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Asked: May 31, 20262026-05-31T14:42:01+00:00 2026-05-31T14:42:01+00:00

How to #define the path LC:\Windows\System32\taskmgr.exe for handling wide char #define TASK_MGR C:\\Windows\\System32\\taskmgr.exe KillProcess(TASK_MGR);

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How to #define the path L”C:\Windows\System32\taskmgr.exe” for handling wide char

#define TASK_MGR "C:\\Windows\\System32\\taskmgr.exe"

KillProcess(TASK_MGR); //this works

HINSTANCE resurrect = ShellExecute(NULL, L"open", L"C:\\Windows\\System32\\taskmgr.exe", NULL, NULL, SW_MINIMIZE); 
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    2026-05-31T14:42:03+00:00Added an answer on May 31, 2026 at 2:42 pm

    Which version of Visual C++ are you using? This works on Visual Studio 2008:

    #define PATH L"C:\\Windows\\System32\\taskmgr.exe";
    void func()
    {
        const wchar_t *test = PATH;
    }
    

    If, as Xeo commented, you want to widen the char array, use MultiByteToWideChar.

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