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Asked: 2026-05-17T00:47:19+00:00

So, here’s a weird question: Is there a way for me to disable the

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So, here’s a weird question: Is there a way for me to disable the menu you get when pressing the “C:\” button at the top left of the console?

I am making a game, for fun, but it would take away alot of the fun if players were able to paste words into the command-line.

I haven’t found any topics about it, so I was wondering if anyone has an idea on how to get this done, or atleast a work-around.

Thanks in advance!

Edit: Would a simple reg-ex for any ^ character work? Or does the console not use ^C and ^V?

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  1. Editorial Team

    a) Use GetConsoleWindow to get window handle; use subclassing and hooks to filter mouse and keyboard events. Though this approach probably has a lot of hidden obstacles, because of Windows console implementation specifics.

    b) Use timing analysis. Measure time interval between keystrokes and ignore input if this interval is unreasonably short. You may have to experiment to find the criterion that works best. Maybe it’s better to measure input duration of entrie word, not inter-character intervals.

    Note that pasting text to Windows console is implemented via keyboard input simulation, i.e. when you paste something to a console, the console application observes a sequence of key-down/key-up events.

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