A Checklist for Safely Handling Child Processes in Windows Apps (archived 2026-07-27)
How to make child processes die with the parent on Windows: Job Objects, exit propagation, stdout/stderr draining, and watchdog placement, plus a checklist. Archived version of https://comcomponent.com/en/blog/2026/03/20/001-windows-app-safe-child-process-handling-job-object-exit-propagation-stdio-watchdog/, as published on 2026-07-27. The live article is maintained and may change after this date. First published 2026-03-20.
Authors
- Go Komura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8895-8390)
Institutions
- Fujikura (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-07-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21614558
- Primary Topic
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00