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Is it possible to access an another exe file from the custom shell launcher?

Hi, I am working with windows custom shell launcher v2. I have configured everything and it works completely fine.
First of all, the given definition of custom shell launcher v2 is that it will replace the explorer.exe with the customshellapplication.exe(i.e the application that I want to open). Till here it is working completely fine. But, my requirement is that I want to open another executable file from the custom shell. Let say, I have a button in my custom shell application, and pressing that button will execute another application.

For example, I have started with the custom shell launcher and it starts with someapp.exe. In that someapp.exe, I have a button named Open Notepad. On pressing the button it should open the notepad.exe. At first, the custom shell application launches, and pressing the button in the custom shell will trigger the notepad.exe.

But, I am not able to open the notepad.exe, I don't know where I am wrong, or is it because we can only open one executable file from the custom shell launcher?. Can anyone please help me?

Thanks in advance.


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Does "someapp.exe" terminate after launching "notepad.exe"?

Shell Launcher doesn't support a custom shell with an application that launches a different process and exits. For example, you cannot specify write.exe in Shell Launcher. Shell Launcher launches a custom shell and monitors the process to identify when the custom shell exits. Write.exe creates a 32-bit wordpad.exe process and exits. Because Shell Launcher is not aware of the newly created wordpad.exe process, Shell Launcher will take action based on the exit code of Write.exe, such as restarting the custom shell.

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Hi ,

or is it because we can only open one executable file from the custom shell launcher?

Yes, as far as I know, we can't run Mutiple executable files in Windows Custom shell launcher.

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Hi, Thanks for the reply. Then, I should try to call the other executable file from the custom shell executable file it seems. Let's say A application is the executable file in the custom shell launcher and if I want to call the B application, it must be triggered from A I guess.



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Hi, Due to limited resource in our lab, we have no condition to do test in our lab. I cannot confirm whether this scenario can be feasible.

It is appreciated that the other members in our forum can share their experience with us about this scenario.

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