#include <windows.h>

char exe_path[] = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\notepad.exe";
STARTUPINFO startup_info;
PROCESS_INFORMATION process_info;

BOOL process_status = FALSE;

// allocate memory and clear memory
ZeroMemory(&startup_info, sizeof(startup_info));
startup_info.cb = sizeof(startup_info);
ZeroMemory(&process_info, sizeof(process_info));

process_status = CreateProcess(
    NULL, // Use the command line arg instead
    exe_path, // path to exe using command line
    NULL, // Process handle not inheritable
    NULL, // Thread handle not inheritable
    FALSE, // Set handle inheritance to FALSE
    0, // No creation flags
    NULL, // Use parent's environment block
    NULL, // Use parent's starting directory
    &startup_info, // Pointer to STARTUPINFO structure
    &process_info); // Pointer to PROCESS_INFORMATION structure

/* Do work with handles */
// Close process handles and clean up
CloseHandle(process_info.hProcess);
CloseHandle(process_info.hThread);
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