CodeGuru Home VC++ / MFC / C++ .NET / C# Visual Basic VB Forums Developer.com
Results 1 to 3 of 3
  1. October 9th, 2025, 03:14 AM #1
    wilfredonally
    wilfredonally is offline Junior Member
    Join Date
    Oct 2025
    Posts
    2

    [RESOLVED] Preventing console window from closing on Visual Studio C/C++ Console application

    Hello,
    I've been using Visual Studio for years, but this is my first time developing a 'Console Application.'

    When I run my application, the console window opens, displays the program output, and then closes as soon as the application exits.

    Is there a way to keep the window open until I've had a chance to review the output, or to view the results after the window has closed?
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. October 9th, 2025, 03:25 AM #2
    2kaud's Avatar
    2kaud
    2kaud is offline Super Moderator Power Poster
    Join Date
    Dec 2012
    Location
    England
    Posts
    7,917

    Re: Preventing console window from closing on Visual Studio C/C++ Console application

    You mean that you run the program from within the VS IDE and it closes the console at end of program run?

    Start the program with CTRL-F5 instead of F5. This will display a message at the end and wait for a key press before the window is closed.
    All advice is offered in good faith only. All my code is tested (unless stated explicitly otherwise) with the latest version of Microsoft Visual Studio (using the supported features of the latest standard) and is offered as examples only - not as production quality. I cannot offer advice regarding any other c/c++ compiler/IDE or incompatibilities with VS. You are ultimately responsible for the effects of your programs and the integrity of the machines they run on. Anything I post, code snippets, advice, etc is licensed as Public Domain https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ and can be used without reference or acknowledgement. Also note that I only provide advice and guidance via the forums - and not via private messages!

    C++23 Compiler: Microsoft VS2022 (17.6.5)
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. November 3rd, 2025, 12:25 AM #3
    wilfredonally
    wilfredonally is offline Junior Member
    Join Date
    Oct 2025
    Posts
    2

    Re: Preventing console window from closing on Visual Studio C/C++ Console application

    geometry dash scratch wrote:
    You mean that you run the program from within the VS IDE and it closes the console at end of program run?

    Start the program with CTRL-F5 instead of F5. This will display a message at the end and wait for a key press before the window is closed.
    Thanks for your answer. I got it.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules




Click Here to Expand Forum to Full Width

Featured