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Just a stupid test:#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
#include <windows.h>
#pragma comment(lib, "kernel32.lib")
#pragma comment(lib, "user32.lib")

void __cdecl mainCRTStartup(void)
{
char szTmp[100], szTmp2[100];
HANDLE hConWnd = GetConsoleWindow();
HANDLE hConOut = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);

int nLen = wsprintf(szTmp, "hConWnd %ph\n", hConWnd);
WriteConsole(hConOut, szTmp, nLen, NULL, 0);
//FlashWindow(hConWnd, TRUE);
GetConsoleTitle(szTmp2, sizeof(szTmp2));
nLen = wsprintf(szTmp, "CTitle: %s\n", szTmp2);
WriteConsole(hConOut, szTmp, nLen, NULL, 0);

GetWindowText(hConWnd, szTmp2, sizeof(szTmp2)); // don't work in Windows 11
nLen = wsprintf(szTmp, "WTitle: %s\n", szTmp2);
WriteConsole(hConOut, szTmp, nLen, NULL, 0);

HWND hWnd = FindWindow(NULL, szTmp2);
nLen = wsprintf(szTmp, "hWnd %ph\n", hWnd);
WriteConsole(hConOut, szTmp, nLen, NULL, 0);

LONG_PTR lp = GetWindowLongPtr(hConWnd, GWLP_WNDPROC);
nLen = wsprintf(szTmp, "WndProc %ph\n", (void*)lp);
WriteConsole(hConOut, szTmp, nLen, NULL, 0);

lp = GetWindowLongPtr(hWnd, GWLP_WNDPROC);
nLen = wsprintf(szTmp, "WndProc %ph\n", (void*)lp);
WriteConsole(hConOut, szTmp, nLen, NULL, 0);

//PostMessage(hConWnd, WM_QUIT, 0, 0); // quit console and program stay running
//SendMessage(hConWnd, WM_QUIT, 0, 0); // do nothing

// stay running
MSG msg;
while(GetMessage(&msg, NULL, 0, 0)) // do nothing
//while(PeekMessage(&msg, NULL, 0, 0, 0)) // end program
{
//nLen = wsprintf("hwnd %ph\n", msg.hwnd);
//WriteConsole(hConOut, szTmp, nLen, NULL, 0);
{
TranslateMessage(&msg);
DispatchMessage(&msg);
}
}
ExitProcess(0);
}


Compiled on Linux Wine with Pelles C.

Executed. Too stupid.

> wine ./StupidTest.exe
hConWnd 000000000002004Eh
CTitle:
WTitle:
hWnd 000000000001004Ah
WndProc 0000000000000000h
WndProc 0000000000000000h


so GetConsoleTitle() don't work in wine cmd.exe
also GetWindowLongPtr(hConWnd, GWLP_WNDPROC); fails.

And yes, a stupid test was made for Windows 7 and Windows 1x cmd.exe.

Hi Timo,

What is the exact version of your Windows 11 installation ? For example, is it Windows 11 2024 H2 ?

Windows 11 Home 25H2

Hi Timo,

Here is my report. Operating system at work : Windows 11 2024 H2

D:\PellesC\ConsoleTest>ConsoleTest.exe
hConWnd 00000000000708E8h
CTitle: Administrator: C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe - ConsoleTest.exe
WTitle:
hWnd 0000000000010174h
WndProc 0000000000000000h
WndProc 0000000000000000h


Those Windows console variations are interesting.
It seems, that they don't have normal message loop for user.
A console window handle isn't real windows handle at all.

That test is stupid, as it don't handle any errors, like empty window handle.

Quote from: TimoVJL on December 04, 2025, 10:35:47 PMWindows 11 Home 25H2

I think you are now ahead of most of the rest, including me....  good hunting!

John Z

Hi Timo,

Your test is not meaningless. Curiosity is what keeps us alive.