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[odd violet]

hey can anyone help me with how can i make the .pyw not showin in the task manger ?

[silk wigeon]

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[idle pond]

Why would you want that? That sounds sketchy.

[odd violet]

nah i just wanna make some python script that make me customize my windows os

[idle pond]

Why does it showing up in Task Manager matter?

[odd violet]

cuz wanna make it like an app in the os not like an external script

i know this sound sketchy

[idle pond]

Even official Windows extensions show up in the Task Manager.

Trying to hide that your program is running makes it sound like you're trying to create malware.

[valid temple]

While I believe this is possible (through some WinAPI hooking madness), I can't come up with any legitimate reason for why one would do this.

[wooden vessel]

im not sure how your script is going to work but its probably going to run once and then never again
seems very unnessesary to do that

[idle pond]

This is possible, but I only know that because we learned how this can be done in OS Exploitation and Malware Analysis classes, which hints at the typical use for this end goal.

[wooden vessel]

im not sure about windows but on linux the program name in task manager is just the name of the file
what if you rename the file? that might change it but idk

[odd violet]

I understand the concern I’m not trying to hide anything malicious i just want my script to behave more like a system utility running in the background Is there a way to set it up as a Windows service or make it look more like a native app

[idle pond]

You can use the Windows API to register a service, yes.

You'd want to learn about ctypes and the Windows API for that.

Or see here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3582108/create-windows-service-from-executable

[silk wigeon]

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