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Process API Improvements — .NET 11
New APIs added to System.Diagnostics.Process in .NET 11 simplify process management, eliminate boilerplate, and prevent common deadlock patterns when capturing output in .NET 11 or later applications.
When to Use
- Running or orchestrating external processes in a .NET 11 (or later) project.
- Needing to start a process, wait for it to exit, and capture its output/error streams without risking deadlocks (
Process.RunAndCaptureText[Async]). - Wanting to ensure child processes are automatically terminated when the parent process exits (
KillOnParentExit). - Requiring lightweight, low-overhead process creation via
SafeProcessHandleon supported platforms. - Requiring fine-grained control over handle inheritance (
InheritedHandles) or starting detached processes (StartDetached).
When Not to Use
- The project targets .NET 10 or earlier — these APIs are not available before .NET 11.
- The default
Process.Start()is sufficient and does not require output capturing or advanced lifecycle rules.