GUI is Not responding While using a loop

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1

i am Using a loop inside my GUI Program , but when the loop starts , i can’t teriminate my program or even move it , it halts

so i have to wait until the loop ends so i can move or close the program

the problem is the loop in infinite While(1) , so i can’t wait it until it ends :smiley:

so how can i solve this Problem

2

You would want to run the loop in the background - so you would want to use the Start-Job cmdlet then run your loop inside of it.

$process = 'explorer.exe'

Start-Job -argumentlist $process {
    param($process)
    while ((Get-Process $process).Responding) {Sleep -Milliseconds 1000}
    if (!(Get-Process $process).Responding) {'Do the thing'}
}
3

It depends on what you’re doing in the loop but a timer might solve the problem.

4

i can’t understand what should i do ,

this code is meaningless for me
why using process explorer and how when it’s not responding i do my stuff ?
i am not Dealing with explorer.exe any way i am dealing with my main form and the loop which take action when i submit my needs

5

i dealing with a registry entry , i want it to run for ever , but when user wants to close the program he should be able to and terminate the process , but the form is not responding to terminate it

6

So, yes, a timer should work fine. Add a timer to the form, have it fire every X seconds to perform your action. Your form should be responsive and close when needed.