tried implementing my requirements using console application in C# in Visual Studio.

C#

System.Diagnostics.Process process = new System.Diagnostics.Process();
System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo startInfo = new     System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo();
startInfo.WindowStyle = System.Diagnostics.ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden;
startInfo.FileName = "RunDll32.exe";
startInfo.Arguments = "InetCpl.cpl,ResetIEtoDefaults";
process.StartInfo = startInfo;
process.Start();

The above piece of code didn't work. I tried in another way i.e.

C#

string cmdInst = "RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ResetIEtoDefaults";
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("cmd.exe", cmdInst);

But this ended up with opening command prompt traversed to the present working directory.
Looking forward for the answers.

Posted 24-Oct-16 8:28am

Sudhindra Katighar

Updated 2-Aug-23 3:33am

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Nils Gösche · Answer 1 · 2016-10-24T08:33:00

Solution 1

Try setting the full path in the FileName property, perhaps.

Posted 24-Oct-16 8:33am

Nils Gösche

serbanov · Answer 2 · 2016-10-24T23:35:00

Try this :

C#

Process cmd = new Process();
            cmd.StartInfo.FileName = "cmd.exe";
            cmd.StartInfo.RedirectStandardInput = true;
            cmd.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
            cmd.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = true;
            cmd.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
            cmd.Start();

            cmd.StandardInput.WriteLine("RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ResetIEtoDefaults");
cmd.StandardInput.Flush();
cmd.StandardInput.Close();
cmd.WaitForExit();
Console.WriteLine(cmd.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd());

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