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2026-09-17 comparison dotnet dotnet-11

Process.Run vs Process.Start in .NET 11: which should you use?

Use Process.Run when you start a tool and only care how it exited: one call, a timeout that kills the child, and a ProcessExitStatus with the signal. Keep Process.Start when you need the Process object: writing to stdin, reading output as it arrives, UseShellExecute, or killing a whole process tree.

2026-09-09 dotnet-11 csharp process

.NET 11 RC 1 Lets You SIGTERM a Child Process Without P/Invoke

Signal, WaitForExitStatus, and ProcessExitStatus land directly on System.Diagnostics.Process in .NET 11 RC 1, so graceful shutdown of a child process no longer needs a kill P/Invoke or a SafeProcessHandle detour.

2026-05-15 dotnet dotnet-11 csharp

.NET 11 Adds Deadlock-Free Process Output Capture

.NET 11 Preview 4 ships new System.Diagnostics.Process APIs that drain stdout and stderr concurrently, plus one-line run-and-capture helpers and KillOnParentExit.