Running a .NET Console App in Silent Mode

In .NET, you may need to run your console app in silent mode.

To do this, create a new console app. Our app will open a webpage using IE:

[sourcecode language=”CSharp”] using System;
using System.Diagnostics;

namespace Carl.SilentConsoleApp
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Process.Start("IExplore.exe", "www.test.com");
}
}
}
[/sourcecode]

To run in silent mode, set the Output type in the properties of the code to Windows Application:

Now, when you run the code, it will run silently. In this case, you will see a web page open.