This works:
Process.Start("control", "/name Microsoft.DevicesAndPrinters");
But this doesn't: (It just opens a command prompt.)
ProcessStartInfo info = new ProcessStartInfo("cmd.exe");
info.Arguments = "control /name Microsoft.DevicesAndPrinters";
Process.Start(info);
Why?
(Yes, I know they're not identical. But the second one "should" work.)
This is because cmd.exe
expects a /K
switch to execute a process passed as an argument. Try the code below
ProcessStartInfo info = new ProcessStartInfo("cmd.exe");
info.Arguments = "/K control /name Microsoft.DevicesAndPrinters";
Process.Start(info);
EDIT: Changed to /K
above. You can use /C
switch if you want cmd.exe
to close after it has run the command.
You need a /c
or a /k
switch (options for cmd.exe
) so that the command is executed. Try:
ProcessStartInfo info = new ProcessStartInfo("cmd.exe");
info.Arguments = "/c control /name Microsoft.DevicesAndPrinters";
Process.Start(info);
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