├── Main.cpp
└── README.md


/Main.cpp:
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 1 | #include <Windows.h>
 2 | #include <stdio.h>
 3 | 
 4 | //Create a new desktop or open an existing one
 5 | HDESK CreateHiddenDesktop(CHAR *desktop_name)
 6 | {
 7 |     CHAR explorer_path[MAX_PATH];
 8 |     HDESK hidden_desktop = NULL, original_desktop;
 9 |     STARTUPINFOA startup_info = {0};
10 |     PROCESS_INFORMATION process_info = {0};
11 | 
12 |     ExpandEnvironmentStringsA("%windir%\\explorer.exe", explorer_path, MAX_PATH-1);
13 | 
14 |     hidden_desktop = OpenDesktopA(desktop_name, NULL, FALSE, GENERIC_ALL);
15 |     if(!hidden_desktop)
16 |     {
17 |         hidden_desktop = CreateDesktopA(desktop_name, NULL, NULL, 0, GENERIC_ALL, NULL);
18 |         if(hidden_desktop)
19 |         {
20 |             original_desktop = GetThreadDesktop(GetCurrentThreadId());
21 | 
22 |             if(SetThreadDesktop(hidden_desktop))
23 |             {
24 |                 startup_info.cb = sizeof(startup_info);
25 |                 startup_info.lpDesktop = desktop_name;
26 | 
27 |                 //We need to create an explorer.exe in the context of the new desktop for start menu, etc
28 |                 CreateProcessA(explorer_path, NULL, NULL, NULL, FALSE, 0, NULL, NULL, &startup_info, &process_info);
29 | 
30 |                 SetThreadDesktop(original_desktop);
31 |             }
32 |         }
33 |     }
34 |     return hidden_desktop;
35 | }
36 | 
37 | void main()
38 | {
39 |     HDESK original_desktop, hidden_desktop;
40 |     
41 |     hidden_desktop = CreateHiddenDesktop("MalwareTech_Hidden");
42 |     original_desktop = GetThreadDesktop(GetCurrentThreadId());
43 | 
44 |     printf("Entering hidden desktop\n");
45 | 
46 |     //Need to switch thread into context of new desktop to register hotkeys
47 |     SetThreadDesktop(hidden_desktop);
48 |     SwitchDesktop(hidden_desktop);
49 | 
50 |     if(RegisterHotKey(NULL, 1, MOD_CONTROL | MOD_ALT | MOD_NOREPEAT, 0x45))
51 |     {
52 |         MSG msg = {0};
53 |         while(GetMessage(&msg, NULL, 0, 0) != 0)
54 |         {
55 |             if(msg.message == WM_HOTKEY)
56 |             {
57 |                 printf("Exiting hidden desktop\n");
58 |                 SwitchDesktop(original_desktop);
59 |                 break;
60 |             }
61 |         }
62 |     }
63 | 
64 |     CloseHandle(hidden_desktop);
65 |     getchar();
66 | }


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/README.md:
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1 | # CreateDesktop
2 | **Example application for creating multiple desktops on Windows**
3 | 
4 | Creates a new desktop named "MalwareTech_Hidden" and switches into it (You can witch back to the original dekstop with the hotkey CTRL + ALT + E)
5 | 
6 | 


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