Npcap installer shows brief black window
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Description
The Npcap installer sometimes flashes a small window for a brief second, even when using the silent install option. We believe this is related to the use of _tpopen to run commands from NPFInstall.exe.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing a silent Npcap installation on Windows and inspect NPFInstall.exe, focusing on its use of _tpopen. Trace the command-launch path and verify the installer completes silently without a visible window.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100