1 files changed, 15 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/machine/wsl/util_windows.go b/pkg/machine/wsl/util_windows.go
index 43f54fdd4..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"
@@ -280,18 +281,6 @@ func obtainShutdownPrivilege() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func getProcessState(pid int) (active bool, exitCode int) {
-	const da = syscall.STANDARD_RIGHTS_READ | syscall.PROCESS_QUERY_INFORMATION | syscall.SYNCHRONIZE
-	handle, err := syscall.OpenProcess(da, false, uint32(pid))
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, int(syscall.ERROR_PROC_NOT_FOUND)
-	}
-
-	var code uint32
-	syscall.GetExitCodeProcess(handle, &code)
-	return code == 259, int(code)
-}
-
 func addRunOnceRegistryEntry(command string) error {
 	k, _, err := registry.CreateKey(registry.CURRENT_USER, `Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce`, registry.WRITE)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -355,3 +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
+}