Tips & Tricks

Tip 1 - Full console replacement

Console can completely replace your console windows, but you need to dig around the Registry.

There is a key in the Registry that allows you to specify some options for starting processes: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options. (HKLM stands for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE key)

For testing purposes, create a subkey named 'notepad.exe' (no quotes). In it, create a string value with name 'Debugger' and value 'calc.exe' (again, no quotes). Now, try running notepad. Calculator will be started instead! Cool! Don't forget to delete 'notepad.exe' key when done.

Now, for each console process you'd like to replace, you need to create one such key with 'Debugger' value set to run Console. Let's do it with cmd.exe:

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