.NET 6: Process.Start("powerpnt.exe") doesn't work anymore

Question

With Visual Basic .NET and .NET 6, Process.Start("powerpnt.exe") doesn't work anymore. What is the new way of calling up other apps now without having to call the entire path to the exe?

Answer 1

You need to use a ProcessStartInfo object and set UseShellExecute to True:

Dim psi As New ProcessStartInfo

With psi
    .FileName = "powerpnt.exe"
    .UseShellExecute = True
End With

System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(psi)

With .NET 6, UseShellExecute is False by default (it was True by default in the .NET Framework).