1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/machine/wsl/util_windows.go b/pkg/machine/wsl/util_windows.go
index 6c74e5652..6613bde1f 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/wsl/util_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/wsl/util_windows.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
@@ -343,3 +344,17 @@ func sendQuit(tid uint32) {
 	postMessage := user32.NewProc("PostThreadMessageW")
 	postMessage.Call(uintptr(tid), WM_QUIT, 0, 0)
 }
+
+func SilentExec(command string, args ...string) error {
+	cmd := exec.Command(command, args...)
+	cmd.SysProcAttr = &syscall.SysProcAttr{CreationFlags: 0x08000000}
+	cmd.Stdout = nil
+	cmd.Stderr = nil
+	return cmd.Run()
+}
+
+func SilentExecCmd(command string, args ...string) *exec.Cmd {
+	cmd := exec.Command(command, args...)
+	cmd.SysProcAttr = &syscall.SysProcAttr{CreationFlags: 0x08000000}
+	return cmd
+}