microsoft / microsoft/winget-pkgs
[New Feature]: Have the CMD.exe window run minimized on pipeline
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Description
Description of the new feature/enhancement
Occasionally, the CMD window will block the terminal which is showing the winget output and may potentially block other error messages. It would be great if this CMD window could be hidden
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction
Start by locating the pipeline entry point that launches the CMD.exe window. The issue is complete when that window runs minimized or hidden without blocking the terminal's winget output or other error messages.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- shell
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100