c++ how do i get the current console conhost process

Question

i have searched on so many websites after \"how i get the conhost process\", and nothing is really what i\'m looking for.

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Answer 1

One method that comes to mind is to obtain the start time of the CMD.EXE process. Then iterate through all of the CONHOST processes looking for the same (or very close) start time.

As a proof of concept download and install Process Explorer. Find your CMD.EXE process in ProcExp, then look at Properties, Image tab. Note the start time. Then look through each CONHOST process looking for one that starts at the same time.

Note that ProcExp displays 1 second resolution, but whatever underlying API ProcExp uses probably has better resolution.

You may need to google some to get an idea what API(s) ProcExp uses to gather the process start time. Additionally there are a variety of tools you can use to see what APIs an executable (ProcExp in this case) import. You may be able to deduce from the API names that ProcExp imports which one(s) would provide a process' start time.