Installation

Installation

Prerequisite: Windows 10, local admin rights

Vista, Win7 and higher should work (? I can't test it),
XP does not work.

1. download the latest capsicain.zip here: https://github.com/cajhin/capsicain/releases
2. extract to any folder you like. You can move it anytime; there are no registry entries for Capsicain.
3. if it is not in the .zip file, get the Interception installer from here:
   https://github.com/oblitum/Interception
4. open an Administrator dosbox (Start menu > type 'cmd' > right-click on Command prompt > select 'Run as administrator'
5. navigate to the Interception installer folder
6. run install-interception /install
7. reboot
8. start capsicain.exe

IF you get an error about a missing Visual Studio DLL,
AND you use version 73 or higher,
please open an issue. This shouldn't happen anymore.

Out of the box this will use the default capsicain.ini. That's my own ini, and it's quite complex.

Continue with (chapter Easy)

Windows 11 version 22H2 cannot minimize to tray

Short Version

Don't start capsicain.exe directly. Create a shortcut that starts
conhost.exe c:\your\path\capsicain.exe Also set "Start in:" to your capsicain folder.

Long version

Windows 11 comes with a new, better console called Terminal. The 22H2 update makes this Terminal the default.

The Terminal window can now host many console apps in tabs, therefore apps must no longer control the state of the window.

Result capsicain can no longer minimize to tray, and remove the icon from the toolbar.

Workaround A

Make the old console host the default:

Start > Settings > search for 'Terminal Settings' > Terminal > select 'Windows Console Host'

(You can also change the default in the Terminal app itself under Settings > Default terminal application)

I do not recommend this, the new Terminal is nice, and I want to run most batch apps there.

Workaround B

Explicitly start capsicain in the old console host. To do so:

1. in Explorer, create a shortcut for capsicain.exe (drag&drop the exe with the right mouse button to a free area)
2. right-click the Shortcut > Properties
3. Change Target to conhost.exe "c:\your\path\capsicain\capsicain.exe"
4. Change Start in: to "c:\your\path\capsicain\"
5. If you like, Change Icon and point to the capsicain.exe
6. To auto-start on Windows startup, open shell:startup and copy the shortcut there